A Wild Dog Carrying a Bone

"You're a rib I broke off with my own hands, a bone I wouldn't let go of even in a hail of bullets."

A clueless heiress who flirts without realizing it x a domineering guy with a possessive streak

Doctors Without Borders x Interpol officer

1.

When Qi Yan was seventeen, a rich girl from the city moved into his home.

She was like a dazzling sun, radiant and blazing, someone you couldn't touch or talk back to.

Qi Yan treated her like royalty.

Ruan Bai said, "Qi Yan, I won't abandon you."

He believed her.

Then the heiress unilaterally declared the game over.

Qi Yan's eyes were cold. He laughed at himself and said, "Fine."

His fist tightened around the thousand paper stars he'd meant to give her. "If you're leaving, then get the hell out of here. Don't let me see you again."

He never expected her to leave without a care in the world for seven years, without even a single word for him.

2.

Seven years later, Officer Qi listens with an impassive expression as a male contestant on a variety show dedicated to catching criminals makes a nasty joke about his "girlfriend."

Everyone else bursts into laughter. Qi Yan alone droops his eyelids in sleepy indifference, not even blinking. After hearing the comment, he chuckles along, thinking his "girlfriend" has appallingly poor taste to have picked a guy like that.

That evening, the male and female contestants meet. Qi Yan discovers that the woman paired with him is none other than Miss Ruan, with whom he'd parted on bad terms seven years ago.

At the time, Ruan Bai smiles and glances at him as if they're strangers, boldly draping herself around that man and calling him "Brother Tong."

And so Qi Yan, whose heart had been still for seven years, is thrown into turmoil.

In front of the cameras, he hides her behind a curtain, his voice calm and certain. "You love him? I don't believe it."

"Let go of me!" She can hear people outside still calling her name. Filming hasn't ended, and the other staff are just on the other side of the curtain.

His eyes, which never reveal his feelings, are red for once. He longs even to reach up and touch her. His voice catches. "Ruan Bai, comfort me. It's been seven years. Surely I'm allowed to ask you to comfort me."

Comfort him. Even if she lies, he'll believe her.

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"We'll meet again among the ashes of our faith, and fall passionately in love."

1. A major revision was completed on May 20. Any future edits will only add details and fix typos, not change the plot. If you see updates to earlier chapters, you can ignore them; there's no need to click through.

2. Rekindled romance, school and city life, criminal investigations, sweet romance.

3. One-on-one romance, happy ending, the female lead has no previous experience, the male lead does.

Synopsis archived on 2023.03.11

Theme: Love is written in the stars.