Falling Into Greed

A lazy, vindictive beauty | A seemingly abstinent, aloof, obsessive CEO (younger woman, 8-year age gap)

When Jiang Wan was 20, she shared a room with Tan Qingmiao, the untouchable beauty she'd secretly loved.

She thought her dearest wish had come true and was overjoyed.

But after that morning, she never saw her again. She heard she'd gone back to America...

She dreamed about it a few times. Every time she woke, she'd think bitterly, What's wrong with you, Jiang Wan? It was just once. That woman used you and ran. Why can't you let it go?

A year later, the Jiang family faced the worst crisis since they started their business.

Jiang Wan took a leave from school and put her beloved voice-acting side gig on hold to go home and help.

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Not long after, Jiang Wan joined forces with Second Young Master Zhou, who had once pursued her, and attended a banquet with him.

She never expected Tan Qingmiao to make a grand entrance as the final guest. As if they were meeting for the first time, Jiang Wan politely greeted her: "CEO Tan."

Unable to stand the smell of smoke, Jiang Wan went to the restroom for some air. The moment she looked up, she met a pair of stunning, world-weary fox eyes.

Tan Qingmiao pinned her against the sink, Jiang Wan's tailbone pressed against the cold marble. The woman's low, restrained voice murmured by her ear, "Wanwan, would you consider being with someone else?"

After it happened several times, Jiang Wan saw the once lofty, unattainable love of her life standing like a puppy outside her home. She suddenly smiled lazily, struck by a wicked idea.

Still trying to seduce me? Fine. I'll play along.

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Tan Qingmiao thought of herself as calm and detached, but whenever she was around Jiang Ruan, she lost control again and again.

In the summer she turned 27, she stayed for a while at her grandmother's villa. As she tidied the roses along the courtyard wall, Jiang Wan came out from next door in a snowy-white slip dress, her beautiful features outshining the full bloom of spring.

A green thorn pierced her skin, but it still couldn't calm her racing heart.

She never expected Jiang Wan to appear at her door the night before she returned to China, tears streaming down her face.

She'd had quite a bit to drink, and the alcohol had flushed her skin red.

After that incident, Jiang Wan loathed her. Tan Qingmiao could never get in touch with her again. She thought, Let it go. She's almost 30, while Jiang Wan is still young. Why force it, no matter how much I love her? Night after night, all she could do was listen to the woman's springlike voice acting to ease her overwhelming longing.

That was, until a friend sent her a photo of Jiang Wan entering a hotel with a man.

At that moment, Tan Qingmiao thought she must be insane. She couldn't stand seeing Jiang Wan with anyone else. She wanted to keep her by her side, even if Jiang Wan hated or toyed with her.

It was better than suffering through the repression and madness, day after day.

#Your voice is my medicine#

#I'm greedy. Even if you toy with me, I'll gladly take it#

Notes:

1. The top takes the lead, but there are a few, or very few, switches and scenes where the bottom takes the lead.

2. This story includes voice actors, voice acting, and other topics. I researched everything online, so there are bound to be gaps, and I made up some details.

3. At times, both characters may, perhaps, possibly, or maybe not, be a little unhinged.

4. Sweet HE. The story is all about their relationship. The author is old-fashioned and loves melodrama, and will try not to lay it on too thick unless I can't help myself.

The blurb has been screenshotted.

Theme: Be sincere with the one you love