Brothers' love triangle / possessive pursuit / two wealthy families / stealing someone's partner / male lead sexually inexperienced
Obsessive, gloomy, ghostlike man x beautiful, spoiled, willful heiress
Shu Xintang doesn't like London's weather: endless drizzle, thick fog, and smog.
She also doesn't like the boyfriend she met in London. He's too clingy.
When they don't have class, they barely leave the house. They have sex over and over in a dim room.
Sometimes, when Shu Xintang gets fed up with him clinging to her, she'll hit him lightly, dig her nails into his arm, and bite him hard.
"Idiot, don't go so deep!"
To Wen Juan, that tiny bit of pain is practically a reward.
After daybreak, Shu Xintang decides to break up with him once again.
Luckily, Wen Juan is a gentleman: gentle, considerate, and always impeccably mannered. He stands quietly by the Thames, as still as a poplar tree.
When Shu Xintang says she wants to break up, he doesn't ask why. He smiles gently and calmly says, "Okay."
//
On her first day back in Hong Kong, before Shu Xintang can call off her engagement, a member of her fiance's family dies, and courtesy requires her to pay her respects.
Everyone is there for the memorial, and Shu Xintang sees the man she's engaged to.
He's a steady, taciturn man. When he glances coldly at her, her heart trembles with fright.
What a scary man. Good thing we didn't get married, or he would have put me through the wringer.
She guiltily turns her head, only to spot Wen Juan in the corner, wearing a faintly amused smile.
Who knows how long he's been watching her. His pupils are pitch-black, like a ghost's.
//
The engagement can't be called off, so Shu Xintang and her husband agree to three rules: they won't interfere in each other's lives.
Life is peaceful and pleasant, except for her husband's clueless younger brother.
Whenever his brother isn't around, he presses against her neck like a dog, inhaling the scent beneath her delicate skin.
"So, Tangtang broke up with me to marry my brother. That's so heartbreaking..."
Wen Juan's voice is hoarse, the madness in his bones swelling without end.
Shu Xintang bites her lip, cursing and pushing him away, telling him to get lost.
But Wen Juan doesn't move at all. He just nibbles and kisses her with his teeth.
"But that's okay. If you marry my brother, I can still be your lover, your mistress, your lapdog. How does that sound?"
"It sounds awful!"
Shu Xintang is nearly driven mad with anger and raises her hand to slap him.
But Wen Juan doesn't dodge in the slightest. He even leans into it, grabbing her palm and kissing it with greater fervor.
Their kisses are wet and muffled. He extends the tip of his tongue and slowly licks her pale palm, chuckling softly.
"Why? Wasn't I good at licking you last night?"
Theme: True love can overcome every obstacle
