A Rose in Hand [Winning Back His Wife]

[COMPLETE] [Cool, fatherly CEO pursues his wife and faces a long road to redemption!]

[New story: the (fake) prodigal son turns over a new leaf, Dream Ablaze, is now open. Please support it!]

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The first time she met Zhan Feng, she was a campus top ten singer onstage, while he was an outstanding alumnus invited to attend the event.

She didn't win, but she never expected to receive his business card after the show.

He said, “Become an artist under my company. We can both benefit.”

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She had never considered becoming an entertainer. Singing was only a hobby, but she wanted to get closer to that man, so she agreed.

In just two or three years, she became a hit singer-songwriter.

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But at one of her concerts, something was wrong with the water she drank. She suddenly lost her voice, and chaos erupted throughout the venue as she was rushed to the hospital.

On the way to the ambulance, she saw him frowning as he calmly coordinated the evacuation and managed the public relations fallout.

Everything was orderly, every detail taken care of, except that he had forgotten her.

Her three years of devotion had become a joke.

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When another woman appeared, Luo Li finally realized she had only ever been a substitute. That was why she'd been chosen and pushed to the top: to fulfill someone else's dream.

She had never spoken harshly to him before, but this time, she told him, “Get lost.”

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When his subordinates nervously handed Zhan Feng the termination agreement Luo Li had left before going abroad, he gave it a glance and signed.

Everyone thought: So she really was just a substitute. He was only playing around and never took it seriously.

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One day, Luo Li and her new boyfriend embraced on the street, and the photos hit the trending page.

The next day, Zhan Feng cornered Luo Li at her front door. Without saying a word, he kissed her. Luo Li slapped him.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said calmly, “You two aren't right for each other.”

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She did break up with him later, but then her childhood friend and older-brother figure confessed to her.

Zhan Feng felt a deep sense of crisis. Forgetting his plan to win her back little by little, he went straight off the rails.

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“If you say yes, I'll blacklist you.” His eyes were fierce, as if he meant every word.

After making his threat, he saw that she was ignoring him and still intended to go on the date. Zhan Feng blocked her path. “Don't say yes to him. Come back to me, okay?”

That night, the two of them dominated the trending topics online. Zhan Feng publicly announced their relationship, but Luo Li herself gave no response.

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“Who would've thought the mighty Mr. Zhan would turn into such a shameless rogue?”

Zhan Feng bent down in submission, self-deprecating yet doting. “I'm only shameless with you.”

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#The rose he nurtured with his own hands would never be allowed to catch anyone else's eye. He would hold her tightly, and never let go, even if she had thorns.#

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[An old flame reignites, and the aloof beauty falls from her pedestal]

[Eight-year age gap, woman 22, man 30, both sexually inexperienced, happy ending, no real-person basis. For more detailed reading guidelines, see the author's note in Chapter 3.]

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----------Ongoing story: Dream Ablaze----------

[Prodigal son turns over a new leaf + fake playboy, real romantic + steals his good friend's girlfriend + becomes the third party for love + redemption] [Roguish, handsome race car driver x cool, aloof reporter]

[Both sexually inexperienced, happy ending] [University campus at first, city life later]

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There were two names at the top of A University's confession wall.

Wen Ran, a finance major and playboy who loved racing and beautiful women, changed girlfriends as often as he changed clothes.

Meng Manshan, a stunningly beautiful, cool journalist who was always as untouchable as a flower on a high peak.

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At some point, the two, who'd never had anything to do with each other, grew close. Everyone waited to see whether the playboy would settle down or the beauty would get her heart broken. Instead, they saw Meng Manshan accept a confession from Wen Ran's good friend.

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No one knew that Meng Manshan had gone to find Wen Ran that night.

It seemed like anyone could be his girlfriend, but he said, “Meng Manshan, you can't.”

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They met again during an interview. He was a race car driver with trophies from numerous competitions, and she was a reporter for a well-known television station.

After she asked the first question on her list, he didn't answer. Instead, he said, “Break up with him and be with me. Didn't you say you liked me?”

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After that, Wen Ran started showing up in front of her from time to time, even making sly little moves in front of his good friend.

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When they were alone, she warned him sternly, “Could you have some dignity?”

He cornered her and leaned down to whisper in her ear, coaxing her. “Why should I care about dignity? I only want you.”

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At one race, she was covering the event and watched helplessly as Wen Ran's car crashed and burst into flames.

On the way to the hospital with her colleagues, she received an email.

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[If you're reading this email, something's happened to me.]

[I've been a despicable person since birth, and spent half my life without a single restraint. If I had to name something I regret, it would probably be that I was blind and foolish back then, and rejected you.]

Theme: Learn to love.