Glass Candy

Lin Yule has been under He Zhiyu's strict control since childhood. It took all her courage to secretly change her college entrance exam preferences behind his back and her parents' backs, choosing a city over a thousand kilometers from home.

She acted first, and the decision was final. There was nothing He Zhiyu could do to keep controlling her.

On her first day of college, she watches excitedly as a tall, slender man walks up to the podium. He glances at her with a faintly amused smile and says in a deep, sensual voice, "Hello, everyone. I'm He Zhiyu, an honorary alumnus here to give today's lecture."

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Lin Yule doesn't absorb a single word of the lecture. As soon as it's dismissed, she runs out of the auditorium.

On a quiet path through the trees, she breathes a sigh of relief. Out of the corner of her eye, she spots He Zhiyu nearby, a cigarette between the fingers of his right hand, blowing smoke rings as he lounges by a streetlamp.

Before she can react, the man slowly approaches, each step seeming to land right on her heart.

The man who had been so refined and elegant at the podium a moment ago now cages her in his arms. His deep eyes are restrained, but a faint smile plays on his lips. In a low voice, dangerous and sensual, he slowly smooths the stray hairs by her ear. "Why are you running? It's not like I'm going to eat you."

Lin Yule nods instinctively, but hears the man's trembling laugh beside her ear. His voice is low and bewitching. "Behave yourself, and I won't eat you just yet."

There's no rush. We have all the time in the world.

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People say He Zhiyu is like a wolf, but even more like a hunter, and a skilled one at that. He plans his every move, coaxing his prey into the trap one step at a time. Once he sets his sights on someone, there's no escaping his snare.

Unfortunately for Lin Yule, she is the prey he wants most in this life.

[Reading Guide]

☆ 1v1

☆ The male lead is extremely possessive, with a subtle tendency toward obsession

Blurb posted on 2020.3.20. Serialized story: "Love Bite"

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Everyone around Cen Huaizhou knows that he has spent years searching for someone without success. They all tell him not to fixate so much. Maybe the other person is in such a bad situation that they're too embarrassed to show up.

Cen Huaizhou almost believed them, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

At a gathering, Cen Huaizhou stares darkly at someone across the room, chatting and laughing with a man. His face is livid, and his grip tightens around his knife.

A colleague notices. "Why does Doctor Cen look so unhappy?"

Cen Huaizhou glances at the radiant smile on that person's face, presses his tongue against his teeth, and turns icy.

Just after coming out of the restroom, Qiao Wu gets a call from her mother checking up on her. She replies carelessly, "Yes, yes, he's got a car and a house, and he looks pretty good..."

As soon as she finishes speaking, someone suddenly pins Qiao Wu against the sink. The man's dark eyes churn with emotion as he stares at her. "Do you really like money that much?"

Recognizing him, Qiao Wu freezes for a moment, then gives him a teasing smile. "Yeah. Who doesn't like money?"

Cen Huaizhou: "Fine."

Fine what??

By the time Qiao Wu comes to her senses, she's already sitting in the civil affairs bureau. A large box of property deeds and car keys rests in her arms. The man's voice is low and husky. "Marry me. All of this will be yours, and I'll be yours, too."

"Don't go so far away again. I can't find you."

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The boldest thing Qiao Wu has ever done is break up with Cen Huaizhou on her own after finally winning him over.

When they meet again, she thinks the worst that could happen is that they'd become strangers, or that he'd hate her. She never expected him to pursue her relentlessly like a wolf hunting across the grasslands.

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Cen Huaizhou never thought he could be this pathetic, still unable to forget her after she'd dumped him. Then he carefully planned every move until he finally tricked her into coming home and becoming his alone, his own little joy.

In the end, he was the first to give in.

Upcoming story: "Can't Let Go"

Back then, everyone thought Wen Yang would marry into a wealthy family and become Mrs. Shi. Unexpectedly, the two broke up overnight. Wen Yang left without taking anything and moved abroad alone, ignoring Shi Xu's pleas as she walked away without looking back.

Shi Xu hated her coldness.

He thought that after their reckless night together, Wen Yang would soften. Maybe she'd look at him for the sake of all those years they'd shared, or at least because of that night.

Even just one glance would have been enough.

But she didn't.

After their night together, Wen Yang wanted to leave. Shi Xu held her down on the bed, gripping her delicate chin and forcing her to look at him. His eyes burned as he ground out, "Yangyang, look at me... Just look at me!"

Her skin was so delicate that it reddened at a touch. Lying in the soft bed, she was like a piece of white jade, cool and distant.

Wen Yang really did look at him. She frowned and drew in a breath. "It hurts."

Shi Xu's eyes reddened instantly, and his grip loosened.

When they meet again, she stands beside his younger cousin in a long dress, smiling and chatting. She looks at him politely but distantly and greets him, "Hello, Second Brother." Then she falls silent.

After exchanging greetings, the two walk away together. Whatever his cousin says makes her turn her head and laugh. Her earrings sway with her movement. Her smile is bright and radiant, so dazzling that even the diamonds in her earrings seem to lose their shine.

Her long dress outlines her graceful figure, just as it did before.

But that bright smile no longer belongs to him alone.

Shi Xu once thought time really could wash everything away. But when he sees the woman he can't stop thinking about again, he finally understands:

Some people can't be forgotten, no matter how much time passes. A single word from her can leave him utterly defeated.

Some goals can only be achieved by any means necessary.

[Reading Guide]

1. 1v1, both leads have no prior romantic or sexual partners, standard happy ending

2. There may be scenes where the male lead gets hurt emotionally. Be warned!

Theme: Staying by someone's side is the longest-lasting confession