I Flirted with My Ex’s Uncle and He Forced Me to Be His

[Scheming, faux-kind suit-wearing mogul x clear-headed, sweet, soft, faux-obedient beauty]

[Age gap + doting father-figure love + long-laid plans + the male lead's secret crush comes true + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium]

Mu Yang was famous in the capital for being a well-behaved girl, with following the rules practically written into her genes.

She was the Cheng family's chosen daughter-in-law, Cheng Shang's childhood friend, and a girl who had been secretly in love with him for ten years.

At eighteen, she resolutely pursued what she loved, becoming the kind of well-behaved girl everyone called disobedient.

Shortly before graduation, Mu Yang boldly confessed to Cheng Shang: “This little secret of mine, that I've had a crush on you, is known to the moon, the cake, and the fireworks. You're the only one who doesn't know.”

Cheng Shang gently held her. “Yangyang, I've always known. I was just waiting for you to grow up.”

Mu Yang thought her act of disobedience had finally brought her love, but she never expected it to bring betrayal instead.

She witnessed it with her own eyes, unable to accept what had happened.

As she turned to leave, Pei Heqian, who had been waiting to enjoy the show, gave her a fearless smile. Mu Yang walked toward him without a trace of expression. “Sir, want to be my first?”

*

The first time they met, she was seeking revenge on Cheng Shang. The next time, she found him unbearably annoying.

Later, Mu Yang saw that Pei Heqian wrote a diary entry about every entanglement between them, each one sincere and heartfelt, concealing his deep affection.

Only then did she realize that secretly loving someone and being secretly loved were worlds apart, like the difference between heartache and sweetness.

From then on, people in the capital's social circles saw with their own eyes the business mogul Pei Heqian gently coaxing a drunk Mu Yang: “My sweet Yangyang, can you stop being mad? When we get home, your husband will put on an acrobatic show for you.”

*

One day, the light of a secret love will finally shine bright, and even a barren desert will be covered in roses.