Rice White

Lai Zhiyun had graduated from university, was not interested in romance, and only wanted to focus on her career.
Yet her dad was particularly worried that she had limited experience and was susceptible to being obsessed with love.
Therefore, he utilized his "financial power" to get her to go on arranged dates.
Her dad said, "It's fine not to date, and it's fine not to marry and stay single forever,"
but you must get out and see the world.
So as not to have too little experience and be easily carried away by love.
Thus, the candidates for the arranged dates were very reliable, with high educational backgrounds, good family circumstances, as well as being tall, handsome, and having long legs.
【Highlight One:】
It's often said that the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a major issue,
Mother-in-laws aren't mothers, and it's okay just to keep up appearances and get along on the surface.
Therefore, after getting married, Lai Zhiyun wanted to keep her distance from her mother-in-law,
but the mother-in-law wanted to become her best friend.
Before the marriage, the mother-in-law was a noblewoman of distinguished temperament, difficult to approach and aloof.
But after the marriage, Lai Zhiyun realized that her mother-in-law was one of her online friends.
And they both were fans of each other's careers.
Because of this, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was good, and the son became less important.
Before the marriage, Zhou Liao was his mother's precious firstborn son,
but after the marriage, the son wasn't as cherished as the daughter-in-law.
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Zhou Liao thought his understanding and reasonable mother would be his love bodyguard,
but he never expected to have to guard against his own mother undermining him.
【PS: This story primarily offers a light-hearted healing experience; the heroine is sober-minded, the hero is a paragon of virtue, without deadbeat dads or problematic moms, with few extreme characters, and not melodramatic.】

After marriage, there's joy

The sun's rays lacked their scorching heat, and the wind blew in gusts, giving Yuecheng's early winter a hint of autumn's mild chill.


Zhou Liao's car was parked at the side of the entrance to the residential complex.


He sat in the car, holding his phone and checking Lai Zhiyun's social media feed for any new posts; there were none—still the same three days of visibility.


Ever since Zhou Liao had added Zhiyun on WeChat, even though he knew she rarely posted updates, he couldn't help checking her profile several times every day.


Exiting the WeChat app, Zhou Liao glanced at the time, looked up Lai Zhiyun's number, and made the call.


"Are you busy? Should I leave the strawberries in the security room, or..."


As he spoke, Zhou Liao purposefully drew out the end of the word "or" before pausing, hesitation mixed with probing.


024: A little tempted