Smoldering Flame

[Kindhearted heiress x Vengeful delinquent]

[Princess x stray dog]

When Wen Jie first arrived in Yuancheng, she never expected to be mistaken for a mean girl who bullied others.

Then the victim's brother came after her with a group of people to take revenge.

It was all a misunderstanding.

The boy's brow was knitted in fury, and his exposed arm was taut with muscle. He grabbed Wen Jie's shoulder and glared at her fiercely. "You got someone to kiss my sister. Now you can get a taste of how disgusting it feels, too."

Then he gestured to a greasy-haired delinquent beside him and told him to kiss her.

Wen Jie was stunned. In the heat of the moment, she didn't know where she found the courage to ask, "If you're getting revenge for your sister, why make someone else do it?"

Yan Chu frowned, staring at the girl before him, so beautiful she seemed almost otherworldly. Furious, he laughed in disbelief. "What, do you want me to do it?"

Yan Chu couldn't believe it.

He'd gone to teach someone a lesson, looking like a complete delinquent, but instead of scaring her off, he'd made her cling to him.

Wen Jie was always dressed to the nines, stepping into his filthy auto repair shop in a white dress. He ignored her, but she still came every day.

Yan Chu was sick of it. Since he had a rule against hitting women, he put up with her.

Later, a boy who had a crush on Wen Jie walked with her to the shop. Standing outside, he tried desperately to impress her. "Wen Jie, it's filthy in here. Let me take you to that new restaurant up ahead for pizza."

Wen Jie glanced at Yan Chu's dark expression, then agreed.

She didn't know that, at that moment, Yan Chu was consumed with frustration. He impulsively wanted to go over, strip off her spotless white dress, and tear it to pieces.

So she thought he was filthy?

Then he'd show her just how pure and innocent she was.

* The heroine liked the male lead before she came to Yuancheng. This is not Stockholm syndrome.

* The misunderstanding about bullying will be cleared up a little later. I want to write the male lead struggling with his feelings while loving her too much.

* The real bully will be punished.

Theme: Healing through youth.