Seven Years of Ashen Kisses

Ji Wanqing is one of the entertainment industry's most stunning beauties, and also Lu Yan's carefully kept secret lover of seven years.

She was gentle and obedient, playing the perfect canary in the palm of his hand.

Until one night, in the pouring rain, Lu Yan caught her tearing apart every gift he had ever given her.

"I'm tired of this," she said, her eyes devoid of emotion. "Mr. Lu, our contract has expired."

Lu Yan scoffed and gripped her chin. "Playing hard to get?"

He waited for her to come back, eyes red, and apologize as she always had.

Instead, he got news that she had announced her retirement from the entertainment industry and disappeared without a trace.

When the ultimate hunter finally realized that his gentle prey had only been putting on an act, the canary he had trained had already sharpened her claws in secret.

Lu Yan searched the entire city. At last, in a town beneath the aurora, he saw her nestled beside a painter, smiling like a flower in bloom.

It was a smile he hadn't seen in seven years.

For the first time, the usually imperious CEO Lu felt a bone-deep chill.

He blocked the doorway, his voice hoarse. "Wanqing, this time, let me be the one to pursue you..."

Her airy reply was, "Lu Yan, you're blocking the sun."