[Hong Kong setting + irresistible heroine + intense romantic tension + long-laid plans + rivalry among women and men + imperfect ray-of-sunshine heroine]
He Yanchuan first met Yan Qing at the engagement party of a business partner.
She wore an evening gown and stood among the crowd, holding her fiancé’s arm. Her eyes curved with laughter, making her the center of attention.
Holding a glass of red wine outside the crowd, he watched her all night. As the wine slid down his throat, his eyes blazed with certainty that she would be his.
That very night, he had someone gather every detail about her.
One photo after another, each capturing her smile, entered his eyes, expanding his territory and fueling his late-night fantasies.
No one knew how much effort he’d put in, or how many women he’d sent to his fiancée’s bed.
He arranged the perfect moment for Yan Qing to “accidentally” catch her fiancé cheating. When she broke down sobbing, he appeared right on cue and took advantage of her vulnerability. He’d planned it all along. It was despicable.
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Everyone on Hong Kong Island said Yan Qing was lucky. Even after her fiancé betrayed her, He Yanchuan was waiting in line for her.
But only Yan Qing knew that He Yanchuan had personally pushed her into the abyss, yet still dared to imagine he could be her light.
He was the one who sent the woman into her fiancé’s bed.
He’d even calculated the exact time she would catch them.
On Hong Kong Island, He Yanchuan had absolute power.
So Yan Qing left behind a signed divorce agreement and her wedding ring, then boarded a ship out of Hong Kong Island alone.
She fled to City A, where she met a sincere young man.
She thought she could start over, with no betrayal or schemes.
She never imagined that the hope she’d found was merely something He Yanchuan had deliberately allowed her to have.
Three months later, in a dim apartment, the man cornered her. His voice was hoarse, his obsession bordering on madness.
“Baby, can’t you tell which is better, a man or a boy?”
I like this type of male protagonist