Kicked Out of the Family, I Followed My Stern Bodyguard Back to the Village

[Guiding Lover] [Both Pure] [Slow-Burn Romance] [Power Couple] [Desire Beneath the Surface]

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Wen Ran is a young heiress with a wild reputation in high society.

To make her obediently accept a business marriage, her father assigns her a walking surveillance device: Ji Zhao, her stern, no-nonsense bodyguard.

He's disciplined and unyielding.

And Wen Ran loves to tease him whenever she has nothing better to do.

"Ji Zhao, how good is that guy in bed? Can he compare to you?"

"Miss, that's not part of a bodyguard's duties."

"Ji Zhao, come over and rub my feet."

"Miss, we should avoid unnecessary physical contact."

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On the day of the arranged marriage, Wen Ran personally tears apart every bit of value she has in such a union.

The Wen family casts her aside and cuts off every way back.

By a twist of fate, she ends up living in his remote, quiet mountain village.

Free from the shackles of a wealthy family, with no one to control them, they share a home day and night.

As layer after layer of their masks comes off, they reveal their truest selves to each other.

The bodyguard who was once cold, abstinent, and scrupulous about rules reveals all the tenderness and cunning he'd kept hidden.

The heiress who once deliberately acted wild and flamboyant sheds her disguise, revealing a detached yet resilient heart.

She used to hook a finger under his chin, and he'd turn away.

Now a playful touch of her fingertips makes him lower his head willingly, letting her toy with him as she pleases.

He used to avoid even the slightest unnecessary contact with her, taking care to keep his distance.

Now his steady frame radiates heat. He draws close without thinking, brushes past her, and lingers with his gaze, each time making her heart tingle.

Only belatedly does Wen Ran realize that a quiet panic is rising in her heart.

How has the bodyguard who used to be so rigid and cold become more and more seductive?

[Ranran, I want to tell you the weather is clear, and tell you I love you, just as people love hope and certainty.]

[Ji Zhao, you are the one and only person I favor in my clear-eyed life.]