The Obsession Trap

A wild, calculating childhood friend / a gentle, proud childhood sweetheart

After the eldest daughter of the Tang family frames Xu Hai in a misunderstanding, Xu Hai takes control of all the Tang family's assets and businesses.

Unfortunately, the Tang family's adopted son Xu Hai doesn't become their son-in-law. Instead, he openly becomes the young master of the Tang family's Longquan mining district.

From then on, Xu Hai has to face three major problems...

First: The grudges and tangled affairs of the previous generation.

Second: A formidable business rival.

Third: His rivals in love.

Three years ago, Li Meier was foolish, innocent, and had no idea what it meant to get married.

Xu Hai's warm hand clasped Li Meier's as she clamored for his help with her lessons. He held the slender wrist of the clingy little sweetheart with just the right amount of pressure, afraid of hurting her. Unaccustomed to it, Li Meier looked up at him, only to meet the roguish, smug grin on his lowered face.

"Since you can't bear to be without me, why don't you marry me someday?"

"Brother Hai, if I marry you, can I stay with you for the rest of my life?"

Xu Hai hooked a finger beneath her chin and fell silent. Then he leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "Of course. I can't wait for you to cling to me for the rest of your life."

"Why would I cling to you?" Li Meier glanced at the plum tree behind them and answered without a second thought. "I'm not a snake, and you're not a tree!"

"Then I'll be the snake. I'll cling to you, you blockhead."

"..."

A gentle winter breeze swept through the treetops. She remembered the young man's tender kiss for many, many years.

Xu Hai: From our youth to middle age and on into old age, I don't mind growing old with you, one day at a time.

Li Meier: I never imagined that our deep young love would make such a difficult journey of it.

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Synopsis saved and archived on July 20, 2023.

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