The Moment You Called Me Back [Rekindled Romance]

[Gentleman Takes the Initiative] [Extreme Push and Pull]

◎ Capitalist tycoon x adopted daughter of a prominent family

The next time Qin Dingxin saw Huo Shaozu was at a Huo family banquet. She arrived with her "boyfriend."

When someone asked about marriage, she linked arms with her "boyfriend" and smiled as she answered.

She had no idea whose heart she was stabbing.

The man seated at the head of the table regarded her calmly. His eyes were dark as an ink-black sea, filled with emotions Qin Dingxin couldn't understand.

A moment later, he gave her a sidelong smile, his air of authority refined yet cold.

It seemed no one remembered their wild, romantic entanglement anymore.

Who could have guessed that half an hour later, he would suddenly clear the room, leaving only her behind?

Qin Dingxin looked at Huo Shaozu, her pupils contracting.

Because the seat beneath Huo Shaozu... was one they had sat in together countless times.

Her "boyfriend" was sent to the adjoining reception room.

With only a wall between them, Huo Shaozu firmly laced his fingers through hers. His watch burned into Qin Dingxin's eyes.

It was a repaired Patek Philippe, a gift she'd given Huo Shaozu, which she later smashed with her own hands.

But Qin Dingxin didn't know that Huo Shaozu had worn the broken watch for eight years.

In the haze of ambiguity, she heard the man murmur a warning:

"Since you dared to come back, I never intended to let you go."

"There are things we'll settle, slowly."

2. Back then, the Qin family's adopted daughter had schemed to secure her position in the family by making an engagement pact with the Huo family's eldest son. The scandal caused a huge uproar.

Everyone in Hong Kong knew it:

The Huo family hated Qin Dingxin. Even she believed it herself.

So when her motives were exposed, Qin Dingxin handed Huo Shaozu a breakup settlement and a perfunctory apology, then left Hong Kong without a backward glance.

At the time, she didn't know that Huo Shaozu had struggled for a long time before finally choosing to humbly preserve their engagement.

As long as she was willing to stay, he didn't mind being used forever.

But she still left without looking back.

3. The rainy season arrived in the city. It was Qin Dingxin's favorite kind of damp weather.

Just like her ambition, it was always growing.

On a rainy night, a reckless repeat of the past shattered the man's restraint. He pulled off his tie and willingly wrapped it around his own eyes.

After a long while, the man gripped her red high heel and spoke in a low voice. "If you want to play so badly..."

"From now on, play with me."

You can only play with me.

"A so-called contract was nothing more than a wager in self-deception.

But he was willing to stake his life on it.

Even if he was abandoned, even if he was used."

Character setup and tropes: 2024.4.23

Synopsis: Screenshotted on 2024.5.16.

Both leads have only ever been with each other. The male lead follows traditional standards of male virtue. All characters in this story are law-abiding citizens.

Coming soon: Forbidden Games, a powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles / intimate physical trait trope

[Brothers Who'd Die for Each Other Become Enemies] [Gentle Yet Unhinged Beijing Elite] [Forbidden Romance]

◎ Addictive personality, powerful figure in Beijing's elite circles x rebellious social butterfly

When Shen Xianyue was nineteen, she did two things.

One: She left the Chen family in northern Beijing, who had raised her for years, to study elsewhere.

Two: She started dating someone.

Her boyfriend was the sworn brother of the Chen family's eldest son, someone who'd once risked his life for him. She was very pleased with her choice.

On the day they made their relationship official, she returned to the Chen home to prepare for her next trip. But the man approached her step by step, then tilted his head and sniffed the air near her.

"Ayue."

"You smell like someone else."

In that moment, Shen Xianyue caught a familiar emotion in her "brother's" eyes.

It was the same look her boyfriend had given her when they kissed passionately, lost in the moment.

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Chen Zhaolin doted on the younger sister who had been raised in his home for years.

He and his sworn brother had looked after her as she grew up.

When the young woman's relationship became public, everyone offered their blessings. Only Chen Zhaolin's smile concealed unfathomable depths.

Half a month later, Chen Zhaolin glanced at Shen Xianyue's bitten, swollen lips, then fiercely wiped the glistening trace from the corner of her mouth with his thumb. He asked gently, "Tell your big brother, who's that piece of trash?"

Shen Xianyue was stubborn and rebellious, and didn't want to say more.

Unexpectedly, something belonging to her boyfriend suddenly slipped from her pocket. Chen Zhaolin stared at it, his eyes nearly bursting with fury.

Only one person in his circle would use something like this.

It was his sworn brother.

Theme: Fight for what you want.