Defective Goods, That's All

[Busy, just writing for fun. Serializing without a paywall.]

★ Wealthy families childhood sweethearts | Straightforward pursuit of his wife | He gives up his lofty status for love |

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Everyone in the heart of the capital's elite circles is convinced that Meng Yingning is the pampered jewel of the Meng family, raised in a pile of gold and jade.

But few believe that the young master of the Jin family, Jin Yanwei, and the eldest Miss Meng have been inseparable since childhood, so close that calling them two branches of the same tree would hardly be an exaggeration.

The reason is simply that their temperaments seem far too mismatched.

A noble young master raised in luxury, with an upright, pristine bearing etched into his bones, yet austere and distant, impossible to approach.

The person best suited to him should be a demure, gentle young lady from a distinguished family, not someone as spoiled and willful as Meng Yingning.

That was the outside world's categorical verdict on Jin Yanwei.

Yet Meng Yingning was the one exception.

Human-shaped pillow, calming aromatherapy, personal attendant...

The warmth of Jin Yanwei's long, slender fingertips, the faintly raised veins beneath his skin, the texture of his skin in the morning light: she knew all of it by heart.

And yet, in the end, they still severed all ties and never saw each other again.

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"I'm not close to him."

When they met again years later, Meng Yingning watched with cold indifference and drew a stark red line beneath her history with Jin Yanwei, word by word: "If we have to be connected, then it's as mortal enemies."

Unfortunately, her bone-deep coldness did nothing to drive him away. Jin Yanwei began appearing in her life again and again.

Just as before.

"Doesn't President Jin always have principles?"

"Not entirely." The man, as clear and serene as moonlight, replied unhurriedly, "It depends on who I'm dealing with."

Meng Yingning remained unmoved. "Can't you tell I'm making things difficult for you?"

"It doesn't matter." His cool voice was measured, steeped in gentle warmth. "As long as you'll talk to me."

"..."

Under his fierce pursuit, Meng Yingning was driven back step by step, yet she continued to guard her defenses.

The young woman had raven-black hair and red lips, her eyes bright and captivating. Even with a cold expression, she radiated the confidence of someone who could get away with anything because of her beauty:

"President Jin, you're making a fortune now and living far too comfortably. You have nothing better to do, so you're using me for amusement, right?"

"Do you think I'm still that naive little girl who used to run after you all the time?"

Jin Yanwei lowered his eyes, gazing at her without looking away. His stare was direct and utterly unguarded, giving the impression that she had his complete devotion.

"This time, can I be the one who pursues you?"

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#When pursuing his wife, even a doomed bachelor can turn into a peacock showing off#

Please add the next book, A Kiss on a Lazy Sunday, to your reading list~

Losing control for love | Push and pull to the limit | Pretending turns real |

-Heard my boyfriend was cheating, so I decided to seduce his twin brother-

Everyone in Yunjing's upper circles knew the Jin family had a pair of twins.

They looked almost identical, but their temperaments couldn't be more different: one was composed and aloof, the other shamelessly flirtatious.

Chu Ying happened to have connections with both of them. The reserved one was her boyfriend, while the flirtatious one was her nemesis.

After learning that her boyfriend in name only had cheated, Chu Ying hadn't even had time to break up with him when she stumbled upon an outrageous little "secret".

To go abroad and care for his childhood sweetheart, who was seriously ill and rejected by his parents, the eldest young master of the Jin family had gone so far as to pull a "swap the prince for the cat" with his younger brother.

Relying on their nearly identical faces, he was trying to fool everyone.

It was as if he took his legitimate girlfriend for a brainless fool he could deceive.

So they wanted to play "role-playing"? Then she'd play along to the very end.

Brothers turning against each other was hardly unheard of.

With two willing test subjects delivered right to her door, why would she turn them away?

Chu Ying didn't think her nemesis, Jin Xihuai, had any feelings for her, and she had never planned to make their act real.

Only later did she realize just how spectacularly wrong she had been.

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They say love has no first-come, first-served rule, but people should still have some decency.

As it happened, Jin Xihuai was utterly shameless.

The two-month deadline he had agreed on with his older brother was drawing near.

Jin Xihuai laid a tie over Chu Ying's eyes. Its smooth, soft fabric covered the eyes he had longed for day and night, the eyes that haunted his dreams.

Chu Ying curled a finger and beckoned him closer. They were like two stranded fish, starved of air, sharing their breath, entwined in a desperate embrace.

Surrender, forbidden desire, wild abandon, everything turned upside down.

This kiss felt stolen.

#However she wants to play, I'll play along#

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