You Know I'm No Good Now, Don't You?

[Completely free, no paywall. Dive in without worry.] The eldest daughter of the Jiang family in the capital, Jiang Ci, falls victim to a romance scam, lands in a den of wolves, and then meets a hungry tiger. The man is handsome, composed, and rich. He eyes her like a predator, as if he wants to devour her. But all he says is, “Hello. Let's get acquainted. Properly acquainted.” He takes care of all her problems, arranges everything for her, and shoves piles of money into her hands, pampering her like a daughter. This makes Jiang Ci very unhappy. He's a patriarchal old-school daddy who doesn't understand romance, says infuriating things, and can't be riled up no matter how much she flirts. She never expected that the day after she slept with Shang Jingheng, the aloof older man would insist on taking her to register their marriage. Jiang Ci panics and runs away in the middle of the night. “Jiang Ci, are you being rebellious or throwing a tantrum?” “I've carefully read the videos you posted before.” “Do you like selfies like this, baby? If you do, come back.” The day after Shang Jingheng sent her those sappy messages, Jiang Ci was caught and brought back. “Shang Jingheng, don't look at me so fiercely. I'm scared.” Then she turned the tables on Shang Jingheng. “Now you know I'm no good, right? I only bully people. I won't take responsibility.” Shang Jingheng smiled. “That's all you've got, and you still think you can get away without taking responsibility?” The thing Shang Jingheng hates most in this life is two things: pretty young women and people who don't follow the rules. He's cautious, tough, proud, and has lived by the rules for decades. After leaving the army, he started from nothing with just thirty thousand yuan and fought his way to the top. On the day of a blind date, a woman passing by caught his eye. The girl was pretty, young, and didn't follow the rules. She pushed all his buttons. Shang Jingheng did something he'd never done in his life. Lowering his head, he handed her a business card. “Hello. I'd like to get to know you.” The girl asked, “What kind of getting to know each other?” “The proper kind.” “The improper kind works too,” she replied. He firmly refused. “The improper kind is out of the question.” Without even asking her name, he dealt with her problems, arranged a place to stay and a job, then handed her a black card. “Use it as much as you like. Whatever you want, I'll take care of it.” The girl said, “I won't take your favors for free. How about I sleep with you?” A dazzling, high-maintenance young woman x a tough, restrained, old-fashioned daddy type. A slice-of-life romance. A love story in a small county town in the northwest: one chases, the other runs, and there's no escape. Who's chasing whom is hard to say. A huge age gap. The male lead's old heart catches fire. He has an old-fashioned tenderness, and the heroine turns all the rules he's followed for half his life upside down. [Content warnings] 1. The heroine is richer and more powerful than the male lead, and she isn't emotionally invested. If you want to see a young woman pining miserably for an older daddy type, that's not her. 2. Happy ending, one-on-one romance, dual perspectives. The male lead is sexually inexperienced. Huge age gap, and he's a genuine daddy type. They truly switch, and who takes the lead is anyone's guess. They'll settle it with rock-paper-scissors. 3. Shang Jingheng is a traditional older man, a real tough guy. He seems steady and composed, but is possessive underneath, awkwardly pouring his heart out to the heroine. Jiang Ci remains impossible to sway, and I don't know if he'll end up acting all lovesick later. There's no outline; I write wherever inspiration takes me, so I don't know how things will develop either. This is my niche self-indulgence. It won't be abandoned or put behind a paywall. It's completely free. Theme: Love someone the right way, and you'll get your sweetness.