A Polished Scoundrel: Professor Wen, Please Behave Yourself

Content warning: Their first relationships are both exclusive, but the heroine later becomes involved with someone else. A cultured but corrupt university professor X a resilient, kind-hearted college student. This is an angsty story, not a sweet romance. P.S. Power imbalance, forced love. The male lead is a smiling tiger, unscrupulous in his methods, a professor in public and an all-powerful CEO behind the scenes. The heroine falls into his trap step by step, but never gives in. When Professor Wen was newly appointed at the college, she thought he was a refined and upright gentleman. Later, she discovered that he was actually a vile hypocrite, nothing but a petty villain in respectable clothing. The day she saw his true colors, she cursed him out. “Despicable! A scoundrel! A hypocrite! A complete disgrace!” The man smiled warmly at her as he straightened his suit jacket. “Thank you for the compliments.” Yet she had no choice but to ask him for help. “Professor Wen, please help me...” The girl stood before his desk, gazing helplessly at the mature, poised man in front of her. “Student Ji, what do you want me to help you with?” The man gently adjusted the silver frames on his face with his slender fingers. His handsome face bore a pair of warm eyes fixed on her, and the corners of his mouth curved into a meaningful smile. “I... I’d like to borrow some money from you. Five hundred thousand. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely pay you back!” “Five hundred thousand? That’s not much.” The pen in his hand spun elegantly through the air. In his gentle eyes, a trace of menace appeared, almost too subtle to notice. “But I have one condition. I wonder if you can meet it, Student Ji...”