Tempting Him: A Scheming Beauty Hooks a Wealthy Heir

Completed A heads-up: The heroine is greedy and falls in love without realizing it / a push-and-pull romance between two devoted leads / a powerful man who bows his head for love. [Clearheaded traditional Chinese medicine doctor heroine × arrogant heir | From kept woman to desperate pursuit] Others climb the social ladder for money or power. Song Zhuo gets close to Ji Yun solely to give a laboratory to a nearly lost ancient remedy, so it can see the light of day again. At A University’s robotics competition, she saves a contestant suffering a sudden seizure with three acupuncture needles. In a corner, the young master of the Ji family is captivated by the glimpse of her snow-white nape. He thinks he has taken in a canary. She dutifully stays by his side, yet after each time he’s had his fill, she softly asks for her “reward”: “I want to build a Chinese medicine archive, visit Miao doctors, and verify ancient remedies.” Ji Yun indulges her and agrees, until she sells the jade bangle he gave her to buy medicinal ingredients; her new antimalarial drug is published in an international journal; and a photo arrives from the front lines, showing her calmly and professionally saving a life with acupuncture, with not a trace of weakness. A friend watches with an amused smile. “Young Master Ji, your woman sure has big ambitions.” At last, panic grips Ji Yun. He grabs her wrist. “I’ve given you everything. What more do you want?” Song Zhuo gently pries his hand away. “I’ve paid my price in full.” Years later, she becomes an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. Ji Yun chases her to the clinic, his voice hoarse. “Song Zhuo, I’m sick. You’re the only one who can cure me.” She opens the door, and the scent of medicine wafts out. “ matters of the heart aren’t treated here.”