Do You Know the Agony of Longing?

[Gentle, sweet heiress × aloof, rebellious CEO × warm and refined researcher]

He is a powerful and influential figure throughout E City, born cold and indifferent. She is the lovesick remedy who wandered into his heart when they were young, the little cat he kept close and pampered in the palm of his hand. He kept her by his side, cherishing her with the utmost care and making sure nothing ever went wrong.

But five years ago, she had no choice but to leave him.

From then on, he was trapped in a cage of longing, tormented day and night. He hoped she would come back. That day, he resolved to take over the Gao family, claim a position admired by all, and wield absolute power.

That way, when she returned, he could keep her firmly by his side.

He thought he would repay her, many times over, for all the pain of pining until it made him ill. But when he looked into her clear eyes, brimming with tears, all he felt was boundless tenderness.

In that case, he would simply love her all the more.

And this time, he would never let her escape him again.

Mianyang's note: This is mostly a sweet, doting romance! The leads reunite in Chapter 3, so impatient readers can skip ahead.

As I wrote, I realized the style later on became a little different from the beginning. If you like a faster pace, you can start from Chapter 8.

The leads meet in Chapter 3! The first two chapters focus mostly on the heroine, so feel free to skip them if you don't want to read that.