The Arrogant Heiress and the Cold CEO, Go Easy on the Spoiling

[Seven-year age gap | Fake siblings | Both leads are each other's first | Reunion after years apart | Mending a broken relationship] Eight years ago, Xie Chi was buried in debt, and Lu Jiaojiao left. Eight years later, they meet again. He quietly protects her under the guise of being her brother, concealing a torrent of love. At an unfinished building, he downs liquor to get evidence for her. When Miss Zhang bullies her, she keeps quiet so she won't cause trouble for her brother, only to discover that Xie Chi has long been gathering evidence to bring down the Zhang family for her. At a dessert shop, she slaps Zhang Yue and boldly declares: “I didn't deal with you before because I had to keep the bigger picture in mind. Now my brother has shown me through his actions that I am the bigger picture!” In a tent in the wilderness, she gently rubs his stomach, which has hurt for years, still unable to understand the deep love he has hidden for half his life. “You're not even my real brother. What gives you the right to control me?” Her words cut him so deeply that he leaves for a foreign country. Only after he walks away does she stumble upon his love for her and realize just how terribly wrong she was. Before, he was the one who ran to her. This time, the willful heiress chases after the cold, restrained CEO! P.S. There was more to why she left back then! The early chapters are warm and everyday, with just a little face-slapping. If you want fast-paced face-slapping and a restrained male lead suffering through unrequited love, feel free to jump straight to Chapter 10, then come back and read the earlier parts. The later groveling arc is packed with exciting twists, so you won't regret giving it a try! Or, if you'd like to read about them supporting and saving each other as teenagers, you can go straight to the flashback arc in Volume Two.