Instinctive Romance

- Calculated advances × deliberate pursuit / vb@Jian Xing Lian

1.

The Zhong family had been renowned for generations, with three generations of men living under one roof. It was only when the grandchildren came along that the family finally had a girl, Zhong Xiangyao. Doted on by everyone since childhood, she grew up exceptionally pampered.

She made a name for herself at a young age, thriving at major concerts, and has never had a single scandal.

Xie Zelin, the young head of a prominent business family, kept a low profile but was ruthless in his methods. After a sudden accident a few years ago, he became even more detached from worldly desires.

Everyone knew that the two families had arranged a marriage for them generations ago, but their clashing temperaments had kept the match from ever going ahead.

Until Zhong Xiangyao accompanied a childhood friend to an audition and was photographed without permission.

In the photo, her slender figure was accentuated by a light green dress. She turned her head with a sweet smile, facing a hand whose knuckles bore a tiny dark mole.

The photo won her a flood of fans who adored her looks, but even more people wondered who the hand belonged to.

As people dug into it, they eventually traced the hand back to Xie Zelin.

2.

Ever since the secret photo was taken, rumors that Zhong Xiangyao was pursuing Xie Zelin to no avail had grown more and more widespread. Some even claimed their wedding date was imminent, and that the Zhong family planned to break off the engagement on the grounds of Xie Zelin's health.

As the rumors spread, everyone eager for a spectacle waited to see Zhong Xiangyao get rejected.

But not long afterward, at a party, someone witnessed this firsthand:

Xie Zelin crouched on one knee, his long, distinctively jointed fingers cradling Zhong Xiangyao's ankle as he gently, helplessly massaged her calf.

One stood, the other crouched, their eyes meeting.

Zhong Xiangyao gave him orders in her pampered way: "Be gentler. It hurts."

The dark mole on the knuckle of Xie Zelin's ring finger was just visible, unbearably sexy. He gave a low laugh, his expression indulgent. "As you command, my little queen."

Everyone was dumbstruck: Is this what your family means by breaking off the engagement?!

3.

But in truth, no one knew that Xie Zelin had been the one carefully plotting every step all along.

He had woven a net and watched Zhong Xiangyao deliberately approach him with her own agenda. At first, all he wanted was to have her. Later, he wanted everything she had to give.

Until Zhong Xiangyao discovered his secret.

One day, after they had been together, Zhong Xiangyao tried to complain, only to be pinned down and dealt with instead. Her eyes red from crying, she protested, "You're going too far!"

"You're absolutely right." Xie Zelin kissed the edge of her ear. "That's why we're made for each other."

[Read Before You Dive In]

- Both leads are inexperienced; one-on-one happy ending

- The heroine's profession will receive a small amount of commentary. The setting is not based on real life. No disruptive comments, fake warnings, plagiarism, or spoilers. Personal attacks will be deleted.

- Respect each other. No need to announce it if you drop the novel o3o

Theme: Love can heal anything