[She brings him down from his pedestal + age gap + obsessive, brooding man]
Xie Chen fell in love with Meng Sheng at first sight.
He hid his claws and molded himself into the perfect man.
After being rejected three times, he finally made it into the boyfriend-to-be queue, only for Meng Sheng to abruptly shut him out one day.
Then things took a new turn.
Meng Sheng didn’t believe in love at first sight, and she was wary of relationships between men and women.
But then she met Xie Chen, who was almost perfect. She couldn’t help wanting to get close to him, even as she wanted to run away.
And she really did run.
Xie Chen was like the moon, far beyond her reach.
Besides, feelings could change in an instant. What if perfect Xie Chen turned out to be a jerk?
But Xie Chen chased after her anyway, taking advantage of her vulnerability to win the title of boyfriend in one fell swoop.
Meng Sheng regretted it so much. Why had she impulsively suggested they date?
Fortunately, they were sweet together, and Xie Chen showed no signs of turning into a jerk.
Beneath the calm, however, trouble was brewing.
Xie Chen never forgot that Meng Sheng had abandoned him without a second thought. He was constantly afraid of losing her, while Meng Sheng always felt Xie Chen was too perfect. He accepted her quirks and her sensitivity and suspicion, and was so good to her he hardly seemed human.
The day their conflict erupted, one went to get drunk at a club, while the other packed up to leave.
Meng Sheng took an hour to pack, while Xie Chen spent an hour going back and forth between home and the club. By the time you did the math, he’d been drunk for a full minute.
After that day, Xie Chen dropped his mask. His possessiveness was intense, and he was domineering and forceful. Meng Sheng, on the other hand, felt reassured. He was human, not the moon.
Meng Sheng: “There’s an uncrossable chasm between us, a mountain we can never climb.”
Xie Chen: “If it’s a chasm, I’ll build a bridge. If it’s a mountain, I’ll carve a path. Nothing is insurmountable.”
No angst between the leads! The angst comes from the female lead’s family of origin.
Neither lead is perfect. If that’s a dealbreaker, head to the main text.
