Dark, twisted, and obsessive x clearheaded and sweet | Mild coercion
1
Wen Xi always followed the rules. The most outrageous thing she ever did was secretly date her parents' employer's youngest son during her first year of graduate school.
Zhou Ji was a proper gentleman in everyone's eyes, gentle and refined, humble and polite.
Wen Xi thought she would never meet anyone better in her life.
But their families were worlds apart, and Wen Xi didn't expect their relationship to last. She treasured every day they spent together.
Lately, though, something felt off.
Zhou Ji, who had always been gentle and attentive, kept sending her messages that made her blush. His gaze had grown sharper, too, with a ferocity that made it seem like he wanted to devour her whole.
Then news arrived that Zhou Ji's family had arranged a marriage for him.
Wen Xi took the opportunity to suggest they break up.
Zhou Ji, who had always treated her gently, suddenly changed his tune.
He pinned her beside the window and lifted her chin. His voice turned icy. "Baby, do you want to leave me? Not a chance."
2
The first time Zhou Ji saw Wen Xi, a thought flashed through his mind.
He would have her.
He would make her his, and his alone.
So he kept wearing his mask, perfectly pretending to be the humble, gentle man Wen Xi liked.
Until he heard Wen Xi ask to break up.
Zhou Ji revealed his cold-blooded nature and dragged her onto a yacht at sea without a word of explanation.
The ocean stretched endlessly in every direction. There was no one else in sight.
Terrified, Wen Xi looked at the man she knew and yet no longer recognized. Stammering, she asked, "Zhou Ji, what are you going to do?"
Zhou Ji narrowed his eyes, smiling without warmth. "Baby, you lied to me. You said you'd be with me forever, and now you're pushing me into someone else's arms."
"People who don't behave need to be punished."
3
Wen Xi tried to escape twice.
The first time, she failed. She had barely reached shore before they caught her and dragged her back.
The second time, she managed to flee abroad.
She lived peacefully for a year, and just when she thought everything had settled down...
One rainy night.
After working overtime for two consecutive nights, she dragged her exhausted body back to her place. Before she could open the door, a man radiating damp, icy cold grabbed her and pinned her against the wall.
Zhou Ji's dark, dangerous voice sounded slowly in her ear.
"Baby, you were so hard to find. But don't worry. This time, you won't escape my grasp."
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It took a long time before Wen Xi finally realized the truth.
There was no such thing as a kind, gentle Zhou Ji.
Zhou Ji was a complete monster: possessive to the extreme, seriously disturbed, and in a terrible state of mind.
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"I love you. I give you everything I have, including my life."
Theme: Be brave and keep striving.
