Let Nightfall

Secret relationship turned public | Mature man and woman | Reunited after years apart | Passionate affair 🧊 Cool-headed, rational career woman × ☀️ Sunny, funny rich playboy Liang Manshao rose through the ranks at a top multinational company like a rocket, becoming director of the Asia-Pacific marketing department in just three years. She's highly capable and handles matters with grace, treating everyone with such warmth that the whole company praises her. The only exception is Lin Xu, whom she treats with cool detachment. He's an old classmate and new colleague whom she personally recruited, with a face and figure both second to none. He's also currently one of the hottest names in the venture capital world. Someone asked if the two of them had a grudge from the past. Liang Manshao smiled warmly. "He's never really liked me. I don't know what I did to offend him back when we were classmates." But on a bitter winter night, when water froze as it dripped, this very Lin Xu, who supposedly "didn't really like her," showed up at her door and blocked her and her new date from leaving. He flung what he was holding to the ground, glaring furiously. "Pretty boy! Breaking up someone else's marriage? What's your name?" Her date fled in a panic. Liang Manshao calmly picked up the groceries from the ground. "Oh, I'm hungry. Are we still making a late-night snack? My newly promoted 'husband'?" Lin Xu's mouth twitched. He clenched his teeth, stamped his foot, and made up his mind. "Upstairs!" Also titled Work-Love Balance [Reading guide] 1. If you're a stickler for chastity, or underage, don't read: neither lead is a virgin. 2. An urban fairy tale, a sweet romance, happy ending. 3. Adapted from: Column > The Coldest Night > Pot and Lid [Currently serializing] A Knife #A terrible person with a sincere heart# A manipulative femme fatale who knows how to ensnare people × a refined, possessive young heir -1 The first time Ying Xuesong met Xu Qingyun, he was out shopping with a beauty. With his mixed-race features and flawless looks, he spent lavishly, yet seemed indifferent to everything he saw. His eyes kept drifting to her face. The second time he saw Xu Qingyun, she was at a yacht party with her fiancé. With a clever ploy, he sent everyone else away and cornered her. "Let's make a bet. Dump your boyfriend, and I'll pay for your engagement ring." "My husband and I are devoted to each other." "Are you? What if I pay you for ten rings?" -2 At some point, the young master of Pocheng stopped being surrounded by flirty women. Instead, Ying Xuesong was at his side day and night, and they were always seen together. His friends were baffled. Had he really mended his ways and fallen for a poor girl from the streets? Xu Qingyun just smiled. "It's all a bit of fun. It's not like we have to worry about the future." The door opened. Ying Xuesong lowered his eyes. He had no idea how long he'd been standing outside. "What did you just hear?" "I didn't hear anything." "Why aren't you angry?!" "...Xu Qingyun. What do you want me to be angry about?" -3 Lust is a knife hanging over one's head. Beauty and desire are lust; greed and obsession are lust, too. Theme: What are we talking about when we talk about love?