An Expired Kiss

Fair-skinned, beautiful, and honest woman VS gloomy, scheming man

Zhu Fu entered the Pei household at the age of ten, and met Pei Du there.

Pei Du was a gentleman, courteous and kind to everyone, and good to her, too. But that happy time came to an end when she was eleven.

Pei Du developed problems with his eyes and spent years recuperating at home. His gentle, courteous temperament turned strange.

For example, he hated the osmanthus scent on her.

Whenever she came close and its delicate fragrance filled his nostrils, he would fly into a rage and order her to get out.

Once, scalding water splashed onto her arm, raising blisters. She scrambled out of his room, only to be told a few minutes later that Pei Du had eaten a few bites of the food she brought him.

As an adult, she married. When she met Pei Du again, he showed nothing on his face and joined the others in greeting her. "Mrs. Chen?"

Then he chuckled. "Come to think of it, Mrs. Chen and I go way back, don't we? Mrs. Chen."

Mrs. Chen.

Coming from Pei Du's lips, those three words carried an ambiguous hint of intimacy.

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Late at night, Zhu Fu moved out of her student dormitory and back into Pei Du's house. The student who brought her over was in the prime of youth, calling her "Teacher Zhu" again and again in a bright, pleasant voice. Pei Du watched them from the second floor as a chill slowly crept into his eyes.

When Zhu Fu came upstairs, he spoke slowly. "So you like younger men? Someone like Chen Yu?"

Zhu Fu hated hearing him mention Chen Yu.

She turned and headed for the door, but a hard, fever-hot body pressed against her from behind. "You're always like this, testing my limits over and over, as if you know I'll indulge you without end."

Pei Du had forgotten.

A long time ago, she was the one indulging him.

She indulged him so much that there was no going back.

Content warning: The heroine has been married. The hero is unhinged and awful, and will fight and snatch to get what he wants. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.

Theme: Love can overcome every obstacle