The Butterfly Hunter

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"Monarch butterflies are very popular in spring, but they're poisonous."

Wen Song is a renowned auditor in Xiacheng: professional, capable, undefeated, and... beautiful.

She's like a monarch butterfly, flitting through a garden in search of her favorite plant, where she'll perch briefly before taking what she needs from it.

Of course, some plants want to keep her. She shows them the middle finger of her left hand. "Sorry, this one's already spoken for."

An old iron ring, with an ugly, clumsy otter on it. She's worn it for seven whole years.

If she takes it off and opens its interlocking parts, she'll find some sand from the coast of Plymouth. It is her deepest secret.

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Qi Zhao is the youngest son of the president of the Rodriguez Group. Unfortunately, he's illegitimate.

Gloom, dampness, fog, and London's endless rain made up every part of his life for the first twenty years.

Until he met Wen Song.

"The toxins of monarch butterflies build up in their abdomens and wings. Clever predators seem to know this and avoid those parts of the butterfly."

They caressed each other in a bright house, tangled together on a sheepskin rug, and sank into the bathtub with each other's bodies until dawn, until the London sunlight fell on the garden.

Until he had to part with the butterfly.

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Their reunion seven years later is a predator's plot. He intends to trap the monarch butterfly in a London garden forever.

And the monarch butterfly has trapped him inside that old ring.

One-on-one / both virgins / both career-driven and crazy / groveling pursuit of his wife

Completed: I Had to Do It

Coming soon: The Cycle of a Secret Crush

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In high school, Sheng Yitai was a bona fide problem student.

Outrageous clothes, cliques, and... pursuing the top student, Chen Li, so openly that the whole school knew.

Every weekend, Yitai took the bus to Chen Li's home, then rode the next bus to school with him.

A fledgling's heart knew nothing of restraint. Her love shone as brightly as the sunset every weekend.

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But if you asked Chen Li, he'd say, "How would she know how beautiful the sunset is? She always falls asleep on my shoulder."

He was the pride of heaven, gentle and humble, and had followed the rules for seventeen years. Only for her did he grow rebellious.

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"To me, having a crush is like a thousand butterflies flying around in your stomach. You want to know what I remember most?"

Those three seconds of silence were the three years between them.

"I remember. In the science building after evening study, someone owed me New Year's fireworks, so he lit a strip of magnesium for me."

"We hid under a cramped lab table together. The sound of the magnesium burning mingled with our heartbeats. I wouldn't kiss him, and he wouldn't kiss me. That's what a crush is."

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"Did he like you?"

Unfortunately, a crush is always a story where only one person is brave.

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"Before I left, I recorded the entire audiobook of The Little Prince for you. Only you and I can hear it."

"The play count kept climbing over the seven years. Every time it went up, I knew you were missing me."

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"I went from having a crush on you to you having a crush on me. You clearly took the baton from me."

*Mutual pining / mutual healing / no romance during the school years / both virgins

Theme: Love is wanting to touch, yet pulling your hand back