Taming

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All it takes to tame something wild is a sincere heart.

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On the first day of her return to the wealthy family as their heiress at sixteen, Xia Qishu met a pitiful, innocent-looking boy and gave him a milk candy.

From then on, Xia Qishu, who was in dire straits herself, stood in front of the fragile boy, Qu Xuwang, and chose to protect him.

Xia Qishu didn't know that his gentleness was an act, that being bullied was all part of the performance, and that the only genuine thing about Qu Xuwang was his ruthless, black-hearted nature beneath that innocent, pitiful facade.

It wasn't until she saw Qu Xuwang sitting in a position of power, manipulating people with complete indifference, as he said, "A sincere heart? It's most fun to trample on one. Just like I'm doing now."

Only then did Xia Qishu realize she'd mistaken a hungry wolf for a lamb.

This was clearly the story of Mr. Dongguo and the wolf.

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Qu Xuwang was a wild, arrogant mad dog. People feared him, yet had no choice but to fawn over him.

He was like a demon crawling out of the mud. His unruly nature meant he had no scruples, and no one dared provoke him.

He was the best at manipulating people's hearts, but he trusted them less than anyone.

Then the Xia family's illegitimate daughter was brought home, and little by little, she came closer to him.

At first, he only wanted to watch coldly and see what her sincerity would look like.

He thought he wouldn't waver, but he never expected to get drawn into the act, step by step.

When he saw Xia Qishu leave him decisively, her eyes full of shock and coldness, he felt fear for the first time.

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Not long after breaking things off with Qu Xuwang, Xia Qishu saw a fierce-looking young man at the end of an alley one day.

He was covered in blood, but his eyes shone brightly as he looked at Xia Qishu, cautiously yet hopefully. "You feel sorry for me, so you've forgiven me, haven't you?"

When he looked at her with such a desperate, nervous expression, Xia Qishu said firmly, "Qu Xuwang, you're in love with me."

Qu Xuwang didn't know what love felt like. He only knew that he felt hungry for Xia Qishu.

He wanted to devour her, possess her, and then destroy her.

But when he saw the clear, pure look in her eyes, the urge to destroy her became an ache that tore at his heart. Even as a rabid dog, he would only want to die at her feet.

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The time Qu Xuwang spent living with Xia Qishu was the happiest time of his life. It was so wonderful that after Xia Qishu was driven out of the family, he was willing to abandon everything and risk it all for her.

But he never expected to be met with her mockery.

Qu Xuwang was completely at a loss. "You said you wouldn't leave me."

There wasn't a trace of emotion in Xia Qishu's eyes. "You believed something I said just to placate you?"

Qu Xuwang stood there in a daze for a long time. Much, much later, he let out a soft laugh, mockery and madness mingling across his face.

After laughing for ages, he finally fell quiet and said coolly, "That's right. How could I actually have believed you?"

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Qu Xuwang had always been despicable and merciless. The only scrap of humanity in him existed because of Xia Qishu.

After Xia Qishu abandoned him, Qu Xuwang became even more indifferent and unpredictable.

Then, after years apart, the day after seeing Xia Qishu again, he insisted on marrying her, despite everyone's objections, including Xia Qishu's.

His family objected, and public opinion was daunting, but he didn't care about any of it.

Xia Qishu looked at him in disbelief. "Are you crazy?"

"From the day you left until now, this is the clearest I've ever been." Qu Xuwang smiled faintly, his eyes filled with a pathological madness. "A Shu, I've spoiled you too much. That's why you were able to leave me for so many years."

The summer he was seventeen, Qu Xuwang crouched beneath a camphor tree and someone fed him a milk candy.

That day, the cicadas buzzed noisily and the sunlight blazed. He actually felt as though he had seen the light.

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What is love?

Love is the one scrap of heart that grew in Qu Xuyu, a despicable and merciless man, which he then held out to her.

He said, "Do you see, A Shu?"

"In this place, nothing grows but you."

Reader's guide:

▲ HE / 1v1 / Early story: fake heiress and real heiress x mutual salvation x healing school romance. Later: domineering pursuit x marriage before love x groveling to win back his wife x rekindled love

▲ The male lead is not a good person! He is not a good person! He is not a good person!

▲ The heroine is the true heiress, the true heiress, the true heiress. She is not an illegitimate daughter!

▲ I want to tell a story about a ruthless madman who scorns everything and has no mercy, suddenly wanting to love someone, only to discover that the only clean thing in him is that one sincere love for her. He becomes cautious and pitifully humble.

▲ A wild thing becomes tame for you. When it lowers its head to beg for food, it's not really hungry. It just wants to lick your fingers. [This line came from my friend Huahua.]

Theme: Tame wild animals!