Turn On the Hot Light

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In her third year of high school, You Xu met Chi Song for the first time.

At eighteen, she had secrets she couldn't speak of: she was stained and stubbornly proud.

He was mysterious, gentle, and gentlemanly, appearing in her life with warmth and depth.

He told her she was the finest Miss Willow Catkin.

She found hope in living.

But she could never figure him out.

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In her contract with Chi Song, You Xu added one clause: "Neither party is allowed to fall in love. We will act as though we have a relationship without giving it a name."

But in the end, she still fell for him.

"Chi Song, I broke our agreement. Let me go." Her eyes reddened.

Chi Song's hand closed around her neck. "You Xu, you know I won't let you go."

"I was the one who broke our agreement first. How do you want to punish me?"

He had lost his bet, and could only watch himself sink, fully aware of it. He gave a helpless little smile.

She chose to leave, again and again pulling free of his possessiveness.

But on a London street, a voice sounded behind her, drawing her back in once more.

Chi Song stood there, still every inch the refined, gentle gentleman, smiling darkly.

"We've even kissed. Are you still going to run?"

"I told you, no matter how far you go, you'll never escape me."

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Everyone who knew Chi Song said he was cultured and aloof, always gentle with others. But in the lonely, shadowed corners where no one could see, only You Xu knew how broken and hysterical he could be.

When he was all alone and had no one to turn to, he tattooed the German word for "scoundrel" on his wrist.

But when he turned twenty-five, he looked at You Xu's face.

It seemed that the thought of being a scoundrel had come to him again.

After You Xu distanced herself from Chi Song, she grew closer to a boy who had a crush on her, and they seemed intimate.

Chi Song leaned against a corner, the flicker of firelight illuminating his icy expression.

"Miss, you look so beautiful when you cry." Chi Song slouched against her shoulder. As she winced in pain, he kissed away the tear at the corner of her eye.

"Do I have to tie you to my side to make you behave?"

It turned out he was a madman.

Once, You Xu had accidentally wandered into a hidden room in Chi Song's house. The moment she opened the door, she was stunned.

The room was filled with all kinds of directing and filming equipment, and hanging on the wall were...

Photos of her.

There were also notes about every detail of her life, written in bold, forceful strokes.

Cool, disheveled, stubborn, and edgy girl x gentle, faux-gentleman daddy

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Two stubborn fragments clumsily lit a warm lamp, then stumbled about, gathering the pieces from the floor and putting themselves back together.

[Six-year age gap | Both virgins | Forced romance | Male lead has a vasectomy]

* Neither lead is perfect, and the heroine is especially difficult and conflicted.

* There are many creative liberties, so please don't scrutinize the details.

* I will not accept criticism of my characters or writing advice.

* A two-person romance, not a story about an independent heroine.

* The author's professional knowledge is limited, so please forgive any inaccuracies.

Theme: We should all become the brave people we envision ourselves to be.