[A powerful man from the capital's inner circle takes the bait / The prey submits / A fiery fairytale]
Suit-clad brute x gentle on the outside, tough on the inside
Even at the height of its hunger, the imperial crocodile has the patience to wait for its prey to walk right into its trap.
1. On the day she fell out with her fiance, Xu Yuan went to the theater as usual to enjoy tea and opera, as carefree as ever.
The male singer's lilting voice onstage soothed her heart, so she rented out the entire theater.
The theater owner remarked that Xu Yuan had excellent taste, because the performer onstage...
was the theater's star attraction.
After listening, Xu Yuan parted her red lips. "I'd like to book him for a month. Is that possible?"
The owner nodded.
Xu Yuan followed the elegant figure onstage with her eyes and said with certainty, "I only want him."
2. The star performer at Jingping's foremost theater had a mysterious identity, one Xu Yuan knew nothing about.
She had heard his singing but never seen his face, yet the two of them seemed destined to meet.
The first opera she heard at the theater was sung by this very performer.
Xu Yuan loved this man's voice.
One day, her former fiance wouldn't stop pestering her. As Xu Yuan listened to a new tune, annoyance showed on her face.
Before she could speak, her former fiance stared at the dignified, refined man onstage and exclaimed in horror,
"Little Uncle?"
The next moment, the man strode toward them. Out of costume, he was cold and desireless, yet his eyes were those of an eagle, a leopard.
His words carried an enticing kind of obsession: "Who gave you permission to be rude to my honored guest?"
Suddenly, Xu Yuan's heart pounded. She felt like prey targeted by an imperial crocodile.
3. Word had it that the young master of the Yan family had studied opera since childhood, and his singing was unrivaled in his day.
Only a handful of people in the capital's inner circle had heard him perform.
Later, the news that Miss Xu had suffered a broken engagement came out alongside the revelation that...
Xu Yuan had booked a month of performances by Master Yan of Jingping.
Didn't they say he'd only perform once a year??
4. For a month, Xu Yuan enjoyed this feast for the senses, until she accidentally saw the man's close-fitting costume lining backstage.
It was her Suzhou embroidery.
Night after night, Yan Hengzhi traced the patterns on his costume, the possessive desire in his eyes breaking free of its restraints.
He knew that prey had to be nurtured.
So he would make Xu Yuan willingly walk into his trap and become his.
Both leads are virgins. His secret crush becomes reality / A long-planned pursuit
Blurb: 1.18
Revised on 2023.8.22, screenshot taken
Theme: Promoting theatrical culture
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