Prizing Away

☆Powerful capital-city tycoon steals her away | Steals someone’s partner | Mild coercion | Rekindled romance | Ten-year age gap | Hero is a virgin

☆Powerful, wealthy man x struggling college student, old flame rekindled

Wen Ding is her boyfriend’s boss, and people say he comes from a powerful family.

When they first meet, she comes to pick up her boyfriend after he drinks too much at a work dinner. A young rich man makes fun of her, and Wen Ding glances at him and casually steps in to help her. “You’re going to tease a little girl?”

But no matter how polished and gracious these men of privilege seem, they are class-conscious to the core. Shen Nanqiao is intimidated by him deep down.

Until her boyfriend gets into trouble.

With no other choice, she goes to Wen Ding for help. “What will it take for you to give him a hand?”

She knows full well that she wouldn’t have been able to meet him if he hadn’t wanted her there.

He is simply forcing her to lower her head.

To those at the top, even a handout feels like a gift.

Later, another girl appears by her boyfriend’s side.

She’s an intern at his company, young and lively, calling him “Master” and hanging all over him.

Nanqiao watches from afar in the rain, her limbs frozen stiff.

Wen Ding holds an umbrella over her. His expression is indifferent. “Does it hurt? That’s just how men are.”

Compared to her ex, Wen Ding is even more dangerous, and she should keep her distance.

But a man like him won’t let her have him when she wants and run away when she feels like it.

During those years by his side, he spared no effort to indulge her. He broke with business partners for her sake, and when she pushed his fiancée into the water, he still protected her.

But love was never all there was to him.

“Will you marry Fei Ni?” she asks him one day.

“No.”

“Then will you marry me?”

He only turns his head slightly and looks at her with a mocking smile. He doesn’t need to say anything contemptuous. The answer is clear in his eyes.

As if she’s so presumptuous that she actually dared to ask him such a question.

The day she left was as ordinary as any other.

Then his call came out of nowhere, and her heart jumped. She nearly dropped her phone.

“Where have you been? Why did it take you so long to answer?” He seems to be in a good mood. Otherwise, it would be hard to imagine him laughing so brightly first thing in the morning.

She holds her breath and says nothing for a long time.

“Where are you?” His expression slowly darkens.

Fighting down her fear of him, she stammers, “Wen Ding, let’s break up.”

The other end remains silent.

Shen Nanqiao cautiously asks, “Um, should I hang up?”

At last, he speaks. “You’d better not make me come find you, Nannan.”

He hangs up before she can, decisively enough to make Shen Nanqiao shiver. Goose bumps rise over her skin on reflex.

Later, when he finds her, he extends a hand without expression. “Have you had enough fun? Come here.”

With nowhere to go, she tenses up. “What are you doing here?”

He takes a deep breath, his chest heaving. This domineering, proud man is rarely so completely undone, so dejected and shattered. “I haven’t been doing very well. Do you really want to leave me?”

☆A rational older man finally loses it and goes mad

Theme: Let go of your prejudices to embrace a better life. Take a step back, and the world opens up.