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Jiu Li was called Miss Yu, but her surname wasn't Yu. She didn't even know what her true surname was. She was an orphan brought home by her uncle, Yu Qi.

When she reached the age for marriage proposals, many families came forward. The old madam asked her who she favored, and she smiled meaningfully, "That Young Master Qi is quite good."

Her uncle frowned, "This person has ulterior motives. Pick someone else." Jiu Li stubbornly shook her head, just gazing at her uncle and smiling foolishly. "It has to be him, because he looks a bit like Uncle."

Yu Qi was skilled in medicine but not kind. His only benevolent act in life was adopting Jiu Li. He thought Jiu Li would always be under his wing, following his arrangements, but to his surprise, Jiu Li suddenly took a liking to the scheming Young Master Qi.

He could not watch Jiu Li go astray, so he said with a cold voice, "No, from now on, you are not allowed to see that Qi fellow again." Jiu Li rolled her eyes, "Why not? You manage everything, but do you want to manage my heart too?"

"You!" He realized Jiu Li was suddenly not listening to him. Perhaps he had spoiled her too much, so he decided to show her some authority. Unexpectedly, a servant reported, "Miss... Miss has eloped with Young Master Qi."

Yu Qi remained composed, but that very night, a large fire broke out at the Qi residence.

Since childhood, Jiu Li's favorite game was hide-and-seek. She liked to hide in corners and watch Yu Qi become anxious when he couldn't find her. Others thought he was cold and eccentric, but only she knew he was actually rigid and old-fashioned.

She wanted to drive him crazy, because only a madman wouldn't stick to the rules. Finally, on that day, his eyes were bloodshot. He held a blood-stained knife in one hand and reached out to her with the other, "Yu'er, come with me."

【Guide for Reading】

The male and female leads have no blood relation or familial ties.The female lead is usually cared for by the old madam, and the male lead is responsible for earning money.There is a slight age difference.It is a Happy Ending (HE).

Qin Xue, a second-generation merchant, lost her mother at a young age. Her doting but clueless father spoiled her into an ignorant, untalented, and gluttonous good-for-nothing.

One day, the good-for-nothing suddenly stopped attending social gatherings, and all sorts of rumors about the Qin family and her swirled. Some said the Qin family had fallen and her father was using her for profit; others said her father could no longer shield her and was actively looking for a match for her.

Soon, news spread that the Qin family intended to marry their daughter to the manager of a dessert shop. The world scoffed: "The Qin family is indeed finished."

Later, the sitting Imperial Tutor and the First Female Official of the court, Ye Qinghan, personally arranged the marriage between her youngest son and Qin Xue. Only then did the world realize: The Qin family hadn't fallen at all; they had clearly climbed high by associating with the court's First Female Official. The good-for-nothing wasn't marrying a mere dessert shop manager; she was marrying the son of the Imperial Tutor, renowned for his genius.

At this moment, the world discovered that, unbeknownst to them, the "good-for-nothing" they spoke of had long since counterattacked and reached the pinnacle of her life!

Liu Zhiyan, a second-generation official, had a father who was the Grand Secretary, a mother who was the Imperial Tutor, an uncle who was a high-ranking regional official, and an uncle who was the chief engineer of the shipbuilding bureau... his entire family consisted of prominent figures from various fields.

Logically, someone of such a background, even if they were a fool, would have many girls eager to marry them. Yet, he remained single at the age of 25.

One day, the chronically single man was finally getting married, a joyous occasion indeed. When word got out that the woman was from an ordinary merchant family and was known as a "good-for-nothing," everyone said, "What a pity."

Years later, when Madam Ye personally entrusted important diplomatic responsibilities to the "good-for-nothing" they once scorned, the world finally understood: This was no good-for-nothing; this was clearly a brilliant diplomatic genius.

Mini-theater:

1. Liu Zhiyan had an unknown癖好: he liked to poke balloons to relieve stress. No one knew how hard he endured each time he saw Qin Xue's puffed-up cheeks, struggling to control his hand from poking those balloon-like cheeks.

After marriage, Qin Xue learned of this habit and angrily asked him, "Did you marry me just to poke my cheeks to relieve stress?"

"Of course not." As he spoke, he didn't miss a beat in reaching out to poke his wife's cheek, "Your face (cheeks) is too cute; it makes me involuntarily like (want to poke) you..."

Dedicated to recruiting a live-in son-in-law, a silly and adorable merchant girl VS a stoic official's son who is only passionate about the female lead.

Next up: "My Arch-Nemesis is Lying to Me Again Today," synopsis at the end!

A pure-hearted gong who flirts unknowingly vs. a black-bellied and aloof shou.

Pei Shuyu always felt that Ji Yan, her childhood friend who grew up with her, had been recently distancing herself. When others asked for her help, Ji Yan would always smile and agree, but when Pei Shuyu proactively offered to draw her portrait, she only received a cold refusal.

Feeling indignant, Pei Shuyu began to subtly tease Ji Yan, trying every means to attract her attention and observe her reactions. But Ji Yan seemed completely unmoved by her attentions?! Ji Yan is such an idiot, she thought angrily to herself.

Everyone knew Ji Yan was aloof and proud, seemingly uninterested in anything except her studies. Only Ji Yan herself knew that something more worthwhile than studying had always been the person who accompanied her in her studies.

Another female classmate happily thanked Pei Shuyu with a portrait she had received, saying, "Shuyu, your hands are beautiful, and your paintings are beautiful too." Ji Yan, standing nearby, silently made a note in her little book.

In countless midnight dreams, Ji Yan repeatedly affirmed her goal: Get closer to her. Stick by her. Obtain her. Ji Yan had intended to slowly boil the frog, letting her childhood friend fall deeply into the love net she meticulously wove, but—

Pei Shuyu always danced on her red line, actively teasing and seducing her, lying in her arms, and innocently blinking her eyes: "Ji Yan, your heart is beating so fast." Or leaning close and softly asking ambiguous questions: "I think I might like you a little, Ji Yan." Ji Yan was almost, just almost, unable to keep up her act.

[Mini-Theater]

In the empty art room, Ji Yan, who could no longer hold back, turned off the lights, pressed against Pei Shuyu's back, and personally brought up old scores: "How many people have you drawn for before? Do you want me to list them one by one for you?" Pei Shuyu was terrified.

"When will you draw for me?" "I don't want the same as them. Let's try a different way, I want..." The last few words completely scorched Pei Shuyu’s ears. It was then that she realized,原來, Ji Yan wasn't dumb at all.

An anorexic, unappreciative female lead × a gluttonous, warm-hearted male lead | A healing sweet story.

He Xi, who had been on a long-term diet, suffered from acute stomach pain and was hospitalized. She finally decided to start eating properly, but after being discharged, whatever she ate was tasteless, even nauseating.

She unexpectedly discovered that her classmate Bai Shu's enthusiastic eating alleviated her anorexia effectively. So, she often used his "eating broadcasts" to accompany her meals, not expecting him to eventually find out.

"You're He Xi, right?" The boy, munching on a hamburger, unknowingly walked up to her. "Why do you often secretly stare at me?" He Xi: "..." She didn't dare to move or look.

"I've noticed you for a long time," the boy said with an exasperated tone, making He Xi even more mortified. "You..." Bai Shu took a deep breath. "Are you -" ...in love with me?

"I..." He Xi also held her breath, wondering whether to honestly confess her true reason: his eating looked so appetizing and helped her eat?