The Tide Burns with Hidden Beauty

[Both Pure + Each Other’s First Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet, Swoony Romance + Happy Ending]

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Shu Yun never imagined that four years later, her ex-boyfriend would pin her against a wall, arms caging her in as he begged her to get back together.

His dark eyes brim with an obsession on the verge of breaking out of control.

He kisses her fiercely, devouring her lips, and bites out each word:

“You’ll never get away from me, not in this lifetime!”

*

One day, inside an office building where the air is dead still and heavy,

every employee’s jaw drops as they watch the CEO sink to one knee.

His long, pale fingers take a dazzling diamond ring from a velvet box. His gaze is tender beyond words.

With reverent care, he slips the band onto the soft flesh at the base of the woman’s left ring finger.

His voice is full of indulgent affection and gentle coaxing.

Yet the employees watching feel their scalps prickle, sensing an intimidating aura of menace:

“My mistake. I was late bringing the wedding ring to the office, ”

“Now my wife’s had to put up with that rabid dog barking at her for so long. Do you like the ring?”