An Itch in My Heart

[Next up: Pei Han's Heartbeat Taboo] * A fake-love little rose x a powerful Jing City big shot at the top of the food chain * Size difference / age gap / heroine is a love con artist / face-slapping, then falling hard / homewrecker romance 1. Tong Wu made her first appearance in high society as Second Young Master Pei's fiancée. The moment she appeared, the room filled with jeers. The young woman wore a red dress, yet looked gentle and demure. She was a terrible match for her fiancé, whose manner was carefree and unruly. Everyone knew except Tong Wu that Second Young Master Pei already had a white moonlight in his heart. Tong Wu was nothing more than a substitute. He Jinsen was the head of one of Jing City's most powerful families, a man at the very top of high society's food chain. At the engagement party, he sat high above the crowd, casting a cold glance at the girl clinging to her fiancé's arm, as fragile as a rabbit. Someone at the party commented: "She's beautiful, but I hope she's not a block of wood." "She looks boring." The Pei family asked for his opinion. He Jinsen held a freshly lit cigar between his fingers. Through the white smoke, his gaze was dark and deep. Just half an hour earlier, her fingertips had trembled as she lightly bit her lower lip. With her face flushed, she had secretly slipped a room key card into his suit pocket. A few seconds later, he glanced at the girl in the distance and said in a casual voice, "She really is boring." As he left, he tossed the room key card lightly into the trash. There were too many people in Jing City who wanted to climb into He Jinsen's bed, both men and women. He hadn't taken it seriously. 2. Later, Second Young Master Pei's white moonlight, who had spent years abroad, suddenly returned home. Everyone waited to see Tong Wu make a fool of herself. But when Tong Wu heard the news, she didn't make a scene. She calmly arranged to meet Second Young Master Pei at a hotel. That night, she arrived a little late. The hotel room door opened. A man in a suit leaned back in his chair, turning a room key card between his fingers. A chilling coldness shadowed his features. "Why beg him?" He yanked her down, wrapped a forceful hand around her slender waist, and pinned her onto his lap. His thumb pressed hard against her trembling lips. "Wu Wu, why not beg me instead?" 3. After breaking up with Second Young Master Pei, everyone waited to see Tong Wu make a fool of herself. But Tong Wu continued to frequent upscale clubs, decked out in jewelry and designer clothes even more extravagantly than when she'd carefully dressed up to accompany Second Young Master Pei to parties. Rumors spread that Tong Wu had found a sugar daddy old enough to be her father, allowing her to maintain her glamorous facade. When Tong Wu returned home that night, she took off her expensive jewelry, changed into a silk nightgown, and stretched out her neck while lying on the soft bed. A large hand settled on her back. A callused fingertip traced upward from her slender swanlike neck... Tong Wu gave a soft whimper. "He Jinsen, stop messing around." He Jinsen pulled her into his arms, gripped her chin, and forced her to look at him. In a hoarse voice, he asked, "Wu Wu, everyone says I'm an old man. When are you going to give me a title?" * They say that a fluttering heart is that moment of tingling when love breaks free from its cocoon. He Jinsen thought that was exactly how he felt when he met Tong Wu. # The heroine flirts with the hero at first. When she can't win him over, she changes targets, and the hero won't stand for it # A high-status hero falls from grace for love, fighting and scheming to steal her away and claim his title: a face-slapping, falling-hard romance # The blurb was screenshotted and saved on Weibo, @Jinjiang Chuanbao, 2024.5.22 Reader's Guide: 1. This story is entirely fictional. Please don't relate it to real life. The leads are both virgins. The blurb can't cover every detail, and some things are left unsaid. The main text will explain the causes and consequences in detail. 2. This is a self-indulgent story written to satisfy my craving for a high-status hero who gets face-slapped and falls hard, then descends from on high for love to become the other man, breaking up a couple and fighting to claim her. If that's your thing, jump in! 3. The story focuses on intense romantic push and pull. The only guarantees are that both leads are virgins and that it has a happy ending. No other content warnings are provided. Everyone has different triggers, and I can't cater to all of them, so please don't read if you're concerned. Next new novel: Heartbeat Taboo ★ Sweet, soft darling x self-controlled, proper, dark and twisted man [Visit the author's page and add it to your collection] [Releases 2026.5.31 at 20:00] Sweet, soft darling x self-controlled, proper, dark and twisted man 1. Ever since Li Tang first saw Pei Hanyu as a child, she had suspected she suffered from a strange illness: severe pretty-face obsession and possessiveness syndrome. Symptoms included shortness of breath, blushing, and a racing heart at the sight of anything beautiful. The symptoms wouldn't subside unless she possessed it. As an adult, she went to great lengths to move into the Pei family home. Pei Hanyu had just stepped out of the shower, wrapped in a towel. Bracing one hand against the counter behind her, he trapped her between the glass vanity and his tall frame. He warned her in a low voice not to come home late. Li Tang nodded sweetly, her face burning red, and quietly pressed her thighs together. In the distance, she saw the black tie that should have been fastened tight beneath his Adam's apple, tossed carelessly onto the sofa along with his suit jacket. Late that night, as she lay in bed, Pei Hanyu's cold, sharply defined face appeared before her eyes. She clenched her teeth around the black tie he'd worn, whimpering and trembling until she reached her peak. She thought, I must have Pei Hanyu. 2. Pei Hanyu was widely regarded in high society as the most distinguished and powerful man, a man of temperate desires who never wasted time on romance. But one thick, heavy night, glass bottles shattered across the floor. Li Tang was carried in front of a full-length mirror. The man's long, pale fingers gripped her chin as he faced her toward her reflection, the girl's cheeks flushed and eyes misty with tears. His voice was hoarse with desire. "Li Tang, look carefully." He was utterly cruel, taking control of her from behind with force. A long, winding crack appeared in the mirror. 3. Later, everyone knew Pei Hanyu had a little shadow following him around. While everyone speculated about their relationship, the eldest Pei heir announced that he was of marriageable age and would accept the family's matchmaking arrangements. The young woman he usually doted on reddened eyes and caught his suit sleeve. "Could you not go?" "Pei Hanyu, you know I really like you." A moment later, he gently pulled Li Tang's hand from his sleeve and said in a cool, faint voice, "Don't make a scene." After leaving Pei Hanyu, Li Tang decided that if she was sick, she needed treatment. She went to see a therapist, determined to make herself forget Pei Hanyu. The first time she met her therapist, Li Tang was stunned by how handsome he was. After hearing about Li Tang's experience, the therapist said, "You seem to have a serious case of lovesickness." Li Tang said, "How could that be, darling?" Therapist: ? Pei Hanyu, standing at the door: ... 4. Later, on a rainy night, the dignified, unreachable head of the Pei family, like a bright moon high above, clutched the young woman's hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Tang Tang, I like you." Li Tang gently removed his hand. "I'm getting married." # The heroine made up the illness during her edgy phase. Don't take it as real # The heroine pursues the hero at first. The hero seems self-controlled and proper, but is actually dark and twisted, with an extreme need for control. He has to win her back, but it may not necessarily end in a groveling redemption arc # One-on-one romance, with a seven-year age gap between the leads Theme: May the world treat you gently.