Gentle as the Wild Wind

Pre-release novel: Wild at Heart. Visit my author page to add it to your collection in advance!

Rumor has it that the young master of the Cheng family is a madman, obsessed to the point of insanity. When he was six, he suffered a severe mental shock, and ever since then, he has been volatile and quick to anger.

Su Shan came to the Cheng family with her mother, who worked as a domestic helper. After hearing the rumors, she decided to keep her distance from the young master. But one day, she accidentally ran into him and broke his cup.

Certain she was done for, Su Shan desperately apologized. He grabbed her chin hard and demanded, his expression icy, "Why are you so afraid of me?"

Su Shan couldn't answer. Forced to meet his gaze, she saw the menace in his eyes.

She thought her mother would be dragged down with her and kicked out of the Cheng household, but unexpectedly, the next week passed without incident.

On the first day of the new school year, Su Shan arrived to enroll at the best high school in the city. Her classmates were all from wealthy or influential families. She was the only one admitted on the strength of her excellent grades.

Su Shan thought she could get through high school in peace. Then Cheng Yao showed up in her class and became her deskmate.

Her classmates, who knew the rumors about the young master, felt deeply sorry for Su Shan. But who could have guessed that when she was bullied, he would personally step in and avenge her?

From then on, no one at school dared to mess with Su Shan. But rumors about the two of them gradually began to spread.

Su Shan tried to explain, but nobody believed her. She finally worked up the courage to ask Cheng Yao to clear things up himself, only to hear him ask in return, "Who said it was just a rumor?"

The next second, he slowly lowered his head, his thin lips brushing her ear. His voice was cool yet gentle as he said, "If I didn't like you, why would I protect you?"

Pre-release novel: Wild at Heart. Blurb:

1.

Lin Ci has been married to Lu Shiwen for two years, but they've appeared together only a handful of times. She's become a laughingstock among Nancheng's wealthy socialites, yet she couldn't care less. She's living it up: Paris this month, New York next month, snapping up every trendy luxury item she can find. She's become a top fashion buyer.

People say Lin Ci is using all this to cover up her pain, and that in private she must spend every day in tears. Everyone assumes her marriage has long since fallen apart and that divorce is only a matter of time.

When a friend asks what she thinks about it, Lin Ci gently swirls her wineglass, a seductive smile playing on her red lips.

[I have a husband who lets me swipe his card and doesn't even expect me to fulfill my marital duties. I couldn't be happier.]

[Divorce? Whatever. Aren't younger, handsome guys way better?]

Even one-tenth of Lu Shiwen's fortune would be enough to let her live in extravagant luxury. Who wouldn't want the life of a rich woman? It would be so much freer and happier than her life now.

2.

After playing the clueless, innocent white lotus in front of Lu Shiwen for more than two years, Lin Ci has had enough. She takes the initiative and slaps the divorce papers in front of him, hoping to get ahead of him.

But Lu Shiwen tears the papers to shreds and looks at her with a fierce expression, without saying a word.

Later, the media breaks a shocking story: at midnight, Lu Shiwen pinned a mysterious woman against a car and kissed her passionately. His marriage to Lin Ci was on the brink of collapse.

The wealthy socialites all laugh at Lin Ci for being spectacularly cuckolded. But then Lu Shiwen personally steps forward to clear up the rumor:

"It was just a little game my wife and I play from time to time. Sorry to have made you all laugh."

[Being aloof feels great for a while. Then comes the painful reckoning.]

Theme: An uplifting love story