Biding My Time to Rise to Power

After her breakup, Jian Ran follows her best friend's arrangements and retreats to an isolated mountain resort to recover, cutting off contact with the outside world. The resort assigns her a personal butler, a college student there to work his way through school. His white shirt is spotless, and he's tall and handsome, a real pleasure to look at. The student is good at his job, too. He keeps her company at meals and on outings, and listens to her worries. He's a very capable butler, and Jian Ran is quite pleased with him. But by chance, she discovers that the student is planning to latch onto a rich woman. Unable to bear watching him go astray, Jian Ran grits her teeth and says, "I'm practically a rich woman myself. Why don't you come with me?" Jian Ran thinks it's just a simple financial arrangement, not realizing that the other person has been plotting this for a long time. Only at a party does she discover that the supposedly poor college student isn't poor at all. He's a hotshot genius in AI, with several patents to his name and a big reputation in A University's tech scene. In a fluster, Jian Ran hurriedly tries to end their relationship, but he grips her waist and corners her against the wall. He gently bites her earlobe and whispers, "That's not what you said last night, Sis..." * Chu Lulin has been in love with Jian Ran for six years, and no one knows. After learning that she'd broken up with her boyfriend, he seizes his chance, disguises himself as her ideal type, and carefully maneuvers his way closer to her, intent on winning her over. Who knew she'd see him as nothing but a pretty boy hoping to latch onto a rich woman from start to finish! Whether he finds it absurd or infuriating, Chu Lulin can only grit his teeth and go along with it for now. No matter what it takes, as long as he's the one by her side, that's enough. As for the future, he'll take his time and win her over. After all, patience is what he has in abundance. Bonus scene: One late night, Jian Ran's ex-boyfriend calls her while drunk, only to hear a man's gentle whisper on the other end. "Sis, it's your phone." Her ex: "?" Since when did she have a younger brother? Then a man's cold laugh comes from the phone: "I'm not her brother. I'm her boyfriend." *Cool on the outside, warm and tsundere older woman x scheming, cunning, green-tea younger man *The male lead's unrequited love comes true / takes advantage of her vulnerability to win her over / five-year age gap / younger man with an older-man vibe *The innocent puppy turns out to be a big bad wolf! *The best hunters often appear to be prey --Forthcoming novel, Wildfire Rises Again, please add it to your favorites-- At seventeen, Xu Zhu's life takes a drastic turn. Her mother dies of an illness, and her stepfather's family sends her back to live with her biological father. But then her father dies in a sudden car accident, leaving her with no choice but to live under the same roof as her stepmother and her son. Having fallen from a bustling big city to a remote, backwater county, she faces an unfamiliar environment and has no one to rely on. Xu Zhu lives cautiously every day, especially around the brother who looks intimidating and isn't related to her by blood. She always tries to keep her distance. But as time goes by, something quietly changes between them. 2 Everyone who knows Su Ye knows he hates people who are pushovers. At first sight, he dislikes Xu Zhu, his timid-looking stepsister. They live in rooms facing each other in a cramped attic, but outside they act like strangers. When his friends tease him, Su Ye says, "You want this little sister? You can have her." But whenever Xu Zhu needs help, he can't help stepping in. Later, with only a door between them, his friend searches everywhere for Su Ye. Meanwhile, inside the room, he gently pecks her lips and coaxes, "Be good, give me one more kiss." *Gentle on the outside, strong on the inside heroine x gruff hero who acts tough but is soft-hearted *Step-siblings / size difference / they save each other *The leads are not related by family or blood --Synopsis screenshot saved on 2024.03.04 Theme: My love for you is an unapologetic, unmistakable favorite