Tea and White Phosphorus

🦋 Upright, passionate, white-phosphorus-type journalist x scheming, sweet-talking, love-addled husband material

💗 Clingy cohabitation | Flirty tension | Secret identity revealed | Long-planned pursuit

At eighteen, Xia Jiaxi hated Chi Yu.

At twenty-three, Xia Jiaxi was head over heels for him.

It started when she reunited with Chi Yu after a long time apart. He looked worn down and had nowhere to go, so Xia Jiaxi's heart softened and she let him stay at her place for a while.

She never expected Chi Yu to be so different from the sworn enemy who used to pick fights with her every day in high school. Now he was gentle, considerate, and thoughtful. He took care of all the housework, made delicious meals for her every day, and often found excuses to climb into her bed.

With a sweet mouth and a soft, pliant manner, he was exactly her type. Before long, a temporary guest became a live-in partner, and a roommate became a boyfriend.

Until one day, Xia Jiaxi suddenly realized he'd been lying to her from the very beginning.

He was a solitary, coldhearted bestselling author and an heir to a fortune, yet every day he acted gentle and pitiful in front of her. He lied through his teeth without batting an eye, reeling in her genuine affection just to amuse himself.

Thinking about how thoroughly he'd played her, Xia Jiaxi shook with anger.

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Chi Yu had been infatuated with Xia Jiaxi for years.

To win her over, he suppressed his possessiveness and pretended to be the mild, harmless type she liked, coaxing her step by step into loving him.

But just as she finally came to love him, his lies were exposed.

That time, he was kissing her insistently as usual, but instead of blushing and hiding in his arms, she looked at him coldly. "Are you done acting?"

A chilling coldness swept over him in an instant.

All his happiness began to crumble.

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After breaking up with Chi Yu, Xia Jiaxi ran into him again at a banquet. He had only recently returned to the social scene, but his refined, aloof air quickly made him the center of attention.

After a series of twists and turns, Xia Jiaxi hurriedly left the banquet, only to be tricked into an unfamiliar room by him. The door clicked shut behind her.

She turned around, and Chi Yu was almost pressed against her. Desire churned in his eyes, but he only smiled and softened his voice. "Baby, welcome to the room you can't leave unless you do "something"."

Xia Jiaxi: "You're still lying to me???"

A few minutes later.

Xia Jiaxi: Maybe he's telling the truth this time? QAQ

[Before You Read]

1. Contains sexual kinks.

2. Not a two-person-only fluffy romance. It has career, friendship, and family storylines. The city and career setting are fictional.

3. The male lead is a full-blooded, gloomy, scheming, sweet-talking control freak. If that's not your thing, think carefully before reading.

Theme: Follow your heart