A Sleepless Night in Beicheng

Beijing's elite circle vs. a college girl Ten-year age gap | Older man | Difference in status [A cold-hearted man falls deeply in love with her] [Unauthorized copies are incomplete. The only complete, authoritative version is the one on Jinjiang] Cheng Ruomian had seen Lu Zheng before. A casual glimpse amid the glitter and extravagance. He was seated at the head of the table. When someone leaned over to speak to him, he didn't look up. He just smiled lazily and lowered his eyes to light a cigarette. It was such a lavish, ostentatious place, yet somehow he looked remarkably clean-cut. Then, one snowy day in Beicheng, Cheng Ruomian had nowhere left to turn. At the end of a narrow street, a Maybach came to a slow stop. The rear window rolled down. Through the swirling snow, Lu Zheng looked her way. They were only using each other, and Cheng Ruomian's one hope was that they could part on good terms when it was over. That night, wrapped in a blanket, she told Lu Zheng as much. He only gave her a faintly amused look. “Do you think I'm the kind of man who can't let go?” Of course he wasn't. As the eldest son of the Lu family, a man everyone in this capital of theirs knew better than to talk about, yet feared and respected all the same, he had always thought himself above everyone. Gold and silver were nothing but fleeting clouds to him, let alone someone as insignificant as Cheng Ruomian. Just a young girl ten years his junior. - Later, people heard that the foreign-language student Mr. Lu had once kept had gone on to thrive after graduation, and was moving back to Beicheng with her boyfriend. Some even heard that her boyfriend was successful and a perfect match for Cheng Ruomian. No one knew that the man pinning her down and kissing her at night wasn't that boyfriend. Breathless, she lifted her chin. “We agreed to part on good terms. Why won't you let me go, Mr. Lu?” “I let you go,” Lu Zheng said, already losing control. “Who will let me go?” Please note: 1. Both leads are each other's first and only, and this has a happy ending. 2. All characters, places, and events are fictional and do not reflect reality. The characters' values are not the author's. Nothing in this novel should be taken as guidance for real life. Both leads obey the law. 3. This blurb was saved on 2024/02/24, with screenshots kept as proof. Content warnings: 1. The male lead is kind of a jerk. 2. There are coercive, possessive scenes both early and later in the story. Read with caution if that's not your thing. 3. Neither lead is perfect; both have flaws. If you can't enjoy it, please close the page and move on. Don't nitpick or insult the heroine. Theme: Love yourself before loving others