|BOOK 1| Disclaimer: This book is independent of all the books that will come after it. It can be read as a stand-alone book. However, the future books may be a direct sequel (picking up from where this leaves off) or a prequel (leading up to this story). ~ "Love? It's no magic. Love is the result of multiple chemical reactions in the brain." "Now, I know why you are never invited to weddings." Lee Sung-Hoon is a man of science who needs to rationalize everything he sees and feels. The scientist strongly disapproves of the concept of love and remains aloof ninety percent of the time. The man's dull, colorless life takes a turn when he accidentally bumps into the Lady In Blue at his best friend's sister's wedding. He tries desperately to keep the woman, who seems to stick around after the wedding, at arm's length. He wants nothing to do with her except get her coat cleaned as an apology. Kim Cheon-sa. Aka, the Lady In Blue, only seems mysterious the day she meets Sung-Hoon. She is clever, gorgeous, and a science nerd - a female version of Sung-Hoon with feelings. Plus, she has an unhealthy obsession with the color Blue. Did I mention they both love trivia? However, a car accident, a council meeting, and his best friend's sudden interest in the woman develop all sorts of crazy emotions in him. No scientific experiments or trivia ever prepared him for this day. Moreover, his behavior on their not-date and his best friend's flirting might deduct his chances of getting his girl. Will he be able to get the girl, or will she choose his best friend over him? Start: 01/07/2023 End: 31/07/2023 #1 in Sitcom [31/07/2023]

"I love you is overrated. Can you be the Blue to my Storm instead?" *** All his life Lee Sung-Hoon has known fear----fear of his mother, vulnerability, and losing that tiny, fragile balance he calls freedom. When his controlling mother demands he bring a date to his best friend's sister's wedding or kiss his allowances goodbye, desperation drives him to seek his best friend's aid. Together, they rope in Kim-Cheon-sa, affectionately nicknamed Blue, who agrees to be Sung-Hoon's fake girlfriend in exchange for dumplings. What starts as a simple ruse spirals into something more that neither of them expected. As Sung-Hoon and Blue navigate meddling relatives, forced proximity, and tender moments that are too difficult to ignore, the lines between pretense and real blur. Sung-Hoon slowly unearths emotions he buried for years like a blooming lotus on a warm summer day as Cheon-sa becomes his sheer reason for existence. But when his mother discovers their secret, she plans a new scheme and forces her son into an arranged marriage. With skyrocketing stakes, emotions at an all-time high, and a one-week countdown till the wedding, Sung-Hoon must decide to choose between his comfort zone---living a life filled with fear and helplessness and risking everything for the woman who gave him the taste of love and freedom. *** The rewritten version of SARANG BOOK 1 of the SARANG series Start: January 17, 2025 End: January 17, 2025