A Knife

The prodigal returns | schemes and intrigue | a rotten man's sincere love | melodramatic Hong Kong style

👠 A wily, manipulative gold digger who knows how to play people x 🦊 A possessive, refined playboy

-1

The first time Ying Xuesong saw Xu Qingjun, he was out shopping with a beauty. With his perfect mixed-race features and stunning looks, he spent lavishly but seemed indifferent to everything, his gaze repeatedly falling on her face.

The second time he saw Xu Qingjun, she was at a yacht party with her fiance. He used a clever trick to send everyone away, then cornered her in a secluded spot.

"Let's make a bet. Dump your boyfriend, and I'll pay for your engagement ring."

"My fiance and I are deeply in love."

"Are you? What if I pay for ten rings?"

-2

At some point, the beauties who used to surround the young master of Pocheng, Xu, disappeared. Only Ying Xuesong remained by his side, day and night, always together.

Even his rowdy friends were puzzled. Had he really settled down, defeated by the charms of a poor girl from the streets? Xu Qingjun laughed it off. "It's just for fun. It's not like I have to worry about the future."

The door opened. Ying Xuesong lowered his eyes. No one knew how long he'd been standing outside.

"What did you just hear?"

"I didn't hear anything."

"Why aren't you angry?!"

"... Xu Qingjun. What do you want me to be angry about?"

-3

Lust is a double-edged sword.

Beauty and desire are lust, and so are greed and obsession.

Reader's guide:

1. The characters, places, and events are entirely fictional. Wealth and power are just part of the atmosphere.

2. No minors. Not for readers who require chaste characters: neither lead is a virgin.

3. Bad ending. It's angsty, and both the man and woman suffer.

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-1

Lu Yunzhen had a secret: she was especially fond of Cen Weixin. She loved how sociable and smooth he was, how confident and carefree he seemed. She was even more captivated by the way he'd crouch in front of her and speak so gently: "Why are your eyes red from crying again, my little bunny?"

With the marriage alliance between their families imminent, Lu Yunzhen waited eagerly, only for Cen Weixin to show up and call off the engagement.

Eyes red, Lu Yunzhen chased him out of the house and grabbed hold of him, refusing to let go.

He smiled just as before, his voice still gentle and soothing. "Little bunny, there's lots of fun to be had in this world. You're too well-behaved, and I haven't had enough fun yet."

"Then... then will you teach me?"

-2

Five or six years passed in a flash. One day, Cen Weixin took Lu Yunzhen to a reception. Amid the clinking glasses, he watched her mingle effortlessly, confident and carefree.

A friend asked quietly, "Things have changed. She's poised and proper in public, and knows how to please in private. Young Master Cen, didn't you say she was just like the woman of your dreams? Are you really not going to marry her?"

Cen Weixin was already tipsy. "She's the little sister I raised."

-3

The engagement was finally called off. When their family and friends suggested she meet someone new, Lu Yunzhen agreed.

The man she was supposed to meet didn't show up that day. Cen Weixin did.

This time, his eyes were red, and he could barely maintain his gentle, soothing tone.

"I never agreed to end the engagement, so it doesn't count! I won't accept this!"

"I taught you for all these years, and you're just going to leave me behind and run off?"

"That's right. You taught me."

I've grown up, but I've realized I don't want to become you.

Theme: If fate brings no future, then let us forget each other in the world