Brooding, clingy puppy × sunny, sweet girl
Size difference / healing romance
1.
Fu Anlan, the notorious living devil of Beijing's elite circles, was a young prodigy. At a tender age, he had fought his way through the power struggles within the Fu family, emerging as an influential rising star with a limitless future.
Sadly, talent was no match for fate. Rumor had it that Fu Anlan suffered from a hidden illness and would not live past thirty.
Before meeting Cen Wei, Fu Anlan had never truly felt the reality of death. He loathed everything filthy and rotten.
Then, in a small town in Jiangnan, he met a radiant girl.
She took him boating into the heart of the lotus pond. The flowers towered over them as she eagerly picked lotus pods, and they did not return until dusk.
She took him around Huaxi Town to sample all its delicacies. On sweltering afternoons, they dipped their feet into the cool river, felt the breeze blowing through the streets, ate chilled watermelon by the spoonful, and went to the open-air movie that played every Saturday...
She took him to the hills behind town to watch the sunset. The evening breeze carried the scent of osmanthus. Pointing at the horizon, she cried, "Look, look!" He followed the direction of her finger, but what he saw was her profile, flushed red by the sunset.
It was an experience Fu Anlan had never known before: passionate, pure, beautiful.
His attending physician was amazed that all of Fu Anlan's health indicators were improving. Even his severe irritability had not flared up in a long time.
The endlessly recurring Jiangnan rains were enough to make anyone restless. On one muggy night, they lost themselves in a night of passion.
Fu Anlan thought that if any of this was real, he would give Cen Wei the very best of everything.
But it was all a bubble, ready to burst at the slightest touch.
Cen Wei left, without a trace.
2.
When he heard that Fu Anlan's long-dormant illness had flared up again, his attending physician was summoned to examine him, trembling with fear. The condition was even worse than before.
The man clenched his knuckles until they cracked. "Have you found her?"
His subordinates lowered their heads, too afraid to speak.
"Keep looking."
But he had underestimated Cen Wei. It took ages to finally track her down. Fu Anlan rushed there overnight, only to find her onstage, announcing her latest research with confidence and flair in her eyes.
Fu Anlan tightened his grip on the handcuffs in his hand. The bodyguards beside him were too terrified to breathe, afraid he might go berserk in a foreign country.
From that day on, Cen Wei often felt an intensely possessive gaze watching her from the shadows. Nothing unusual ever happened, however, so she put it down to her imagination and forgot about it.
She found herself getting luckier and luckier. No matter how difficult the obstacle, she could overcome it with ease, as if someone were helping her.
Fu Anlan watched her win one major award after another. She was no longer the innocent little girl from Huaxi Town. He watched her grow ever brighter and more radiant.
He thought that his little bird wanted to experience a bigger world, and that after a while, she would naturally come back.
Until his subordinate reported that another man had appeared by Cen Wei's side.
The glass in his hand shattered. The fire that had smoldered in his veins for so long blazed to life in an instant.
"Bring her back."
3. [Bonus Scene]
Cen Wei had no idea how possessive Fu Anlan could be.
Until one day, when she was working late at the studio, the man who had said he had a dinner engagement suddenly appeared at the door.
He leaned against the doorframe, the collar of his white shirt casually open to reveal a stretch of cool, pale collarbone. He glanced sideways at her like a wolf eyeing its prey.
"Working late?"
"Yeah... What are you doing here?"
He walked in, his leather shoes striking the floor as he drew closer with every step.
"Was Lin Moqian here tonight, too?"
She froze. "He... He was. We were just discussing..."
Before she could finish, he pulled her into his arms and gripped her chin, forcing her to look up at him.
"What did you need to discuss standing so close?"
"The way he looks at you makes me want to gouge his eyes out."
Cen Wei laughed in exasperation. "Fu Anlan, can you try being reasonable?"
"No."
He kissed her, leaving her legs weak until she could only slide down, clinging to his neck.
In the end, he pinned her against the desk and bit her earlobe. His voice was amused, yet sent a chill down her spine:
"Cen Wei, remember this."
"You'll be mine and mine alone for the rest of your life."
"I'll deal with anyone who dares touch you."
Powerful urban elite with separation anxiety × self-assured, clearheaded inheritor of traditional Chinese medicine
[Reading Guide]
1. One-on-one romance, both leads have no prior sexual experience, instant physical attraction, happy ending.
2. The heroine had a reason for leaving without a word three years ago. There is a misunderstanding between them, but don't worry, it gets cleared up soon after they meet again! The hero won't force her to do anything she doesn't want. Once the brooding puppy finds her, he chooses to protect her quietly and let her keep shining.
3. Lin Moqian is the second male lead. The heroine and he are fellow disciples, and there are no villains in this story. The hero is unwell at first, but his condition isn't as serious as the rumors claim. The heroine eventually helps him recover.
4. The hero's brooding side goes into overdrive later on. He's wildly possessive, and will lose control and go berserk.
5. Note added March 3, 2026.
Theme: Cherish the life you have now
