Little Lilac

[I'll finish updating the neighboring story first. Please wait a little for this one.]

[Reconciliation after a breakup + mutual secret crush + push and pull + older man]

[Gentle, beautiful heroine who "thanks the wrong person" vs. wealthy hero who plans several moves ahead]

Ding Rui returns to S City with her benefactor, seeking investment.

The investor is Qin Zhonglin, chairman of the Qin Group.

An old acquaintance of hers.

No one knows that three years ago, on a dusk tinged with purple mist, Qin Zhonglin handed her a check and coldly dismissed her:

"You stayed with me to repay a debt of gratitude, but I'm not the person who saved you. You mistook me for someone else."

He said, "Let's part on good terms. Don't look back."

Now they meet again, and Ding Rui is forced to come begging to him.

Afraid of provoking his displeasure, she treats him with professional courtesy and respectful deference.

But on a chaotic night, his gaze is dark, his restraint slipping.

He says:

"Lower your head to me."

"I'll give you anything, as long as you ask."

One-on-one, neither has a romantic history, happy ending.

Content warnings:

The man is five years older than the woman. The main story begins with their reunion, with flashbacks interspersed. Time stands still for both of them.

She is a lover from the heroine's perspective, and a fiancée from the hero's perspective.

The true benefactor once donated money to treat the heroine's younger sister. Three years later, the hero finds the heroine's sister and lets her repay the debt herself.

Theme: Repay kindness with gratitude.