A flirtatious, freewheeling rich playboy x a sweet, adorable little minx
[1]
They first met in a noisy bar. The man leaned against the railing, aloof and detached, the vodka in his hand clinking against the ice. He was both tempting and restrained.
Jiang Tao mistook him for the bar's top escort. She pulled out a black card, shoved it into his pocket, and said she wanted him to keep her company.
But he didn't even glance at it. He simply turned and walked away.
As the apple of the Jiang family's eye, Jiang Tao had been spoiled her whole life. No one dared make their little princess unhappy. She immediately decided to send people after the con man and drag him back.
But in the end, she couldn't find a single trace of him.
Not long after Jiang Tao returned to the country, she unexpectedly ran into him a second time.
This time, she learned not only that his name was Ling Chen, but also that he was the older brother of her lifelong nemesis.
To settle things once and for all, she decided to take Ling Chen down directly.
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Ling Chen was a notorious playboy, a young master with mysterious connections in high society. With a face made for seducing people, he never worried over any woman.
Lately, though, things had started taking a strange turn.
His younger sister's enemy kept flirting with him from time to time, and even wanted him to join her on a variety show. As for her sincerity, he could see right through her. It was almost certainly a prank.
But keep playing a little game long enough, and it's easy to start taking it seriously.
Late one night, Jiang Tao messaged him again, tearfully complaining that she'd hurt herself and felt awful.
Ling Chen decided to speed up their game.
Jiang Tao hadn't expected him to actually come over. She immediately curled up at the head of the bed, her dewy doe eyes misty and pitiful. "I feel so awful..."
The man silently unbuttoned his suit.
She froze. "Wait, I'm hurt!"
"Mm," Ling Chen replied, his voice low, like the strong liquor from the night they'd first met. "I know."
Jiang Tao: "?"
You know, and you're still taking your clothes off?!
He leaned close. Seeing her tremble and retreat to the foot of the bed, he lifted her chin and brushed a fingertip over her bright lips, reminding her coolly:
"Next time you lie, remember not to sneak a bite of cake first."
[2]
Jiang Tao improved her acting by playing all sorts of characters in everyday life.
Sometimes, she was a sexy, adorable bad girl.
During a promotional photo shoot, she sat right on the man's lap and raised his chin with seductive flair. "Little minx, you've finally fallen into my hands."
Ling Chen countered without changing his expression. "Will you leave me unable to get out of bed tomorrow?"
The show's director broke out in a cold sweat. Um, this is a wholesome variety show...
Sometimes, she was a delicate little green tea girl.
Jiang Tao: "Big brother, please don't come any closer. If we share a blanket like this, Sister will get the wrong idea, qwq. It's thundering outside, but she'll be back soon. I should go first."
Ling Chen opened the wardrobe. "No need to make things difficult. You can hide in here for a while."
Sometimes, she played the pitiful girl who got dumped by a scumbag after falling pregnant before marriage.
She curled up in the corner, clutching her flat stomach. "My baby, how did you get so lucky? It only took one try! Too bad your father is a shameless coward."
Ling Chen replied calmly, "How could you be pregnant? I remember using your card to buy a box of... at the convenience store."
Jiang Tao: "Shut up!"
Damn it, she really couldn't beat him.
Theme: Hard work and determination pay off.