Giving In

[Fair-skinned Beauty X Aloof Iceberg] [For more extras, visit Weibo @Jinjiang Xiaoduoli] "The main story was fully revised on April 24, 2020. If you found a jumbled version elsewhere, please don't come here to make your presence felt. This is not a purely sweet romance: the first half has some angst, and the male lead spends over forty chapters trying to win his wife back. The ending is HE."

"The male lead officially starts pursuing his wife the right way, gently, in Volume Three."

For the two years she was Wei Heyuan's contract girlfriend, Liang Xueran was sweet, gentle, and considerate, always at his beck and call, and gone the moment he waved her away.

Whenever she looked at him, her eyes overflowed with admiration and affection, impossible to hide.

Wei Heyuan was very pleased with this.

That is, until Liang Xueran received a will and inherited an estate.

He never imagined that the girl who had been calling him "Brother Heyuan" in her soft, sweet voice just yesterday would show up at his door, excitedly waving a check. "Wei, we're even!"

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Wei Heyuan was an iceberg no one could warm. After trying for two years, Liang Xueran finally came to her senses and decided to run.

When she laid it all out, Wei Heyuan remained perfectly calm. "I wish you happiness."

Polite and distant, just like when they first met.

Back then, Liang Xueran never imagined that one day Wei Heyuan would be soaked to the skin, holding her tightly and begging her to stay.

[Extra Scene]

Wei Heyuan was famous for his composure and self-control. On the night she left, he cleared out everything related to Liang Xueran without changing expression.

His friends privately sighed that Heyuan really was cold-hearted and unfeeling.

Not long afterward, at a bar, one of them saw the supposedly cold and unfeeling Wei Heyuan drunk. He took off his jacket and draped it over Liang Xueran as she danced with abandon, then, his face dark with anger, carried her back to the residence.

Friend: "..."

/A beautiful fashion designer who wants to build her own brand X a cool, abstinent workaholic who puts his career first/

Content warnings:

1. Neither has an ex or an old flame. They are each other's one and only.

2. Please point out any mistakes. I welcome criticism, but not baseless insults or attacks based only on the title or blurb. Let's read calmly and interact kindly. Everyone has different tastes, and I can't please everyone.

3. The male lead has to win his wife back.

First draft: August 2, 2019

Please add "Absolute Control" to your to-read list!

"Extremely socially anxious girl X powerful man with a strong need for control" "Mutual healing, swoony, satisfying, and sweet"

To protest the elders' insistence that she go on a blind date, Shu Yao spent a small fortune hiring a man to pretend to be her boyfriend.

The man was named Liang Yan. His acting was as impressive as his looks; he got into character quickly and was so dedicated that Shu Yao was amazed.

On the day her elders arranged for her to meet her prospective marriage partner...

The man she had paid a fortune to hire was lounging in the seat of honor.

The fragrant aroma of red tea drifted through the room. His shirt was buttoned neatly all the way to the top, and his eyes were as dark and still as ink as he smiled at Shu Yao.

Shu Yao's prospective marriage partner respectfully addressed the man she had hired as "Big Brother."

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Her friend earnestly tried to persuade Shu Yao, listing one example after another to prove just how frightening Liang Yan's possessiveness and need for control had become.

Her friend deliberately tried to scare her. "Aren't you afraid he'll force you into a locked room and keep you there? Aren't you afraid he'll control and arrange every part of your life? You'll be kept in a grand house, wearing pretty clothes and petting cats and dogs, with no freedom at all apart from having money!"

The extremely socially anxious Shu Yao's eyes lit up. "Does this heaven-like life really exist?"

/I like the way your eyes hold only me/

/But I'll also learn to hold myself back for you/

Content warnings:

1. The male lead is extremely, extremely, extremely possessive and controlling, but he is not obsessive. Enter with caution if this is a trigger for you. This is not a strong, independent female lead story, nor is it realistic fiction. The writing is light.

2. Eight-year age gap, 25-centimeter height difference. Neither has an ex. They are each other's one and only.

3. Please point out any mistakes gently. Personal attacks are not welcome. I've never won an argument, so whoever picks a fight with me gets a kiss.

4. I don't know what other warning labels there might be yet, so I'll leave this blank for now.

Theme: Love requires mutual respect