Road Trip Story | Romance Abroad | Adventure
[Workaholic, Cool, Beautiful Older Woman Who’s Great at Running Away X Passionate, Straightforward Young Master, Playboy Looks, Loyal-Dog Heart]
When she first met Chi Yan, Li Wu thought he was a playboy who only did one-night stands.
He was tall and handsome, with deep-set eyes, a strong jaw, and a hint of mixed heritage.
A foreign country, dusk, and a slightly sultry evening breeze.
He was taking a call outside an old cafe, with Dallas roses blooming nearby.
Li Wu’s gaze unconsciously passed over the fingers holding his phone, the broad, lean back of his hand, and the faint blue veins beneath his skin.
His fingers were long and slender, so sensual...
She had to admit that, in that moment, some decidedly unchaste thoughts crossed her mind.
A night of abandon in a foreign country, like fireworks falling through a summer night.
Every sensation caught fire at the slightest touch.
After their brief, passionate affair, Li Wu returned to the imperial capital.
Later, determined to recover her father’s fireworks formula,
Li Wu quit her stable job as a lawyer and set off on a journey.
Alone in the Arctic Circle, she was stranded by the polar night and roads blocked with snow.
When she returned to her lodging injured after an accident, she saw Chi Yan standing in the pitch-black hallway, a small suitcase beside him.
After she came out of the bathroom, Chi Yan carried her to the sofa to dress her wound.
Inside the old wooden cabin, only dim lamplight remained. Li Wu met the eager eyes of the puppy-like man in the dark. “Until you go back home, let me take care of you, okay?”
Temporarily bewitched by his looks, Li Wu agreed in a moment of madness.
Soon, Li Wu discovered that just as Chi Yan had promised, she didn’t need to worry about a thing here.
She didn’t have to cook, and he even helped her bathe...
Accustomed to looking after herself, Li Wu sent Chi Yan, pillow and all, to the sofa before heading to her next destination.
“I’m tired. Just make do out here for the next couple of days.”
Beneath the moonlight, Li Wu caught the man looking at her from the corner of his eye.
Chi Yan: “All right. I’ll wait until you fall asleep, then I’ll come back.”
The night a geomagnetic storm swept across the Arctic Circle, the magnificent aurora rippled across the unwrinkled sky screen and stirred her heart, too.
The air outside was icy, but the person holding her from behind was burning hot.
Their bodies pressed close together, banishing her sleepiness.
In the end, Li Wu was the first to give in, reaching for him in the dark.
After several rounds,
the man above her was breathing raggedly, his voice heavy with restraint. “You’re not kicking me out tonight?”
Li Wu’s ears burned. Like a cat craving a taste, she leaned in and kissed his lips.
“We’ll see about tomorrow night.”
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A year later, the only daughter of a renowned fireworks master appeared at an international fireworks festival. Her work,
