※ Mute, alluring temptress x suited thug
[Amnesiac princess seeks revenge + dragon-taming diary]
[He chases his wife until it burns: neither is innocent]
[Old-school, melodramatic, love and hatred intertwined]
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When they first met, she was a helpless "little jasmine" with no choice but to let others pluck her, while he stood at the very top of the pyramid, a man who had grown tired of delicacies and was briefly tempted by some rustic little snack.
Chen Youyin: "Can you sing Cantonese opera?"
Shi Sui seized this ladder to the clouds without hesitation, frantically signing.
Someone nearby teased, "Young Master Chen expects a mute to sing?"
He narrowed his eyes, put an arm around her waist, and smiled wickedly. "Doesn't matter. Come to my room. I'll teach you how to sing."
No one could have guessed that Shi Sui would stay by Chen Youyin's side for three whole years.
In those three years, she learned the temperament of the new head of Hong Kong City's most powerful family. She knew he indulged in cigarettes and alcohol but secretly loved put chai ko, and that behind his ruthless decisiveness, he needed to sleep with the lights on.
The only thing she was the last to learn was that he was to marry a young lady from another prominent family.
Chen Youyin kissed the corner of her mouth, his voice low. "Be good. Apart from the title, everything else belongs to you."
Wedding invitations went out across Hong Kong Island. Dressed in a white suit, Chen Youyin looked impossibly distinguished as he sped back, wanting her to be the first to see him dressed for the bride's gown fitting.
The lights blazed all night atop Victoria Peak, but every trace of warmth had drained from her room.
She left no word behind. On the eve of his wedding, she vanished from his world without a trace.
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Word had it that the youngest daughter of the Qi family of Haicheng, who had died in a kidnapping years ago, had come back to life.
To make it up to her, the Qi family doted on her and granted her every wish. Even the banquet to choose her husband was held on the grandest scale.
On a typhoon-blown night, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling, Chen Youyin stood soaked and disheveled. Before him, the little jasmine who had once been alone in the world had transformed into someone else's cherished treasure.
The blood in his veins froze. "Come with me."
Shi Sui held up her umbrella, her skirt fluttering. For the first time in front of him, she opened her mouth and spoke, her voice gentle yet cruel. "Mr. Chen, you have a wife. Please show some restraint."
"Or do you still think I'm the same sensible little canary you used to keep on the side, free to do with as you pleased?"
"Hatred is what carries love on. It's better than peace and quiet." From Su Like
Blurb to be revised. Written 2025/1/4, screenshot saved
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