Deeply Entangled

Check out another novel in the same series, Asphalt. Come join us! - Cong Jing grew up in the Shen household. Everyone in the Shen family treated her well, except for their refined and outstanding son, Shen Zhiyu. To outsiders, Shen Zhiyu was gentle and polite, composed and self-restrained, and capable of handling things on his own. He was the most highly regarded young man in their circle. But only Cong Jing knew what he was really like. The man gently removed his glasses, his gaze slowly settling on her. "What should A-Jing call me?" At the sound of his voice, Cong Jing's back stiffened instinctively, and her palms began to sweat. - Cong Jing had been with Shen Zhiyu for nearly two years. Keeping their unspoken, clandestine relationship, she eventually refused to be his dependent any longer. Under pressure, she told him she wanted to break up. At the time, Shen Zhiyu merely sat there, a cigarette pinched between his fingers. He didn't even raise his eyes to look at her. "Are you sure?" Cong Jing's expression didn't change. He curved his lips. "Fine. I'll let you go." Cong Jing left without a sound. Shen Zhiyu's life didn't change at all. He reveled in pleasure and continued to thrive. Meanwhile, Cong Jing's life only got worse after leaving him. Everyone lamented that Cong Jing really was worse off without the Shen family. Until someone saw Shen Zhiyu, usually so elegant, bracing himself against the door of her rented apartment in a near-humiliating posture. Cong Jing was cold. "Mr. Shen, I have a boyfriend now." Shen Zhiyu chuckled. "Your boyfriend, the one whose name you can't say?" The expression on Cong Jing's face slowly disappeared. He lowered his head, his eyes faintly red. "You used to call me your big brother. Now you call me Mr. Shen." With everyone watching, Shen Zhiyu reached out and slowly drew her into his arms, almost reverently. "A-Jing, I truly miss you." [Once, I wanted you to belong to me completely. Now, I only hope your life goes smoothly.] Possessive and refined male lead x outwardly gentle, inwardly cold female lead Five-year age gap / Reunited after years apart / Reconciliation after a breakup / Male lead is pure in body and mind / Both leads are inexperienced. Blurb for Asphalt: The year Wen Zheng first moved into the Song household, Song Nanjin went to live in the United States. His parents ran a business overseas, and Wen Zheng was taken in by his aunt. The two had little to do with each other. Later, Song Nanjin returned to China, and they were forced to share a home. Wen Zheng knew he was difficult to get along with, so she was careful not to provoke him. Only later did she learn that Song Nanjin had actually been longing for her for a long time. The man took his time fastening his cuff links, his voice gentle yet cool. "Wen Zheng, if you hate me, why do you seduce me?" - Wen Zheng had always been at a disadvantage around Song Nanjin. He was her older brother in the Song family, and she never dared to overstep. Everything changed that day. In everyone's eyes, the two of them had always gone about their own business without interfering with each other. As dusk fell, Wen Zheng ran into Song Nanjin in a narrow passageway. The voices of other family members drifted from the living room. As Wen Zheng passed him, his finger quietly hooked around hers. "How long are you planning to date him this time? You should break up, Wen Zheng." On the night she broke up with her boyfriend, they finally laid everything on the table. Song Nanjin said they should get married, but Wen Zheng calmly told him she couldn't move on to someone new without a break. The man held a cigarette between his fingers, his tone indifferent. "I want you. Do you think you have a choice?" - In Wen Zheng's narrow world, taking life as it came was her way of surviving. Song Nanjin, on the other hand, was the center of attention, a privileged heir. They belonged to different worlds. But through those lonely, silent years, he had also wanted to become her whole world, someone she could rely on. - Refined young gentleman x stubborn, aloof woman Possessive / Reunited after years apart / Reconciliation after a breakup / Five-year age gap / Both are virgins, and the male lead is completely pure in body and mind. Theme: A fulfilling life is something you have to fight for yourself.