A Chinese novel "Mei Fu Ren Chong Fu Ri Chang" (梅夫人宠夫日常) by Fu Hua (扶华)
Adapted into a drama produced by Tencent, starring Xu Kai and Tian Xiwei
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A charismatic and spirited heroine crosses paths with a hero who appears serious and upright on the outside but can barely string a sentence together when speaking to his crush. He's four years younger than her but far more composed, reserved, and unfazed by most things. Quiet and solitary, he doesn't have friends, rarely smiles, and comes across as an unremarkable, even slightly frail, ordinary person. In reality, he's a powerful exorcist capable of vanquishing demons with ease.
To others, Lord Mei seems introverted and somewhat aloof, making him difficult to approach. But around the heroine, he quickly becomes flustered yet attentive. Both powerhouses mistakenly assume the other is just an ordinary person, and each secretly takes on a protective role-making for an incredibly sweet dynamic. It's only sometime after marriage that they finally discover each other's true identities. From then on, it's all about their delightful, day-to-day sweetness in married life. Calm and simple, yet so sweet.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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