Noble and aloof, yet secretly caring Crown Prince vs. Clear-Eyed, Gentle, but Ruthless Beauty
Physical first, emotional later + Five-year age gap + Not a One True Pairing + Stealing someone's partner + Mature romance + Chasing-the-wife-to-the-crematorium
Qin Liuzheng was with Liang Yushen for six years, from the age of twenty-one to twenty-six. She spent the best years of her life on him, losing both her body and her heart. Her career rose from rock bottom, only to plunge back down into a new low, leaving her utterly defeated.
The second son of the Liang family in Jingbei was a man of impeccable self-discipline and manners. The two times he lost control were both because of the same woman. Later, he watched coldly as she struggled through hardship and smiled for others. He even fanned the flames, hoping to force her back to his side. He never imagined he would push her into someone else's arms and lose her forever.
Just as everyone thought Qin Liuzheng had sunk into a mire from which she would never emerge, she found herself a new powerful patron.
Meng Heting, a scion of Jingbei's most powerful family. The Meng and Su families had only one son between them, and everyone knew how cold and aloof he was. Yet he was the only one who pulled Qin Liuzheng out of the mire and raised her to the top.
At their first meeting, he asked her nonchalantly, "Then come with me."
At their second meeting, Qin Liuzheng prostrated herself at his feet and begged him to save her.
He scoffed. "Remember, you were the one who came to me."
Only later did she learn that Meng Heting had favored her because her face resembled that of the unattainable woman he had loved. As a substitute, she had never expected a real relationship with him. They were simply using each other, and she never dared imagine a future with him.
But later, the noble, aloof Crown Prince held her captive in his arms, his eyes red as he rasped, "Zhengzheng, how can you be so heartless?"
He wanted to lift her to the top, but she only wanted a fleeting night of pleasure, then to never see him again.
