Possessive pursuit | The chase to win her back | A powerful man brought to his knees
From the moment Ming Zhuangyu entered the Yan household, she secretly fell for one man.
That man was the eldest young master, Yan Wenzhuo. Born noble and proud, he had become a close confidant of the emperor before turning twenty. Every beauty in the capital was enamored with him.
Given her status, she would likely never have had even the slightest connection with him in her life.
Fortunately, the Yan family had once helped her. By chance, she was brought to Yan Wenzhuo's courtyard, where everyone discovered that she could treat the eldest young master's chronic illness. That was how she came to stay.
Ming Zhuangyu thought she had hidden her feelings well. Unexpectedly, one moment of carelessness gave her away.
From his seat of authority, the eldest young master looked down at her and warned her coolly, "Don't indulge in foolish fantasies. When the time comes, you will leave this household."
Ming Zhuangyu bowed and said yes, hiding the disappointment in her heart.
Since he had made his wishes clear, she had no choice but to obey. After all, they had agreed from the start that she would leave once his illness was cured.
Later, Ming Zhuangyu drank Forgetting Love Water to save Yan Wenzhuo. She forgot that she had ever loved him and even deliberately kept her distance. On the day she left the household, she took her silver and walked away without a backward glance.
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Yan Wenzhuo was born to privilege and rose smoothly through the ranks. Everything he wanted was within easy reach.
At first, he scoffed at Ming Zhuangyu's affection. She was just a lonely girl of low birth, and he felt that even the slightest involvement with her would be beneath him.
Then Yan Wenzhuo realized she seemed to have become a different person. There was no trace of her former feelings in her eyes, and she kept her distance from him at every turn.
She didn't even look back on the day she left.
It should have been exactly what he wanted, yet Yan Wenzhuo inexplicably felt irritated. Could it be that he...
When they met again, she smiled tenderly at his sworn enemy, without sparing him even a glance.
Yan Wenzhuo's expression darkened at once as he fixed a cold stare on the pair.
One day, he and his enemy got into an argument, and the other man deliberately fell into the water.
Yan Wenzhuo watched Ming Zhuangyu leap in without hesitation to save him. The last thread of reason in his heart snapped. At last, he cast aside his usual pride and seized her by force in full view of everyone.
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After nightfall, the man held the young woman firmly against the bed curtains, his thumb wantonly grazing her already swollen lips.
"Lady Yu, do you still think of him?"
"If you dare say even a single word in his favor, you won't be getting out of bed, day or night!"
Reading guide:
1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending.
2. The second male lead is no good. He only uses the heroine.
3. This is just a preliminary blurb. The character names may change.
4. Blurb dated 2026/4/8.
Theme: Refuse to submit to fate.
