The Game of Taking [Marriage First, Love Later / Older Dom]

[The Years I Spent as a Contract Lover to a Tycoon / The Prey Turns the Tables on the Hunter / An Adrenaline-Pumping Game]

Fake gentleman tycoon x ambitious belly-dance star

1. Shu Man first met Lu Chuanlin on the night she'd been fooling around with her ex-boyfriend.

Her ex's older sworn brother, the Lu family's fifth young master, was famous for his arrogance. She heard her unruly ex call him obediently:

"Fifth Brother."

Under the man's gaze, tinged with desire, she called him Fifth Brother, too.

In that instant, the man's eyes turned as dark as ink, calm and restrained.

His sworn brother's woman was special.

After breaking up, Shu Man met Lu Chuanlin again at the private club where she and her ex had indulged themselves.

There was no need to spell out the chemistry between two adults.

This time, Lu Chuanlin was her investor.

"Have you made up your mind, Mr. Lu?" Shu Man asked in a measured tone.

Across from her, the man poured her tea, unhurried. The light gleamed on his fingers, elegant and strong, and Shu Man's heart skipped a beat.

"Once I make up my mind, you won't get the chance to regret it." His tone was cool. The collar pin at his neck was like a thin blade, cutting into Shu Man's eyes.

Before leaving, the man left her with a few words:

He didn't much like the scent of other people.

He would make sure his woman was well satisfied.

The power and profit Shu Man most wanted, even the thrill of conquering capital, were all things Lu Chuanlin could give her.

So she shouldn't go sniffing around other men.

Soon, Shu Man received a gift: a complete outfit, with every piece included, from the inside out.

The warm scent of ebony beneath the clothes was like body heat.

The intimate underwear inside slipped down, and Shu Man's back tingled.

It was as if that scent had been entwined with her for ages.

2. Lu Chuanlin, current head of the Lu family's powerful dynasty, came from a military background and was ruthless in his methods.

After retiring, he became an expert jade carver and rarely showed his face. He seemed to have changed completely.

Shu Man remembered their accidental encounter at the Lu residence years ago. Lu Chuanlin had been wearing a Hangzhou silk changshan, refined and rakish.

Until...

Only after Lu Chuanlin broke up the couple and stole his sworn brother's ex-girlfriend did everyone realize...

This was a wolf who devoured people without leaving a bone behind.

When the two went public, the Lu family invited a crowd of celebrities and businesspeople.

Who could have guessed that Fifth Master's sworn brother would show up and cause a scene?

"Fifth Brother, Shu Man is my woman."

Everyone held their breath. Seated at the head of the table, Fifth Master Lu gripped his sworn brother's chin and spoke gently:

"Call her Fifth Sister-in-law."

As the man finished speaking, a woman stepped out from behind the screen. With short, curled hair, she was irresistibly alluring, a vision that stole the soul.

She was none other than the hot new star, the top belly dancer.

No one knew that Lu Chuanlin had grown greedy for Shu Man because of the languid air she had after giving herself over to pleasure.

Later, the woman pressed a finger to Lu Chuanlin's lips and slowly teased him. He instinctively turned his head, only to hear her whisper:

"Fifth Brother, relax."

In that instant, Lu Chuanlin knew he was done for.

*

He dressed himself up as a man of the world, patiently waiting for this vine to wind around him, until he willingly let it strangle him.

Blurb: Screenshotted on 2023.7.31

Revised and screenshotted on 2023.8.27

Revised and screenshotted on 2023.11.7

Screenshotted on 2023.12.26

Important: The values in this story do not represent the author's own. The heroine has had past relationships; the hero has not. She only gets involved with the hero after breaking up with her ex.

Try guessing which of them will devour the other.

She broke up with her ex because they had different values. The ex was still a wild playboy, but had never slept with anyone. The hero broke them up and meddled behind the scenes (those scenes are all in the story, but are kept subtle to avoid trouble). The author just thinks men in changshan look like refined young masters from the Republican era (doge). If that's not your thing, don't read it. The author will feel bad about wasting all your precious book coins. I bow and thank you.

At its core, this is a game of accepting the wager and taking the loss. The ex won't accept it and will cause trouble later.

The hero knew the heroine before her ex did.

Theme: Focusing on jade-carving culture.