New Hopes for Jing'an

[Genius, dangerously unhinged prince of the capital’s elite X bright, clear-eyed grassroots civil servant]

[Sweet romance with a high-ranking official + reunion after a long separation + powerful red-background family + chaste male lead and heroine + misunderstandings galore + powerful man humbles himself for love + mutual healing]

Li Zheng’an’s life was like a program already set in motion, with every step proceeding right on schedule.

That was until he fled his wedding and returned to Xinzhou, where he met the woman who gave him a headache. Suddenly, things seemed to be slipping out of control.

His feelings came on fast, consuming him from the inside out and slipping beyond his control. And the woman who set it all in motion turned out to have a secret connection to his big brother.

After days of struggling with himself, he decided to take everything from his brother, including his brother’s woman.

On a boat cruising the riverside at night, Li Zheng’an saw the woman dressed to the nines and sent aboard to meet his big brother. The turmoil that had raged inside him for countless nights finally broke loose.

He trapped her between himself and the railing, kissed her, and told her plaintively, “I can’t wait five days. I want you to say yes right now.”

He wanted a sweet romance with her. Later, he grew greedy and wanted her to have his child, too.

But Ning Yuan had wanted to date him with marriage in mind from the very beginning.

On the day she was to be married, Li Zheng’an was smuggled out of his heavily guarded home by a friend. Alone, he stopped the wedding procession, broke through layer after layer of security, and took the bride from her first love.

Gazing at her slightly rounded belly, he held back his fury and overwhelming jealousy as he declared, “I’ll accept both you and the child.”

Everyone said Secretary Li was above women and impeccable in his conduct. Only Ning Yuan knew that he was anything but above women, and that he was the most perverse of all.