A Debt of Passion

The day Yu Qingci returned to the country, she got drunk with someone. From across the bar, she pointed at a woman and got herself into a romantic entanglement. After a night of passion, she woke up, hurriedly left a bank card behind, and fled. She never expected to see that woman again three days later, at the banquet her father was hosting. Gold-rimmed glasses softened her alluring eyes, while a simple skirt suit concealed those familiar curves. Cool and chaste, gentle and polite, she was the youngest and most promising professor in everyone's eyes. And she was also Yu Qingci's newly acquired stepsister. Wen Yansheng (Top) VS Yu Qingci (Bottom) A powerful top with a difficult background VS a beautiful, arrogant rich heiress A true goddess descending to earth VS a fake playboy settling down Note: One-on-one pairing, both are virgins. The bottom has had N extremely brief exes, with no feelings or intimate contact, and has never been involved with men. The top is five years older than the bottom. Here's another story set in the same world, A Decade as a Live-In Son-in-Law. Here's the blurb. Add it to your reading list if it sounds interesting: Jian Shuyi grew up under strict family rules. How much she could eat at each meal, what shoes she had to pair with every outfit, and whom she could befriend were all strictly dictated. She was the perfect example of a young lady from a distinguished family. On the night she came of age, rebellion got the better of her. As soon as she left the banquet, she rushed to a club and picked the most beautiful woman there. She tossed out a fortune and said, "There's a million in this card. Will you date me?" Qiao Jinyuan was immensely wealthy and had spent years pulling the strings behind the scenes. As soon as she stepped away from it all and returned, people mistook her for a courtesan. Looking at Jian Shuyi's beautiful, Persian-cat eyes, Qiao Jinyuan took the bank card and drawled, "Sure." * But Jian Shuyi still couldn't escape her parents dragging her along to social events to build connections. Every time she returned from a banquet, she'd sprawl across Qiao Jinyuan and chatter endlessly. "Do you think Qiao Jinyuan was putting on airs on purpose? Someone spent three months preparing just to meet her, and she couldn't even give them a reason." Qiao Jinyuan: "Mm." Because last week you said you wanted me to make you pear soup. "And at that reception, she left after ten minutes. I didn't even get to see her. Who does she think she is?" Qiao Jinyuan: "Mm." Because that day you texted me that you were tired and wanted to go home early. * Later, her family arranged a blind date. Jian Shuyi didn't want to break up, so she planned to go and get through the meal in secret. She pushed open the private dining room door. Her blind date hadn't arrived, but her sweetheart was there, resting her cheek on one hand as she looked at Jian Shuyi with a lazy smile. Jian Shuyi thought her sweetheart had followed her. She grabbed her and started to leave, but a server hurried after them. "Miss Qiao, would you like me to change your reservation time?" Jian Shuyi: ? She slowly turned around. The server was bowing slightly to Qiao Jinyuan, holding a reservation book. Change whose reservation? Qiao Jinyuan's? Qiao Jinyuan calmly slipped her wrist free, took a business card from inside her jacket, and held it up in front of Jian Shuyi. "Miss Jian, let's get to know each other again." Jian Shuyi stared at the name of the vast business empire printed on the card, feeling as though her brain had been wiped clean. She opened her mouth but couldn't say a word. Qiao Jinyuan put the card away and took Jian Shuyi's fingers, slowly closing her hand around them. Her fingertips were cool, but her grip left no room to pull away. Then she lowered her head and leaned close to Jian Shuyi's ear, her voice low, tinged with a teasing smile. "Now, don't you owe me an explanation?" She paused. "Who are you going on a blind date with?" Theme: Love can carry us through the long years