Moxia

[I don't think I've thought through the characters and plot well enough. I'll revise it some more before updating.]

"Perfumer x Investment Banker" The fallen princess and her loyal puppy

1.

Xu Moxia was the Xu family's princess in other people's eyes, but she knew exactly where she stood. A good education and beautiful clothes were just elegant packaging for the product she was, all to help her fetch a better price.

When she first met Chi Zhiyu at sixteen, she sensed the ambition in his eyes. He was only the chauffeur's son, but he was no ordinary person.

Xu Moxia didn't dare return Chi Zhiyu's passionate feelings. A product like her wasn't meant to have love. If her father found out someone was trying to devalue the product he'd carefully groomed with cheap affection, Chi Zhiyu would be doomed.

2.

Everyone at No. 1 High School knew that the little princess Xu Moxia was proud and overbearing, but the top student Chi Zhiyu seemed bewitched, keeping her close to his heart.

Xu Moxia: Chi Zhiyu, you're just a dog, only fit to follow me around, wagging your tail and begging.

Later, that "dog" got into Tsinghua University and joined the country's top investment bank. He made VP in three years and MD in five, becoming the talk of the town. Meanwhile, the once-proud Princess Xu's family went bankrupt while she was studying abroad, and her father was sent to prison. She could only finish her education by working several part-time jobs.

One of Chi Zhiyu's rivals mocked him over what happened back then: Don't let his success fool you. A woman once had him wrapped around her finger. He was less than a dog. Chi Zhiyu acted swiftly and decisively, making the mocker leave the industry in disgrace. But late at night, when he was alone, he couldn't help thinking: If she'd come back, he wouldn't mind being her dog.

Later, the jasmine raised in a greenhouse was still carried back to that dog's den in his jaws.

"The moon and stars glow softly; jasmine scents the whole city as the wind blows."

[Reading guide]

1. The heroine seems spoiled on the surface, but she's always clear-headed. As soon as she realized her father was raising her to use her in a deal, she began building up her own strength.

2. After the heroine humiliates him, the hero works hard to improve himself. He both loves and resents her, but in the end, love wins out over hate.

3. There's some angst early on, but it has a happy ending.

Theme: Among millions of people, you're the only one I want.