Having You All to Myself

[New story, Returning Through the Dawn, now updating. Blurb at the bottom↓] [Weibo: @Cha Nuan Bu Si] [Many plot points have been revised, so this differs from pirated copies. Please don't contact me if you're reading a pirated copy.] * Sheng Muci first meets Song Li at the hospital. He's hospitalized with a back injury after a car accident, and she's his attending doctor. During an examination, Sheng Muci hisses in pain. "Don't go pinching a man's waist, girl." At their first meeting, he sees the girl leaning over his bedside. She wears gold-rimmed glasses and an immaculate white coat. She's so pure and beautiful that she inspires all sorts of fantasies. Sheng Muci is momentarily entranced by her, and Song Li hesitates to touch him. The second time, Song Li comes to his hospital room for a follow-up. Sheng Muci looks up at her and says softly, "Easy, Dr. Song." His sidekick can tell something's off. He leans in and whispers, "Third Brother, Dr. Song has a boyfriend." Sheng Muci licks his lips, feeling a desire to claim her. The third time, Sheng Muci runs into Song Li after he's discharged. She's arguing with the boyfriend everyone has been talking about in the parking lot. Her rich boyfriend yells at her, "What's the point of having a girlfriend who won't let you touch her? Other guys' girlfriends are better!" Leaning against his car, Sheng Muci breathes out a cloud of smoke. He slowly stubs out his cigarette, walks over, and punches the scumbag hard. The scumbag spits out a curse and asks who he is, but the sidekick pins him to the ground with a kick. The sidekick says, "That's Third Master Sheng of the capital, you idiot. Never heard of him?" Sheng Muci glances silently at the tearful girl behind him, then looks sidelong at the scumbag and gives a lazy smile. "Now she's..." "Someone else's girlfriend." * The third son of the Sheng family in the capital, Sheng Muci is arrogant and unruly. No one dares provoke him. He's the kind of man who makes people tremble at the mere mention of his name. Then he met a girl, thought about her so much that he ended up giving himself to her. At first, whenever Sheng Muci got a craving for cigarettes, he kept one in his hand all day. Later, a friend offers him a cigarette. "Third Brother." Sheng Muci waves it away. "Song Li won't let me smoke." Run gently and passionately toward the one you love, this time, next time, every time. [Content warnings] 1. The age gap is under ten years. This is a romance-focused, pure-sweet story with lots of sugary sweetness and over-the-top Mary Sue/Gary Stu tropes. Don't read if that's not your thing. Other content warnings are in the author's note in Chapter One. 2. The author is the female lead's biggest fan. Everything her girl does is right. Don't read if you want to nitpick the female lead. 3. Cover art by Yue Chi Mofan, used with permission. Blurb for Sweet and Salty: Su Zhiyao is a pampered beauty adored by everyone, aloof and gorgeous, polished from the tips of her hair to the soles of her feet. He Siyu, head of the He family, is handsome and cold, so reckless and arrogant that he thinks nothing of anyone. Everyone who sees him has to steer clear. The two of them have always stayed out of each other's way. Until one day, Su Zhiyao is taken away for offending He Siyu, and meets a terrible fate. Su's father figures a little hardship will teach her a lesson, which is a good thing. Her stepmother pretends to take her side, while her stepsister is delighted by her misfortune... Little do they know that same night, at the He family villa, He Siyu lounges on the sofa with a cigarette between his lips, his shirt soaked through where the girl nestled against him has been crying. "They really are all so insincere. It's been a whole day and nobody's come to rescue me. Sob, sob... It's all fake, every bit of it..." He Siyu is tender and affectionate, unlike his usual cold self, and puts an arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry, baby. Just wait a little longer." At the sound of his gentle, low voice, Su Zhiyao suddenly falls silent. She sits up, eats the last bite of dessert, and acts all prim and proper, aggrieved and pitiful. Then she holds out her empty plate. "He Siyu, this cream puff is delicious. I want another." She then gives a choked sob, her eyes brimming with tears. "And a cup of Panama coffee with it, please..." Later, when the Su family learns the heartwarming truth behind what happened, they deeply regret their actions. The gang members are just as shocked. "Since when have the boss and Miss Su been a thing?" Su Zhiyao: "Don't get the wrong idea. We're just good friends." He Siyu: "..." He Siyu: "She's freaking hard to woo :)" * In fact, Su Zhiyao is the insincere one. At first, she only wants to use the all-powerful He family's big shot to escape the Su family's vampiric control. Then, the big shot seems to fall for her. And then, her little secret is discovered. Su Zhiyao: TAT At an evening gala, Su Zhiyao learns at the last minute that He Siyu will be making an appearance. Before he can get his hands on her, she rushes into the dressing room, ready to escape. But halfway through changing into her gown, she's pinned against the door by the man who's been lying in wait. Her assistant knocks. "Zhiyao, are you in there?" He Siyu lowers his voice. "Tell her." "I am..." Su Zhiyao is on the verge of tears, with no choice but to answer honestly. "I'll be out in a, a minute." But He Siyu whispers in her ear, "You won't be ready in a minute." #A seductress gets caught in her own game# #I was only playing, so let me go already!# Delicate, pampered heiress with a hidden dark side x reckless big shot with a dark side beneath his good-guy facade Theme: A girl's dreams deserve support too. We're all chasing what we love, even after disappointment