Love Rekindled

Second chance romance / Carefully plotted schemes / Both leads are sexually inexperienced

Cool, restrained, devoted, and scheming man × radiant, bold, flirtatious beauty

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Ji Youning is returning to China for an arranged marriage. She never expected her betrothed to be the younger brother of her former flame, the man who was once the love of her life.

The day she reunites with her former flame, Ji Youning dazzles everyone in a backless, pearl-shimmering gown with tassels. Her skin is as smooth as jade, and her beauty shines like spring blossoms, beyond compare.

In a corner, a man in a navy-blue suit looks cold and aristocratic. His gaze falls on Ji Youning, deep yet casual. Only those who know him can tell that his lips have tightened slightly.

Ji Youning takes Sheng Qinghe's arm and gracefully approaches the man. “Uncle.”

The man's knuckles turn white around his glass. His dark eyes are cool and weary. He drains his drink, then extends a hand. “My sister-in-law. I've heard so much about you.”

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The head of the Sheng family, Sheng Zhaoling, is cool, refined, and powerful, with an iron-fisted approach. He's been called the most refined of the ambitious men.

Yet a man of his stature has never been interested in women. Rumors have long circulated in their circle that the big shot was hurt by his first love and lost interest in women.

No one has ever seen Sheng Zhaoling lose control over a woman. No one except Ji Youning.

In a dim private room, ragged breathing fills the air, and the charged, intimate atmosphere stirs their most primitive desires.

The man's expression darkens as he lifts the woman's exquisite chin. He enunciates every word: “How does it feel to kiss your uncle, sister-in-law?”

*

The stupidest thing Sheng Zhaoling ever did was believe in love.

On their first anniversary, he waited anxiously and helplessly beneath her apartment all night, holding roses and a wedding ring. But she had already boarded a flight to Milan.

Five years later, he still spends the night waiting below, a thin layer of snow covering him.

When Ji Youning returns, she sees the man with a thick blanket of snow on his shoulders, his sharp features clear and his expression unreadable. “I'm the head of the Sheng family now.”

“What?”

“Break off the engagement and marry me. I'll help you save the Ji family.”

To hell with love. If you can't wait for it, take it back.

#The flames of love reignite, and burn without end

#The best hunters often appear as prey

[Reading guide]

1. The hapless uncle is just one part of Sheng Qinghe and Ji Youning's game.

2. It's not yet clear who's playing whom.

Theme: Someone will always love you just as they did at the start