Longing for Her Like a Mountain Torrent

Refined, Frail, Black-Bellied Man x Sweetheart of the World || Prepublication: Winter Flame

That time, he was so drunk he didn't even dare touch her lips. He only kissed her forehead, afraid of defiling their feelings.

Seven years after his adoptive relationship with the Tang family ended,

he realized he still hadn't managed to calm down.

He ran into her again on the streets of Yincheng. She was hurt, and he beat the person who had injured her right in front of her. At last, the crazed, violent, dark side of him was exposed to her.

Her little face went deathly pale with fright. She clung to him, wrapping her arms around him as she kept calling, "Big brother!"

Those two words scalded his heart like boiling oil.

After bandaging her wounds, he drove her around Yincheng three times. She cried seven times, and each time she wiped her tears on the hem of his bespoke suit. He had never indulged anyone like this, indulged them without the slightest temper.

In the end, he sighed helplessly. "I give up, all right?"

-

When they were children, he was just her sickly, stammering, withdrawn older brother. Later, he became a business magnate.

The first time she visited his office, the entire work area was silent as she passed through. Later, she heard people say, "President Xia looks refined and frail, but he's actually cold-blooded and terrifying."

She didn't believe them. She studied him closely, but through the reflection on his glass lenses, all she could see was her own reflection in his pupils.

He leaned closer and took off his glasses with a soft sigh. "Feather, don't distract me while I'm working."

She gently kissed his lips. They felt soft and cool.

She smiled. "Tangtang, I like you so much."

His brows twitched. He kissed her back uncontrollably, wishing he could crush her and merge her into his flesh and bones.

-I have journeyed through life, all to run toward you-

Winter Flame

1.

Cheng Yan and Ji Shiyu were always competing for first and second place, neither willing to yield to the other.

To make their "war" even more intense, their homeroom teacher simply moved them to the same desk.

But they argued so often that Director Zhou from the discipline office mistakenly caught them as a classic case of puppy love.

After Cheng Yan's mom and Ji Shiyu's mom had been lectured in the office, they looked at each other hesitantly. "How about we exchange contact information?"

2.

New Year's Eve.

Ji Shiyu suddenly appeared in Cheng Yan's living room.

Watching their mothers chat like old friends, Cheng Yan tilted her head and stared blankly at Ji Shiyu. "How do they know each other?"

Ji Shiyu shrugged. "We have Old Zhou to thank for bringing them together."

Cheng Yan: "..."

Ji Shiyu smiled slyly. "My mom was so enthusiastic, she nearly proposed on the spot."

Cheng Yan forced a smile. "If I marry you, your life is over. You're finished."

Ji Shiyu: "..."

3.

Ji Shiyu: I don't want to live anymore.

Cheng Yan: ??? Calm down.

Ji Shiyu: So marry me!

Cheng Yan: ...

Theme: Love and peace