[Macau underworld big shot vs. Beijing socialite]
[Secret crush + age gap + both each other’s first + captivity romance + happy ending]
The year Qiao Zhinian first arrived in Beijing, she got lost halfway up a mountain. She hitched a ride with Huo Yanli, and a seed of affection took root. After that, she was always hoping to see him again.
At twenty, she finally worked up the courage to travel all the way to Macau, only to leave in disgrace.
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Rumor had it that a woman had briefly appeared at Mr. Huo’s side. It was only a rumor.
After all, Mr. Huo remained alone and aloof, with no one approaching him and no one daring to court his favor.
Later, a video surfaced and caused an uproar.
Macau’s leading power broker, Mr. Huo, knelt before a woman, pressing his forehead to her palm as tears streamed down his face. He humbly asked again and again whether she still loved him.
Everyone was stunned. So the rumor had been true.
Huo Yanli had always believed no one could control him. But night after night, he woke from nightmares, and the girl who used to cling to him and call him “Brother Yanli” was no longer by his side.
So he took her back by force, pinned her beneath him, and listened as she let out the trembling cries he’d long been longing to hear. Night after night, they surrendered to desire, and he became hopelessly addicted.
