Kindling the Wilds

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1

On the eve of their engagement, Chi Yu coldly watched the man before her holding another woman in his arms. She broke things off in spectacular fashion.

In just a few days, the man once hailed as the perfect boyfriend revealed the rot and stench beneath the surface.

Three days after the breakup, her art exhibition lost its funding. A week after the breakup, she was branded a person of poor character, and even the works from her mentor's studio faced widespread boycotts.

Her ex was calm and confident, certain she'd lower her head and beg him to take her back.

Standing in the rain, Chi Yu remained cool-faced, her pride and dignity intact as she made a call, seeking nothing but a fair deal.

She had no idea that when the call connected, the ringtone was sounding just around the corner.

In the torrential rain, a black Bentley pulled up by the roadside. A never-used umbrella was handed out from inside. The man in the suit was as gentle and refined as jade. His call was still connected, and behind his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes were astonishingly beautiful. There was nothing about him to suggest he was a newly risen power feared by everyone in the business world.

His long, pale fingers opened the car door for her. Sitting back in a relaxed pose, he held out a hand. His smile lent a hint of allure to the beauty mark at the corner of his eye.

"Miss Chi, I promise I'll resolve all your problems for you, but I have one condition."

His voice was captivating beneath the curtain of rain.

"Marry me."

"What do you say to this deal?"

2

Chi Yu treated their marriage as a business partnership. He would take care of her troubles, and she would fend off the unwanted marriage proposals that annoyed him.

A marriage without the slightest trace of love could only end in divorce.

That was until one day, when the drunk Gu Qingwen gently drew her into his arms. His warm breath brushed her ear, turning it completely red.

The man's voice was hazy with drink, and an overwhelming love spilled out in every word she heard.

Her heart began to race uncontrollably.

At that moment, Chi Yu knew she was done for.

What she couldn't see was that the eyes behind her, which should have been clouded with drink, were now perfectly clear.

Beneath all the meticulous scheming was a heart that had been watching her for years, parched and aching with longing.

No one knew how many times Gu Qingwen had fallen for Chi Yu beneath his refined, handsome exterior.

And no one would ever know that every seemingly chance encounter had been carefully planned.

Tips:

* Five-year age gap, older male lead, both leads are virgins.

* The male lead liked the female lead long before this and has been secretly in love with her.

* The second male lead rises to the top. Marriage first, love later. He has been plotting this for a long time.

* The entire book's purpose is to make you die from sweetness and warmth.

* The characters' values do not represent the author's own. Please keep that in mind, QAQ.

Theme: Everyone deserves to be loved.