[Coercive romance + Eight-year age gap + Long-planned scheme + Both are chaste, 1v1 + Sweet, flirtatious tension]
A reserved, calculating power player from Beijing and Hong Kong x a dazzling, spoiled heiress fallen on hard times
Cen Zhi is breathtakingly beautiful, with a slender waist and fair skin. For nineteen years, she's lived a life of luxury as a young lady of Beijing's elite.
After her father gets into trouble, her lavish life comes crashing down. She plans to honor her engagement and marry her childhood sweetheart.
But someone tricks her onto a boat, and as she tries to escape, a man pulls her into his arms and saves her.
Only when she sees his face does she realize he's Shang Zeye, a powerful figure in Hong Kong's elite circles, a ruthless and calculating man.
He's also her father's former subordinate, who used any means necessary to seize power, all for her sake.
Late at night, Cen Zhi's eyes turn red as she pushes against him, pouting. “Don't, don't touch me. I'm still going to get married.”
The man tears the hem of her dress, his collar hanging open. He curls his lips and coaxes her. “He doesn't want you anymore. Don't be afraid. It won't hurt.”
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Shang Zeye is terrifyingly ruthless. All these years, he's never stopped coveting that young woman.
Naturally cold, decisive, and rebellious, he doesn't care about anyone.
But he gives all his tenderness to Cen Zhi, wanting only to take her in his arms and cherish her.
When he first met Cen Zhi, he had just been thrown out of the Shang family. He was a disheveled, wild-looking mess, so dirty and rough that nobody wanted him.
She was famous in Beijing for being spoiled and domineering, yet she was kind. She not only gave him a place to live, but also paid for his college education.
Shang Zeye loves her to the core, wishing he could seize her by force and pluck this rose for himself.
But Cen Zhi doesn't remember any of it. His eyes red and his breath hot, he bites her ear.
“After tonight, you'll remember me, and you'll belong to me alone.”
Cen Zhi's kisses are poison to him. He wants to give her all his love until she drowns in it.
