After I Toyed with and Abandoned the Cool, Aloof Young Master

＞Quick-witted, bold maid x Upright, chaste Third Young Master (Complete) Huo Xiang was sold off because her father was paralyzed and her mother was a gambler. After changing hands several times, she eventually ended up with Lord Yan, a man who had come from the capital. One cup of love potion later, he brought her back to the capital. Life in the capital was good: plenty to eat and warm clothes to wear, with flowers and riches all around. All she had to do was take good care of Lord Yan. Sure, he was a little cold and a little eccentric, and he liked telling ghost stories in bed. She settled into this life, until one day she overheard two old matrons gossiping that the Third Young Master was getting married. They even whispered that she'd clawed her way up by seducing him. What a joke. If that Yan fellow were really the untouchable, pure-hearted man they made him out to be, how could filth ever stick to him? If he wasn't lustful, who was she supposed to dance for? But they were right about one thing: her days in the Yan household wouldn't last. So Huo Xiang pawned off her things and ran away. Yan Xingzhi had spent his whole life with a spotless reputation, only to be dragged into the gutter by a cup of love potion and a woman. But what was done was done. A gentleman had to take responsibility instead of walking away. He didn't love her. It was nothing but filthy desire. He just had to keep cultivating his mind. That's what he told himself, over and over. But his heart and feelings were like flint: they struck a spark and kept his whole being burning. At last, Yan Xingzhi gave up and accepted that he was only a mortal with the full range of human emotions and desires. He began planning their future, but when he returned home from work, she was gone. Yan Xingzhi's mouth twitched. He searched until he had turned the world upside down, only to hear that she had died in a fire. He copied the Ksitigarbha Sutra one hundred and eight times to repent for his sins. Then, in a village, he ran into her, alive and well. Yan Xingzhi felt that everything in his past had become a joke. Furious, he wanted to see how this woman, who had always been afraid of death, would tremble when she saw him. So he sent her a calling card. Huo Xiang glanced at the name on it and looked up, confused. “Who?” (She hadn't even bothered to remember Old Third Yan's name.) Literary version: The Buddha speaks of three thousand worlds, yet I don't know which lifetime to seek you in. I found you, only to discover you don't know my name. Plain version: Damn it. (Quietly shattering, but still having to put herself back together.) 【Reading Guide】 ① One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending. ② A two-person story. The heroine is vulgar and practical; the hero is awkward and repressed. They both have all sorts of bad habits. Click away if that's not for you. ③ 50% advance protection, 72-hour delay. / Theme: Be independent and strong.