"You shouldn't meet someone too dazzling when you're young..."
"Or you'll never know peace for the rest of your life."
--
Shen Yunkai married Qi Yanze in the most wretched year of her life.
The aloof, unruly boy she'd known in her youth had shed his rebellious ways and become the decisive, no-nonsense Mr. Qi, head of the Qi family, appearing on the covers of major financial magazines.
Outsiders thought she'd married into wealth thanks to their childhood engagement. Even she thought so. It was nothing more than the bond between their families and her older brother's request.
She buried her girlish crush deep, treating them as strangers who happened to live under the same roof.
--
The day her older brother came back, Shen Yunkai handed Qi Yanze divorce papers.
For the first time, the man who'd always been gentle and polite took off his glasses and set them silently on the table.
The emotions hidden behind the lenses spilled out without restraint. The distance that had always made him seem so far away to Shen Yunkai was gone, but...
There was now a hint of danger she couldn't shake.
Shen Yunkai couldn't stop herself from taking two steps back. She watched him leisurely loosen his tie as he advanced toward her, step by step. "What if I say no?"
With nowhere left to retreat, a hard arm pressed against her waist and forcefully pulled her forward, drawing her into a burning embrace. His voice was low in her ear, full of his irrepressible swagger.
"You're mine, and mine alone..."
A light, bitter citrus scent, with a hint of sweetness on the finish, swept over her and wrapped around her possessively. "Mrs. Qi."
[Bonus Scene]
One night, Shen Yunkai couldn't sleep. As she got up to go to the kitchen, she heard a noise from the balcony.
Her heart jumped. Thinking someone had broken in, she crept closer with caution.
An impatient voice, kept low, came from the balcony.
"What do I do if I've fallen for my good friend's little sister?"
"Maybe I should just be a beast?"
#What's the point of stealing your friend's little sister#
#Marrying her is way better#
Marriage first, love later | She has a secret crush on him | Six-year age gap
Super sweet | Both are each other's first love | A twist on childhood sweethearts
Theme: The heat of summer
