He Didn't Do It on Purpose

[Long-suffering devotion | Obsessive powerful man | Mutual secret crush | Reunion after years apart | Power struggles among the wealthy]

She is a cool, proud heiress whose birth family has wrung every last bit of value from her. She has an unbending spirit and has endured countless hardships.

He is a powerful figure who controls the lifeblood of Beijing's elite circles. He is sharp-edged and fiercely devoted.

A secret romance in their youth ended without a future, and they were apart for four years.

When they meet again, she is trapped, forced into an arranged marriage and struggling at every turn.

He has shed his youthful innocence and now holds power in his hands. For her, he turns every storm upside down.

He protects her from the shadows, drives away her arranged match, and tears into the vile people who hurt her.

In public, he pretends to be distant. In private, he is possessive and obsessed, consumed by jealousy and clinging to her at every turn.

Shen Meng thought she had always been the one who was passive.

Only later did she realize:

From the day they parted, every bit of his restraint, waiting, obsession, and madness had been for her alone.

His heart turns toward dusk, and every night he thinks of her.

This long-delayed devotion, four years in the making, comes with such force that no one can resist it.