Tear the Night Apart

[New novel now underway] Xu Yizhao was frail from birth and was sent to the He family as a child to recuperate. The He family’s young master, He Zhen, was engaged to her. They grew up together and were deeply attached, waiting only for their wedding date to arrive. But just before the wedding, news came that He Zhen had died far from home. The night Xu Yizhao cried for He Zhen, she opened the door and saw a man standing by the hallway window, tall and straight, imposing as a mountain and enough to inspire awe. He was the man Xu Yizhao respected most in the He family. He Jinxian, He Zhen’s adoptive father. He had taken control of the entire He family at a young age, earning a reputation as ruthless and cold-hearted even in his youth. “Have you cried enough? Then come drink your medicine.” His voice was indifferent and heartless, yet he still remembered to remind her to take the nourishing medicine she needed every night. Xu Yizhao saw no trace of grief in his eyes for his adopted son. Her heart in turmoil, she took the bowl with trembling fingers. With her marriage to He Zhen gone, the Xu family saw her as a useless pawn and cast her aside. She had no place in the He family either. When she was at her wits’ end, He Jinxian gave her hope. “Marry me, and I’ll give you what you want.” Xu Yizhao shook her head. “You’re my elder, and A-Zhen’s adoptive father.” He Jinxian’s dark eyes remained indifferent as he said lightly, “That doesn’t matter. I can also be your husband.” Seeing Xu Yizhao’s resistance, he remained composed and smiled faintly. “You’re not even married yet, and you want to become a widow for him? I won’t allow that.” Long after they married, Xu Yizhao still couldn’t understand why He Jinxian had taken her as his wife. She lived in constant trepidation as Mrs. He. Until that day. She accidentally answered an unfamiliar call on He Jinxian’s phone. A respectful voice came through the receiver. “Mr. He, young master A-Zhen has recovered and is insisting on returning to the country. We can’t keep him in check much longer.” In her terror, her eyes met the man’s. She put down the phone and turned to run. He Jinxian stepped out of the bathroom, a faint flush around his eyes and water dripping from his hair. He reached out and pulled her into his arms. “Why are you running? Zhaozhao, I’m your husband now.” Reader’s guide: 1. Twelve-year age gap: the male lead is 34, the female lead 22. 2. Both are sexually inexperienced. Fatherly, coercive love; she runs, he chases. 3. The heroine is frail. The second male lead’s mishap overseas has nothing to do with the hero. 4. The hero only fell for the heroine after she became an adult. New novel now underway: A Wild Romance in the Capital at Night [Second Chance Romance] Second chance romance / intense push and pull / powerful man lowers his head / roguishly handsome heir to a powerful Beijing family X cool, independent beauty Born into a prominent Beijing family, Su Li'ang had the looks of a playboy, yet was distant and cold by nature. He was the most unattainable bachelor in their circle, and for years, no woman had ever truly gotten close to him. Only a few people knew that he had once experienced a love that left a deep mark on his heart. After they broke up, he realized that in this reckless romance, he had been the first to fall. Years later, when Jian Shuangzhu saw Su Li'ang again, just as she had expected, he had no memory of his unremarkable classmate from their school days. At the banquet, he was the one surrounded by admirers, while she sat in a corner, urged by her boss to go over and make a toast. She had never expected to have anything to do with him. He was the one she avoided. Until something went wrong on the night she was forced to attend a blind date. Su Li'ang’s car stopped in front of her, and the man in the back seat, cool-eyed and aloof, propped his head lazily on one hand and looked at her. “Would you like a ride, Miss Jian?” Once a romance from their school days crossed the line, it became impossible to stop. Jian Shuangzhu never expected to become entangled with the person she had secretly loved as a girl. Nor did she expect the breakup she eventually initiated to become such a dramatic affair. When they met again, Su Li'ang was still the high-and-mighty young master of Beijing’s elite circle. He looked at her with cool indifference, as if he had never known her. Jian Shuangzhu was relieved, able to treat her relationship with him as though it had never happened. But on the day Jian Shuangzhu got engaged to another man, Su Li'ang showed up under the pretense of offering his congratulations. That night, he lost control and cornered her on the balcony, gritting his teeth in fury. “You dare get engaged to another man? Do you really think I’m dead?” Jian Shuangzhu had always known that Su Li'ang would put his family and status before any personal feelings. Their social standings were too different. They could never have a future together. She never imagined that a man as cold as him had fallen so deeply into this relationship that he could never get out. Beneath the thick darkness of night, his icy eyes slowly reddened with tears. His trembling lips pressed against the side of her neck. “Go out there now and tell everyone you choose me, Su Li'ang. Otherwise, I’ll destroy this wedding banquet right now.” Jian Shuangzhu’s voice was hoarse. “Are you insane?” He smiled coldly, a flash of menace crossing his eyes. “Don’t believe me? Go ahead and try.” She didn’t know that ever since she left his side, he had already gone so mad he was barely human. 1. Second chance romance, aching and full of push and pull. 2. Both are sexually inexperienced; the heroine had a brief ex-boyfriend. 3. At first, the heroine secretly loves him but stays clear-headed. The powerful hero eventually lowers his head and goes mad for her. Theme: Face every hardship with courage and sincerity.