Beyond Reach [Winning Her Back]

Groveling after the breakup | Powerful man bows his head | Coercive possession | Faking her death

Clear-headed, restrained career woman x gentle, obsessive heir

[Blurb]

Li Jing, a celebrated young man of Hong Kong Island, is a decisive heir to a wealthy family.

Before joining the company, Zhou Yi had heard that the newly appointed CEO was cold, domineering, and merciless.

She never expected that when she faced injustice at work and had nowhere to turn, he would trust her unconditionally and punish the people who had wronged her.

Even more unexpectedly, she became his secretary. He helped her build connections, supported her startup, and protected her in the business world.

Zhou Yi's heart fell for him little by little. She gathered her courage and confessed her love to Li Jing, and the two naturally became a couple.

But their happiness didn't last. News broke that Li Jing was getting engaged.

As his official girlfriend, Zhou Yi, once envied by every girl in Hong Kong, instantly became a laughingstock across the city.

The love she'd believed in was, in his eyes, nothing more than a mutually beneficial arrangement.

He thought that wealth and power could keep her firmly by his side.

On the day of the engagement.

Li Jing personally fastened the diamond necklace he'd carefully chosen around her neck, saying gently, "Be good and wait for me to come back."

Zhou Yi looked down at the glittering, enormous diamond, then looked up with a happy smile. "I'll wait for you."

With that, she rose on her toes and placed a light kiss on his lips.

Li Jing closed his eyes with satisfaction, enjoying her initiative and deepening the kiss.

He didn't notice that Zhou Yi's eyes were slightly open, her gaze empty.

After he left, she grabbed the packed bag she'd prepared days earlier and set off on the hiking route she'd planned in advance.

That night, the media spread the news that Zhou Yi had gone missing and died in an accident. Li Jing went mad with grief, entering the forest alone and searching all night, only to come up empty-handed and utterly defeated.

Four years after Zhou Yi disappeared, a short video went viral online.

In the video, a little girl rode at a gallop with spirited grace. Most strikingly, her features were identical to Li Jing's.

Li Jing flew to Tibet that very night.

In front of Zhugu Temple, beneath a peach tree in bloom.

Li Jing stared, eyes bloodshot, at the family of three.

The face that had been gone for years seemed not to recognize him.

The little girl looked up and blinked from one parent to the other. "Mom, Dad, who's this uncle?"

After Li Jing tried to get close to them again and again, the little girl suddenly understood. "You're the other man!"

"Each of us only gets to live once.", Five Little Pigs

Reading guide:

1. 1V1, both are virgins, happy ending, three-year age gap.

2. No rivalry between women. After the heroine ends her relationship with the hero, she will have a new romance. The hero's engagement in the blurb never goes through. The child calls him the other man out of childish innocence. There is no cheating or affair.

3. She runs away with a child, but not in the traditional sense. The heroine doesn't know she's pregnant when she leaves, and the child won't be used to tie her down later.

4. Related cultural and historical details are drawn from online sources. The story is fictional, written for entertainment, and not intended as a subject for scholarly scrutiny.

Blurb for "Gan Bai Xia Feng" (to begin posting within two months)

Rich heiress x fallen young master

Chen Yinyin's first trip to Beijing to attend university turned into a major event! She called the police and caught a thief!

"Officer, it's him! He broke into my house! He's a perverted nudist, and he was in my house with nothing on!"

Liang Huan jumped up in a rage.

"I had a towel on! I had a towel! How many times do I have to say it? I was staying at a friend's place, and I was taking a shower. How was I supposed to know someone else would be there?"

"A friend? Bill Gates is my friend too. Do you think he'd give a damn about me?"

Chen Haozheng came rushing in like he was riding on flaming wheels, shouting through a megaphone of a voice.

"Ma'am, please take it easy! It's all a misunderstanding!"

Theme: Love means freedom, not restraint.