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1.

After meeting her blind date, He Ci walked out of the restaurant and saw Pei Ji standing beneath a streetlight. His striking face and cold, commanding presence made people turn to look.

"Mr. Pei, I've heard so much about you."

Her blind date bowed and offered him a cigarette with both hands. He was probably surprised to meet someone so influential, because his hands were shaking.

Pei Ji didn't take the cigarette. He only looked at He Ci with dark eyes, playing with the earring she'd left in his room.

They tangled together well into the night.

The heavy curtains shut out every trace of moonlight. Pei Ji's voice was hoarse and low beside her ear. "You seemed to be having a great time talking just now."

He Ci barely managed to regain her composure. Breathless, she still gritted her teeth as she replied, "Yes, we got along wonderfully."

2.

There was a blank stretch in He Ci's memory. For instance, she didn't know why she had a scar on her stomach.

Her older sister told her that she'd once had something unnecessary removed.

Later, He Ci suddenly remembered what happened before she lost her memory.

On a stormy night, she had said coldly to Pei Ji, "I don't want you anymore, and I don't want your child. If we ever meet again, let's be strangers."

But when they reunited, some things stirred even before her memories returned.

[Gentle on the outside, strong within x powerful older man]

Reader's Guide:

The main couple have an adorable three-year-old daughter.

A melodramatic story with a happy ending.

--- Upcoming story: Summer Cold Fireworks ---

Mild-mannered x obsessive | Journalist x CEO

1. In the eyes of outsiders, Shen Yili is a refined, considerate gentleman, and the heir to the Shen family fortune worth trillions.

But six months into her marriage to him, Zhong Ling learned about his illness and dark side. He's a madman who devours people without leaving a trace.

Their marriage was a union of convenience. Zhong Ling knew they hated each other. They only put on an act in public, and in private wouldn't even touch each other's clothes.

It all ended after that reckless night.

Standing outside the old man's hospital room, Zhong Ling heard Shen Yili's lowered voice from inside. "Don't think I don't know what dirty tricks you pulled that night. I won't have children, because I want this filthy bloodline to end with me...

"Even if there is a child, I'll kill it."

Zhong Ling clenched the pregnancy test results she hadn't yet shown the Shen family. Cold sweat from her palm left marks on the paper.

She knew Shen Yili would do exactly as he said. So she ran, leaving behind a divorce agreement.

Not long after she fled overseas, Shen Yili found her and cornered her against a wall. He asked coldly, "Zhong Ling, do you think you're the one who makes the rules?"

A draft swept through the passage, outlining Zhong Ling's slightly rounded belly beneath her dress. Shen Yili looked down, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

2. Zhong Ling's marriage alliance with the Shen family was a substitute marriage. She took the place of the younger sister who, in the eyes of outsiders, had grown up with Shen Yili as his childhood sweetheart.

She was mild-mannered, disliked currying favor, and didn't fit in with the rich second-generation crowd. She had also offended more than a few people.

At the Shen family's charity gala, everyone whispered. A marriage of convenience would inevitably end someday, and many were waiting for Zhong Ling to fall flat on her face.

The hosts arrived late. Shen Yili's shirt was unbuttoned at the collar, and fresh kiss marks showed on his neck. He tried several times to take Zhong Ling's hand, but she shook him off each time.

At the charity gala, he bid on a bracelet worth tens of millions. Smiling, he said, "For my wife. A peace offering."

He'd made her cry several times in the car earlier. She seemed upset.

Theme: Keep striving toward the light.