In preparation. The story starts in November.
[Both leads are virgins, 1v1, Beijing social circles, four-year age gap, domineering pursuit]
Song Li first met Zhou Yansi in a private lounge after an auction.
The man stood tall and elegant, with the event's host company CEO beside him, raising a glass in his honor.
Song Li had just heard about what he had done: he had sent his own maternal uncle to prison.
Knowing how cold-hearted he was beneath that noble exterior, Song Li was about to look away when the man turned his gaze toward her.
Because of her mother's love affairs, Song Li had learned from a young age to protect herself and stay out of trouble.
She had never imagined she would get involved with Zhou Yansi, so she often found her mind wandering when they were together.
But a man accustomed to wielding power was hardly going to fear her small acts of resistance. The moment her heart strayed, he would find some way to make her focus on him again.
"That's a bad habit. You need to fix it."
From the moment Zhou Yansi first saw Song Li, he could tell she was obedient and knew how to follow the rules.
Someone warned him, "Don't just look at her face. Be careful, or you'll get caught up in something messy."
Zhou Yansi didn't care. He had never claimed to be a gentleman, and his methods were far from clean. He replied coolly, "It doesn't matter."
But he underestimated the little sparrow's mettle. Then she faced him coldly and said, "Even a fling has its limits."
Zhou Yansi lowered his eyes and toyed with the silver lighter on the coffee table. With a sharp click, the flame licked the corner of the contract she had worked so hard to secure.
"A Li, go ahead and see how far you can get without my permission."
Later, Song Li still left. Someone joked, "Like mother, like daughter. You had your fun, so no harm done."
No one expected the taciturn Zhou Yansi to fly into a rage and throw a punch right there.
Only then did people realize that some people had already made their way into the deepest part of his heart.
After Song Li returned to a small city in the south, she went on living her life as usual.
Then a friend found her a suitable husband, and wedding plans were made.
She thought her life was finally going to settle down.
But on the day she tried on her wedding dress, when the fitting-room curtain opened, her boyfriend was gone. In his place stood a man she hadn't seen in a long time.
Before she could react, Zhou Yansi had already stepped up to her.
Something cool touched her fingertip: a diamond ring, exactly the right size.
The man lowered his head and kissed her forehead.
"A Li, you can only marry me."
Theme: True love isn't a calculation
