A Triumphant Return from Prison: President Li, Get Lost!

Also known as: “Mr. Li, Are You Ready to Fall for Me?”

[She suffers first, then he does (both only mildly); mostly sweet + marriage first, love later + his long road to winning her back + mystery and revenge (with a lighthearted, comedic tone)]

[Smart, cool, and beautiful heroine + cold, chaste hero]

On the day Yan Qinghe is released from prison, freedom is not what awaits her. Instead, she walks straight into an even greater conspiracy.

In the pitch-black room, Yan Qinghe can sense the fury radiating from the man before her, stronger than ever.

“What will it take for you to let me go?”

“Let you go?” The man dusts off his expensive suit and strolls over to Yan Qinghe, his voice icy. “It's a life for a life.”

“You!”

He moves with blinding speed, his fingers closing around Yan Qinghe's slender neck in an instant, like a leopard clamping its jaws around a frightened little white rabbit. He won't let go, yet he doesn't devour her either.

“Be my pawn.”

[Later]

“Mr. Li, we've uncovered the truth.”

Without a trace of attachment, Yan Qinghe slowly exhales a cloud of thick white smoke, veiling her clear, bright eyes.

“Give me back the freedom you owe me.”

For the first time, the ruthless man is afraid, his voice betraying his fear.

“Yan Qinghe, stay.”

“Beg me.”

“I beg you.”

“I'll think about it.”

“…”