No getting back together after a breakup / unrequited love turns mutual / rivals competing for love / possessive pursuit
[Beautiful woman in a cheongsam, aloof domineering CEO, and celibate doctor]
Falling in love with Shi Jing was once Jiang Ye's wound.
He was the one who pampered her to the clouds, then abandoned her in hell.
In just two years, the light had gone out of her eyes.
Time wore down her body and spirit, and taught her to hate.
She made herself the bait in a trap, luring him into becoming addicted to love.
Once he was obsessed, she calmly walked away without a scratch.
"Mr. Shi's tastes change so much. How could someone as vile and despicable as me ever catch your eye?"
His eyes red, he blocked her mouth. "Shut up!"
Shi Jing couldn't tell if falling for someone was a blessing or a curse.
She fled to the ends of the earth, and he pursued her without rest.
When they met again, she was already another man's wife.
Song Yuchuan grew agitated and couldn't help wanting a cigarette.
After all, it was hardly a good thing to have someone coveting his wife.
The glowing red tip between his fingers slowly faded. In the distance, a woman in a moon-white cheongsam embroidered with roses walked toward her.
In a panic, he snuffed out the mint cigarette in his hand.
Jiang Ye came close to him and frowned slightly. "Smoking again?"
He slipped an arm around her slender waist, and the two whispered into each other's ears.
"A Ye, what should I do?"
"Hmm?" She looked up at him.
His hot breath brushed her neck, unbearably enticing.
"I think I'm a little jealous."
What Jiang Ye didn't know was that the boy in the white shirt beneath the cherry tree when they were young had always been by her side.
Reader's guide: Readers who require chaste relationships, please stay away. The male lead gets his comeuppance and the ending is tragic. The official pairing is the second male lead, whose secret crush comes true and gets a happy ending. The third male lead hasn't entered the race yet.
My first modern romance, a bit old-fashioned, with a mishmash of made-up details. Please go easy on me.
Blurb written on March 20, 2024, saved in my notes as proof of the first draft.
Theme: Life is hard. You can only save yourself.
