[Down-and-Out Heiress & Unhinged Tycoon]
As the Jiang family’s adopted daughter, Jiang Tang is promised by her adoptive father to Third Master Liang, a man over fifty, for the sake of the family. Liang Che claims he’s there to accompany his third uncle as he meets his prospective new wife, but instead he corners her in a room and draws her into an intimate, ambiguous encounter.
“Say it again? Louder, so they can hear what we’re doing.”
*
With her family forcing her hand and nowhere left to turn, Jiang Tang throws herself into the man’s arms. “Please, Mr. Liang, protect me.”
Liang Che remains cool and restrained. “Once you get in my car, it won’t be easy to get out. No regrets?”
She nods firmly. “No regrets.”
From then on, he takes her to all kinds of glittering social gatherings, giving her every bit of status and respect she deserves. Everyone envies her, certain Liang Che is only after her beauty and will tire of her sooner or later. But in the dead of night, when no one else can see, Liang Che holds her close and pleads humbly, “Tangtang, could you try to love me?”
*
At a banquet, someone deliberately picks a fight. To their surprise, Jiang Tang, who has always seemed easy to bully, slaps them back.
Furious, they yell, “You’re only this arrogant because you have Liang Che backing you!”
The man strolls over to stand up for her. “My wife gets to slap you around with my influence behind her. It’s my honor, and yours, too.”
*
He’s serious now. He calls her his wife.
But Jiang Tang never forgets the hatred between them. She leaves without a word, and he searches for her like a madman. When they meet again, Liang Che chokes back tears as he demands, “Jiang Tang, am I just a toy you can summon and discard whenever you want?”
When she says nothing, he lowers his head and mocks himself. “I don’t mind being your toy. I’d gladly let you play with me for the rest of my life.”
The powerful bow their heads, and the domineering learn tenderness
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