Kiss of the Sparrow (Possessive Love)

Reunion after years apart | Possessive pursuit | Age gap

College student x powerful elite of Beijing's inner circle

In her second year at work, Xu Mai was transferred back to Beijing.

At a company banquet, she saw Pei Congnian seated at the head of the table.

A colleague beside Xu Mai leaned over and quietly introduced him: that was Mr. Pei.

Her boss brought Xu Mai over to introduce her to Pei Congnian. "This is our young and promising attorney Xu, a graduate of a prestigious university. We look forward to your support as we work together, Mr. Pei."

Her boss valued her talent and sincerely wanted to guide Xu Mai, so he gestured for her to step forward and offer a toast.

In the extravagant banquet hall, the man slowly raised his eyes. His features were clear and handsome, his manner gentle and distinguished.

He picked up his glass first, his voice steady and calm. "Hello, Miss Xu."

As their glasses touched, the back of Xu Mai's hand lightly brushed his lean, well-defined knuckles.

His familiar body heat instantly pulled her into an old dream of tender words.

Back then, Pei Congnian hadn't called her "Miss Xu."

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She was nineteen when she and Pei Congnian got together.

To outsiders, the relationship between two people so far apart in status and position could only mean one thing: she was after his money, and he was after her looks.

Xu Mai knew that herself.

The day she left, Beijing was in the grip of a blizzard. Pei Congnian personally drove her to the airport.

The man didn't get out to see her off. He simply lowered the car window, his voice still gentle. "Maimai, if you've made up your mind to leave, I won't stop you. If you run into any trouble in the future, you can always contact me."

Xu Mai said, "Thank you, Mr. Pei."

But she never contacted Pei Congnian again, no matter how difficult things got while she was alone in a strange city.

She had made up her mind to leave, so she had to go through with it cleanly.

Now that they had met again, Xu Mai, as one of the legal consultants for Pei Congnian's company, inevitably had to stay in touch with him.

Pei Congnian was still as gentle and refined as ever. He never mentioned the past, nor did he ever cross a line.

Xu Mai thought that their past would remain a memory sealed away forever.

Until her boyfriend suddenly got caught up in a scandal and, with nowhere else to turn, Xu Mai remembered Pei Congnian's promise.

In the spacious office, Pei Congnian listened as Xu Mai described the trouble her boyfriend was in while signing off on contracts.

Only after a long while did he raise his eyes, calm and unruffled, and say casually, "Maimai, things are already this way because I took your feelings into account."

"...What?"

"Come back to me, and I'll let him go."

Reader's guide:

1. One-on-one romance, single-couple pairing, happy ending.

2. The male lead is a scoundrel who hides it well. He's cunning, and this is a true possessive pursuit.

Theme: Keep moving forward.