Surrender to Dark Desire

【Male Stand-In + Seven-Year Age Gap + Mutual Firsts + Sweet and Angsty + Wealthy Family Feuds + Slight Coercion Later + The Powerful One Bows His Head + HE】 At twenty-five, Su Jian is trapped in a quagmire. Desperate for a way out, she makes a deal with the devil and becomes Ji Yuan’s kept woman. It’s a transaction of money and sex, but she harbors other intentions. She uses him to relive an old dream, caught between surrender and clearheadedness. At thirty-two, Ji Yuan sets his sights on a target. A practiced predator, he lures Su Jian into his trap to gain both wealth and beauty. It’s a business scheme, but he gradually falls for her. One tender, loving moment at a time, he sinks deeper and deeper, unable to pull himself free. But she plays everyone in the palm of her hand and leaves town without looking back. A year later, they meet again and become entangled once more. As the past is gradually laid bare, he discovers he’s nothing but a substitute. His love turns to hate, and he keeps her imprisoned at his side, asking her again and again, “Who am I to you, really?” … The greatest hunters always appear in the guise of their prey. This story is set in a fictional capitalist country. 【The heroine is a stunning beauty, sweet on the outside and dark within. The hero is a mature, reserved, and cunning business tycoon. The second male lead is an obsessive, unhinged young aristocrat.】