You Are My Other Shore

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[Healing | Staying as a guest | Six-year age gap]

Before moving in with Chen Anzhi, Xia Fuying never thought the two of them would cross any lines.

After all, Chen Anzhi didn't seem like the kind of person who could love someone.

Plenty of girls had been turned away by him, and he'd even told her himself that he had no plans to date.

Xia Fuying didn't think she would be the exception.

So when it happened, it felt as if the world had turned upside down and the air had grown too thin to breathe.

Afterward, neither of them brought it up. They tacitly agreed to leave it unspoken.

He continued to move through her life with that cool expression, taking care of every last detail for her.

The difference was that at night, he stopped sleeping on the sofa and began holding her as they slept in the only bed in the room.

*Brooding, mature, down-on-his-luck race car driver x timid, introverted, spoiled little crybaby

*Both virgins, each other's first love, happy ending

Note: The romance only begins after the heroine comes of age. At first, she and the hero are only sharing a place as host and guest.

1.

After starting university, Lin Luoying begins planning how to get close to Fu Minghong so she can uncover the truth.

At the same time, she has to avoid Fu Minghong's older brother, Fu Bieyuan, a shrewd and powerful business tycoon no one dares to cross.

But that day, the rain is pouring and the wind is howling. Soaked to the skin, she hurries to the nearest door and knocks.

When it opens, she sees a man with sharp features and striking good looks, gazing at her with cold eyes touched by a hint of amusement.

It's Fu Bieyuan, the very man she's been desperately trying to avoid.

Lin Luoying tries to leave, but Fu Bieyuan grabs her and pins her effortlessly against the door, his tall frame looming over her.

"You're trying to seduce my brother. What do you want? Money or power?" His voice is cold and dangerous. "If it's either of those, you might as well seduce me instead."

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Every time Lin Luoying leaves Fu Bieyuan's place, she feels as if her bones have been pulled out, her legs so weak she can barely walk.

Just as she's about to go downstairs, she looks up and runs into Fu Minghong. She tugs at her collar to hide the kiss marks on her neck.

Fu Minghong thinks she's there to see him. "I just called you. Why didn't you answer?"

"Sorry." Fu Bieyuan strolls up behind her and stops at her side, looking relaxed but utterly possessive. "She was at my place. She couldn't answer your call."

2.

Fu Bieyuan is known in business for his ruthless efficiency and unpredictable methods.

Rumor has it he's a seasoned player, and countless women have had their hearts broken by him.

But he's never admitted to truly dating any woman.

Then at a product launch, someone takes a photo backstage of him behaving intimately with a young woman.

He has her pinned against a car, kissing her until she's breathless.

At last, they part. Lin Luoying's eyes are red as she slaps him.

Fu Bieyuan silently takes the slap. He isn't even angry; instead, he takes her hand and kisses it.

His voice is gentler and more doting than ever before. "Does your hand hurt, hmm?"

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Fu Bieyuan figured out Lin Luoying's secret long ago.

She came to get revenge.

But Fu Bieyuan doesn't know her biggest secret.

During all the time she spent with him, she truly fell for him.

*Cold, domineering financial tycoon x female college student with a pile of secrets

*Beijing elite circle; eight-year age gap; both virgins; a touch of coercive pursuit, but she truly had a secret crush on him.

Theme: Saving someone from despair