The next story I plan to write!
Blurb:
At twenty-one, Jiang Xiakui boarded a coach from her small town to Beicheng.
To earn money, she waited tables and worked in a factory. Then, by a twist of fate, she became the personal assistant to race car driver Pei Jingchi. He was three years younger than her, exquisite and beautiful, but also ill-tempered and picky. Four or five assistants had quit before her.
The person offering the high salary gave her just one instruction: "Keep the young master happy."
Jiang Xiakui took it to heart and put on her most proper outfit.
When they first met, the young man casually rubbed his damp hair and rolled a mint around his mouth. With a soft sneer, he said, "Where'd this little country bumpkin come from?"
Jiang Xiakui lowered her head, staring at her yellowing canvas shoes, her face flushing with embarrassment.
Fortunately, Pei Jingchi magnanimously kept her on.
Jiang Xiakui treasured the opportunity, attending to his every need and taking care of every little detail. She even went all over half of Beicheng just so he could wake up to his favorite butterfly pastries. When the bedroom door opened, Pei Jingchi blinked sleepily, momentarily stunned. His curled black lashes cast delicate shadows as he gazed down at her for a long time.
From that day on, he treated her with a little more indulgence.
At a gathering with his circle, Pei Jingchi asked her to bring him his coat. Just before she opened the door, Jiang Xiakui heard them talking about her.
"I hear Pei's little assistant is incredible. She makes him soup and brings him medicine in the middle of the night. Her intentions couldn't be more obvious."
"She's just a stand-in for Sister Sang Li. How could Pei ever take an interest in that country bumpkin?"
With only a door between them, Pei Jingchi said nothing. Everyone else took that as confirmation.
Jiang Xiakui awkwardly scratched her palm. Oh... So he'd started treating her better because she looked a little like the person he liked.
After saving enough money, Jiang Xiakui handed in her resignation.
That night, when she opened the door, Pei Jingchi's expression was icy. He pinned her against the wall. "Who made you leave?"
Frightened, Jiang Xiakui stammered, "I decided to leave myself. I put everything you bought me in the cabinet and haven't touched it. I-I don't owe you anything."
He suddenly chuckled, revealing a sharp canine. "You don't owe me anything?"
Jiang Xiakui cautiously nodded, but he caught her chin in his palm and squeezed until it reddened. She shrank back to get away, but Pei Jingchi grabbed her by the nape and pulled her into his arms, then bent down and bit her lips as if in a frenzy.
Later,
Pei Jingchi finally learned that Jiang Xiakui had been good to him only to earn money for her childhood sweetheart's mother's medical treatment.
She had never felt the slightest bit of affection for him.
The person she loved was her childhood sweetheart, who had died young. Even the times she spaced out around Pei Jingchi were because his features vaguely resembled the other man's.
Hah. How devoted.
She wanted to leave, but he refused to let her have her way.
[Beautiful, tough, honest girl x arrogant, possessive big shot]
Reader's guide:
The powerful one bows his head.
The male lead is a real jerk early on: sharp-tongued, arrogant, and in desperate need of discipline.
Later, he goes all in on the pursuit, turning from aloof and proud to a lovesick, obsessive wreck.
Includes coercive romance and a secret pregnancy, with plenty of melodrama (covers face).
Both leads have a stand-in in the early story!! Both are virgins.
Theme: .
