A Mistaken Kiss in the Spring Tide

At the engagement banquet, He Mingzhou brings Li Chu around to toast his colleagues. After several rounds of drinks, a distinguished guest finally arrives.

He Mingzhou gently puts an arm around Li Chu and leans close to introduce him: "This is President Fu."

The executive president of Yuchu Technology, he had given He Mingzhou his big break. Li Chu never expected him to be Fu Yuchi.

Her ex-boyfriend, too.

Li Chu looks up to meet his gaze, smiling but distant. "Thank you for looking after Mingzhou, President Fu."

Fu Yuchi says nothing. His dark gaze settles on Li Chu, as if spying on his prey.

*

At a private banquet six months later.

The reclusive Fu Yuchi unexpectedly brings a female companion.

Halfway through the banquet, the woman remains seated in a corner, quiet as a painting.

Unable to contain his curiosity, someone approaches to ask, "What's your name?"

The woman raises her eyes. They are extraordinarily beautiful, yet lifeless. Her lips part, and she softly says two words: "Li Chu."

*

Fu Yuchi has only ever had one woman.

But later, he discovers that this woman is going to marry his subordinate.

He has never been softhearted. Whatever he wants, he will take, even by force.

[Reading Guide]

Both leads are virgins / melodrama / the male lead breaks up the couple

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Rong Yan first meets Lu Yanheng at a drinking party.

The Rong family has just suffered a sudden disaster, and her uncle takes her to the party. The middle-aged man in his forties sitting beside her is the marriage prospect her uncle has chosen for her.

Rong Yan's face turns deathly pale. Trembling amid the crowd's teasing, she raises her head and looks at Lu Yanheng, seated at the head of the table.

After the party, a sudden downpour begins.

Rong Yan runs through the rain to stop Lu Yanheng's car. "Mr. Lu, could you please help me?"

Lu Yanheng looks at the woman before him, soaked through and disheveled, and gently offers her a handkerchief.

The rain blurs Rong Yan's vision, so she fails to see the darkness in Lu Yanheng's eyes.

*

The third young master of the Lu family, one of Yuncheng's most powerful families, Lu Yanheng is refined and distinguished, elegant and easygoing, a rare gentleman in their social circle.

At first, Rong Yan only wants to ask him to help her family through their troubles.

But Lu Yanheng calmly says, "Miss Rong, I need a wife. Would you be willing to help me?"

With nowhere else to turn, Rong Yan reluctantly agrees. Once Lu Yanheng takes control of the Lu family, she'll divorce him and leave Yuncheng.

A year later, Lu Yanheng takes over the Lu Group and becomes its new president.

The day after the celebratory banquet, Rong Yan leaves behind divorce papers and heads overseas to continue her studies.

Before she can even leave the departure lounge, she sees a man in a suit walking calmly toward her. He stops in front of her.

Lu Yanheng smiles, but his gaze is cold and vicious. "Where are you going, Yanyan?"

*

Rong Yan always thought meeting Lu Yanheng was her good fortune. It isn't until he intercepts her at the airport that she realizes she had been his prey even before that drinking party. He had gone to such lengths for one reason: to lure her into his trap.

Rong Yan hurls her wedding ring at the man's face. Her clear eyes are bloodshot with tears, and her voice is full of hatred. "Lu Yanheng, you're a lunatic."

Lu Yanheng smiles as he calmly wipes the blood from the wound on his cheek, his carefully maintained mask of refinement utterly shattered.

He grips the woman's jaw and murmurs softly before bending down to bite her lips, kissing her with relentless intensity.

"Yes, I'm only crazy for you."

[Reading Guide]

Both leads are virgins / the male lead appears refined but is actually a scoundrel / she runs, he chases / wildly melodramatic

Theme: Love means understanding and acceptance