The Overbearing Poor Guy Falls for Me

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This book was originally titled: If You're Broke, What Are You Doing Playing at Kidnapping and Confinement?

For the synopsis section, see Chapter 54.

I'm never doing abstract humor again. You really can make me look like an idiot, you internet users who don't read a single word of the actual story and just take the synopsis and use it to drag me.

Poor boy x down-on-her-luck heiress. An unconventional rental-apartment romance.

Fang Fuyi has been "locked" in the house for one hour and eight minutes.

The reason: Sheng Sui caught her privately arranging something with a male classmate.

Even though she explained for ages and was already miles away from that classmate, Sheng Sui was still sulking.

He not only stopped cuddling Fang Fuyi to sleep that night, but turned his back to her and said angrily, "Fang Fuyi, I'm not stopping you. If you want to leave, you can go whenever you like."

Although he did lock the door the next day.

Their crappy door could actually be kicked open from the inside with just a couple of kicks.

But Fang Fuyi still stayed home all day.

She thought that as long as Sheng Sui came home on time and kissed her when he got back that night, she wouldn't be angry with him at all.

But at seven thirty that evening, after waiting and waiting without seeing any sign of Sheng Sui, Fang Fuyi was so angry she couldn't hold back anymore. She called him, her words crackling like a string of firecrackers: "Sheng Sui! Where are you fooling around? Are you planning to stay out all night, or are you breaking up with me?!"

"No."

He lied. "I'm outside making money."

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A ring lay quietly in Sheng Sui's palm.

He said, "If you don't leave today, you'll never have another chance to leave."

But in his heart he was thinking, "Fang Fuyi, would you be willing to marry me?"

One-on-one, both leads' first time, living-together trope, childhood friends, mutual pining.

The poor boy "supports and protects" the heiress.

Too bad he's broke, so he has to leave her at home while he works his butt off outside to earn money for her to spend.

Synopsis dated 2024/7/13

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Xu Lizhen has been called to school for her parents again.

The time before last, she snuck a top student out of class and took him to an internet cafe. Last time, she went to the principal's office to steal the exam questions.

And this time, she was caught "kissing" a male classmate in the woods.

The person who came was Xu Lizhen's older brother.

At least, in name.

Xu Suizhi could completely ignore her, since she was no longer his sister.

But he said nothing. He donated two buildings to the school, told the board of directors to deal with that boy as they saw fit, and only then took Xu Lizhen home.

There were only the two of them at the dinner table.

"Big brother..." Xu Lizhen cautiously served Xu Suizhi food and soup.

Xu Suizhi raised his eyes slightly, not even looking at her.

With a fawning smile, Xu Lizhen tried all sorts of sweet talk to placate him. She watched Xu Suizhi calmly eat everything she'd served him, and even refrain from scolding her for once. Only then did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

She thought the matter was over.

But that night, just as she was preparing to sneak out, she ran right into Xu Suizhi, waiting for her while leaning against the doorframe.

The man held a leather belt in his hand and spoke in an even voice:

"Bend over, Xu Lizhen."

Theme: Even in dire circumstances, flowers can bloom.