Letting You Sink Into Love

On a rainy day, Peng Xiaoqing caught sight of a man passing through the play of light and shadow. He was graceful and elegant, kept himself above reproach, and even as he helped her out of a jam, he made sure to keep a proper distance. Like a hurried passerby, he paused for just a moment amid the intersecting shades of gray and heat, leaving behind only the faint fragrance of tea. She never expected to see Song Rui again that same day. At their respective matchmaking dinners. By a twist of fate, she became his prospective match, and, half under his spell, became his girlfriend. They planned to watch the sea together, then drove out to the boundless Gobi Desert, climbed the ever-changing Karakoram Mountains, and explored the ruins of a once-mighty kingdom. Finally, in a remote stretch of no-man’s-land known as “the highway laid across the sky,” they kissed without restraint. When the trip ended, everything seemed to return to where it started. She was busy with work when she unexpectedly ran into Song Rui during a business meeting. The man’s sharp, well-defined features lifted slightly as he cornered her in a partition where light and shadow intertwined. Outside, people talked noisily. Inside, he picked up the long hair that had fallen across her shoulder and gently brushed it against her cheek. In a low, husky voice, he pleaded, “Don’t be mad. Next time, I’ll do it your way.” · [Love at first sight? There’s no such thing. It’s just a carefully laid trap that draws you in.] *, *, *, * [Bright, doll-voiced beauty CEO × calculating venture-capital executive], an office romance for adults~ *Both leads are each other’s first and only. They’re both pros at playing games, just ordinary people. *The heroine has an ex-boyfriend. They broke up peacefully, without misunderstandings or cheating, but there’s more to the story. *Sources for quotations are listed in the author’s notes. *, *, *, * Check out my other completed works: I Conquered the Stars with Food, Top-Tier Infrastructure Player, and Falling in Love from the Start. Visit my author page to see them, and please follow me. Theme: Leave the shadows of the past behind and embrace the future