Night in the Alley

Powerful man bows to love | Stealing someone else's love | Stubborn, delicate heroine | Five-year age gap

Capital tycoon x cool, reserved doctor

- She truly entered this circle because her boyfriend got her involved.

Cen Minyue sank into the sofa, his striking, carefree face illuminated by the dazzling lights. At these exclusive gatherings, everyone catered to him and treated him with deference.

He was one of the young masters of the capital, standing at the center of power and privilege, untouchable and uninterested in women.

She sat obediently beside her boyfriend, always sensing a burning gaze in the shadows.

Song Jingling thought he was dangerous from the very first glance, the sort of man no one dared approach.

Her boyfriend told her not to provoke him. He couldn't protect her.

At their first meeting, the man spoke bluntly, offering a well-meaning warning: "Your boyfriend isn't a good person."

Back then, her boyfriend was devoted to her, and she didn't believe him.

She couldn't understand why people from such different worlds kept crossing paths.

It turned out he had been plotting it all along, time and again.

The man stood tall and graceful, his gentle expression as he bent down and lowered his eyes. "I warned you long ago that Fang Ming isn't a good person."

"Perhaps Miss Song should consider getting a new boyfriend."

-

A black Maybach was parked beneath the streetlights. The young master of the Cen family hemmed her into a tiny space.

He wouldn't listen to her explanations. His eyes hooked into her, holding her fast.

"Can you handle the price of lying to me?"

"I didn't..."

"I can pretend in front of you, but you don't seem to know the real me. Jingling, have I been too good to you?"

"Be good and stay by my side. I won't say it twice."

He had always been impeccably polite, a refined young master with impeccable manners and a gentle air.

In reality, he was a hypocrite, ruthless and suffocatingly possessive.

He bit her ear and held her on his lap. "You look so beautiful when you cry. It makes me want to spoil you."

"Don't see him again. You know what I'm capable of."

They broke up on a rainy night. Song Jingling severed their relationship without hesitation.

She couldn't stomach rich young masters, and she couldn't stand Cen Minyue's many faults. She walked away without looking back.

No one approved of their relationship. The people in their circle disapproved, and so did she.

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Song Jingling's mother found love again. She heard the man belonged to a powerful family.

A man with an extraordinary bearing and a striking appearance, like the moon in the sky, came down the stairs.

"He's your uncle's son. Just call him Big Brother." Her mother led her over to introduce them.

Song Jingling lowered her eyes and said softly, "Big Brother..."

The man smiled warmly and held out his hand. "Hello, little sister."

Song Jingling thought they would never see each other again, but their lives became entangled once more.

Even after she resolved to be with someone else, he still wanted to claim her again, crossing the line again and again.

She could belong to him alone.

-

Song Jingling always thought they were a poor match, and believed she didn't love him.

The next time she was forced to leave him, the young master came through wind and snow to find her. They had been apart for just two days.

A shard of glass pressed against his neck, its bright red blood searing her eyes.

She surrendered, crying as she took his hand. "I still want you. I really do."

"How many times have you lied to me?" He knelt before her on one knee, touched her cheek with a bloodied hand, and smiled like a flower. "Jingling, I welcome it all."

"Keep loving me, or I'll die right in front of you."

She had long been hopelessly entangled with him, day and night. "Song Jingling"

She thought her relationship with Cen Minyue was like a mayfly, that their love would be no more than a drop in the ocean. But that wasn't true.

She wanted to live and die with him.

Capital power player x cool, reserved doctor

Reader's guide:

- The first time they met, Cen Minyue saw fifteen-year-old Song Jingling. She was being treated like a commodity, sold off to pay a debt.

- The second time, Song Jingling was wearing a white dress and playing piano in a restaurant. He fell in love at first sight.

- The third time, her boyfriend took her to a private club, and Cen Minyue became interested in her.

#Five-year age gap. They are both sharp-tongued and love trading barbs.

(Note: There are no romantic feelings during the period when they are falsely related. The romance begins after her mother ends the family relationship. The heroine is independent, strong, and resilient.)

Content warning: The male lead has had no previous partners. The heroine has been physically intimate with a male supporting character, and they dated normally, but did not kiss or have substantial physical contact. She also had genuine feelings for him.

Theme: Live well.