The Forbidden Zone in His Palm [Coming-of-Age Romance]

[Coming-of-age romance | 8-year age gap | A slight groveling arc]

A bold, spirited little bunny x a possessive, obsessive big shot

The Bo family controls a vast business empire in Shanghai, and its sole heir, Bo Yin, rose to the top of the business world at a young age.

The year a typhoon struck, his father adopted the orphaned daughter of a former comrade-in-arms and ordered him to travel a thousand miles to bring her home.

Xia Zhiyao clutched a music box, her body covered in dirty mud, staring blankly at the man before her. He said his name was Bo Yin, and that he had come to take her home.

That year, she was sixteen and he was twenty-four.

Bo Yin was detached and desireless, with no interest in romance. Yet at some point, his possessiveness toward her became nearly obsessive.

When he realized he had crossed a line, he suppressed his growing feelings, telling himself they were just his imagination.

At Xia Zhiyao's twentieth birthday party, Bo Yin arrived holding the hand of a woman. After giving Xia Zhiyao a DIY music box, he put his arm around the woman and introduced her:

"This is my little niece, Xia Zhiyao, the one I talk about all the time."

Xia Zhiyao was so angry she knocked the gift to the floor. The colorful sand inside the music box scattered everywhere.

She slowly raised her head, her eyes reddened, her crow-feather lashes damp with tears. "You told me yesterday that you didn't have a girlfriend."

Bo Yin looked steadily at her, his lips curving into a faint smile as he dodged the question. "We hit it off right away. We'll get engaged in a little while."

After watching them together day and night, Xia Zhiyao saw how much they loved each other and gave up hope. On a rainy night before she left, she wrote just four words on a pink note: "I wish you happiness."

When Xia Zhiyao returned from studying abroad, Bo Yin saw the refined, gentlemanly boyfriend at her side. He crushed the glass in his hand, the shards piercing his palm, though the pain was nothing compared to what he felt inside.

Later, the employees of the Bo Group saw their CEO pull Xia Zhiyao onto the rooftop with a stony expression, wrap an arm around her waist, and kiss her until her lips were crimson.

Bo Yin: "Zhiyao, I don't want you wishing me happiness with someone else, and I won't let you smile at anyone else."

Warnings:

One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first.

The heroine speaks in a cutesy way. She's bold, passionate, and never grovels. Later, the hero pursues the heroine.

The leads are not on the same household registration.

Screenshot taken on February 24, 2023.

Theme: Courage is a kind of strength