No Escape

“At first, she was a caged bird he couldn’t keep locked up. Later, she became a butterfly he could never catch. In that one second, every spring in his life faded away.”

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*Scheming pursuit → breakup and lingering obsession → regret and a long, painful attempt to win her back

*Financier × female documentary filmmaker

*Wolf in sheep’s clothing, rich playboy × pure, resilient college student. He thinks it’s true love, but he’s actually a pervert...

1. Su Tang first met Shen Yiqing at a billiards club in Beijing, where property prices were astronomical. A group of wealthy young men from prominent families had gathered upstairs. Downstairs, while working a part-time job, she was cornered by a jerk. In her panic, a tall, refined, distinguished man came down the stairs and stood behind her, taking her side. “Mr. Lu wants you upstairs.”

His powerful, untouchable status was enough to make the man back down without another word.

Gentle and refined, he made a good impression on Su Tang. Though she knew they were worlds apart, she still fell helplessly into an unhealthy relationship with him.

But she didn’t know it wasn’t the first time they’d met.

In a smoke-filled private room, a friend teased Shen Yiqing: “Keep those little thoughts of yours under wraps, or one day you’ll get burned.”

And sure enough, that was exactly what happened...

2. On Shen Yiqing’s birthday, a major incident shook Beijing’s upper-class circles. The young heir, who had only recently risen to power at Jingmao Group, turned the city upside down as he searched all night for a woman. She came back, stabbed him in the back, then ran off again. A friend teased him, “What are you going to do now that your ‘bird’ has flown away?”

Shen Yiqing picked up the ashtray and brushed the ash from his fingertips, then shrugged with a casual smile. “I’ll catch her before she gets too far. A little freedom is good for a bird’s mental health.”

He was sure he had everything under control, but instead he received an invitation to Su Tang’s engagement party with someone else...

On a cold night of torrential rain, he knelt in front of her, sobbing uncontrollably.

“Why?”

The woman’s gaze was cold.

“Because he’s gentler than you.”

Her icy words pierced Shen Yiqing’s heart like a sharp blade.

He laughed bitterly at himself.

“Just because he’s willing to kneel down and wipe your shoes?”

He crawled forward on his knees and humbly took her hand.

“I’m willing to do that, too. If you’ll come back, I’ll do anything. Even if... you don’t break up with him, I won’t mind.”

P.S.:

*Happy ending~

*Scheming pursuit → breakup and lingering obsession → regret and a long, painful attempt to win her back

*This is my personal favorite kind of story. Due to the subject matter, there’s a fake-replacement trope, plenty of melodrama, and a little wall-slamming. Important: neither lead is perfect, and he really does have a painful road to redemption. The heroine becomes intimate with the second male lead later on. If that bothers you, feel free to skip this one, but don’t read it just to complain.

*I write part-time, and I take it seriously, but it’s exhausting, so please don’t leave irresponsible snap judgments, invent plot points to criticize, offer unsolicited writing advice, or make personal attacks...

*There are other completed stories on my author page. Love you all (heart)~

Synopsis dated September 19, 2023. All versions have been screenshotted, so please have some decency.

Theme: May we cross a thousand waves and, in the end, remain by the side of the one we love.