[Chugging away at the backlog]
Straight romance | Flirty little fox with a screw loose x cunning, scheming big bad wolf
Meng Jingyan's family wants her to marry for an alliance, so she returns to the country ahead of time.
At her welcome-home party, a friend asks what kind of man she likes. She points toward a man in the depths of the light and shadow. "Someone like him."
The crowd erupts.
The man she pointed at is Jin Zhaochuan, famous in their circle for his stunning looks, and also her prospective fiance.
He glances at her casually. "I'm not interested in kids."
Her expression is so calm it's almost provocative. "How would you know if you haven't tried?"
News of the Meng and Jin families' planned marriage has yet to be made public. And since he's known for his cold, aloof nature, no one thinks she can win over the distant Young Master Jin.
Until one night, someone witnesses Jin Zhaochuan kissing Meng Jingyan of his own accord!
The man corners her in the stairwell, his suggestive gaze roaming over her inch by inch. "What are we now, if you're kissing me?"
She answers recklessly, "Friends with benefits?"
Rumors then spread through their circle that their wedding is imminent. Someone asks him outright, "The young lady from the Meng family is telling everyone you're her boyfriend. Is it true?"
"If she says it is, then it is."
The crowd erupts.
Later, he hears her on the phone with someone. "It's just for fun. Who'd actually marry him? He's a cold, sexless freak."
Later still, she disappears without a word, until he catches her.
The man's face is hidden in the darkness. He says each word slowly. "Are you going to run again?"
In that moment, he looks just like a fallen god with a green face and fangs, enshrined in a shrine.
"Jin Zhaochuan, don't bite me there," she tries to dodge. "My clothes won't cover it..."
But he gives her no chance to escape, trapping her between his arms and kissing her even more fiercely than before. "What, are you afraid of a cold, sexless freak too?"
Meng Jingyan's inner thoughts: Who the hell said he was cold and sexless?! Show yourself!
2026.3.10
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