◎A sweet, slow-witted darling ✖️ a cunning older man
◎A story about a man carefully tempting his mentor’s beloved granddaughter^^
“Blurb”
Guan Zijin is a little stickler for propriety.
Raised on the teachings of the ancients, she follows rules in everything she does, from standing and sitting to how she carries herself. She smiles without showing her teeth and never speaks loudly. She has strict principles when it comes to romance, too:
Before marriage, a relationship must remain proper. They must never cross the line.
She follows those principles to the letter, treating her boyfriend with courteous respect and planning their relationship by the book.
Until she catches him with her own eyes, kissing a female colleague so passionately outside the office building that they can barely pull apart.
In the heat of the moment, she does the boldest thing she has ever done in her life
She shoves the couple apart, grabs the hand of a nearby stranger in a suit, threads her fingers through his, and raises their clasped hands high.
Her voice is quiet but resolute as she declares:
“Xu Zhizhou, we’re breaking up. Right now.”
With all eyes on them, Zhou Boyao lowers his gaze. He meets her defiant eyes for a moment, then naturally reaches out and encloses her slightly chilled fingers in his palm.
Only after that does he slowly raise his eyes. His voice is calm, yet carries an unquestionable authority:
“My company doesn’t keep people with questionable morals. You’re fired.”
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Guan Zijin thinks she’s found someone who shares her values, but gradually realizes that this man probably has nothing whatsoever to do with the word “old-fashioned.”
The first time they hold hands, he gently strokes her palm with his fingertip. “Holding hands is more than something to write about on your calligraphy paper. You have to try it to know.”
The first time they kiss, he stops just short of her lips and softly coaxes her. “Kissing is an internationally recognized courtesy. Zijin, you’ll have to get used to it.”
One late night, while her ex-boyfriend is calling over and over, crying and begging her to take him back, Zhou Boyao leisurely lifts his head from between her thighs, his lips glistening.
Outside the door, her ex sobs in misery. Inside, Zhou Boyao lets out a breathless chuckle:
“Baby, by your rules, it doesn’t count as crossing the line unless we go all the way, right?”
He gently scratches her chin, his voice seductive. “So... did that feel good?”
Guan Zijin curls her toes, able only to arch her neck in time with his rhythm. Broken syllables spill from her lips. “It... felt good...”
🎞️Bonus scene:
In the morning, Guan Zijin is reciting poetry on the balcony as usual.
Zhou Boyao abruptly ends his video meeting in the study, walks over, cups her face, and gives her a kiss.
Guan Zijin: ?
“Weren’t you asking me to kiss you?”
Zhou Boyao raises an eyebrow and points to the line of poetry. “Kissing Zijin, I heard you.”
“It says ‘green,’ not ‘kiss.’ It’s pronounced with a velar nasal.” Her ear tips turn red as she corrects him earnestly.
Zhou Boyao nods thoughtfully, takes the black-rimmed glasses from the bridge of her nose, and kisses her. “Then I’ll kiss you now.”
Blurb archived on 2026.1.22.
📖Reader’s guide
1. 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending.
2. The male lead’s name may change 🤔
Theme: Acknowledge your need for love.
