Spoiled and Indulged

1.

Reuniting with Zhou Jinyan happened on a rainy night.

Li Wan noticed his openly predatory gaze and felt displeased, though she kept it off her face and greeted him politely. "Good evening, President Zhou."

The man stared at her fixedly, then abruptly pressed her against the car. His dark eyes gleamed with seductive amusement. "Wasn't I your unattainable first love? Give me a chance."

Unable to resist her own longing or his relentless pursuit, Li Wan nodded.

She inevitably fell for him.

But this carefully plotted romance was doomed to collapse at the slightest touch.

In the pitch-dark room, Zhou Jinyan sneered. "Li Wan, if this is consensual, don't start acting like you're devoted and faithful."

Li Wan said nothing. That night, she packed her things and left.

2.

Zhou Jinyan prided himself on being clear-headed and insisted he didn't care that Li Wan had left.

When they met again, she was smiling brightly, showing none of the sorrow she'd felt while they were together.

At that moment, Zhou Jinyan tried to look away, but he couldn't take his eyes off their tightly clasped hands.

Perhaps his stare was too blatant. Li Wan finally looked at him, but her expression was calm and distant as she returned his own words to him, unchanged. "Zhou Jinyan, if this is consensual, don't start acting like you're devoted and faithful."

Zhou Jinyan's face darkened. Through gritted teeth, he said, "A title, a relationship, status. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you."

Li Wan merely kissed the man beside her on the lips, then looked up and smiled at Zhou Jinyan. "Sorry, I'm very much in love with my boyfriend."

3.

Li Wan was too innocent to understand how despicable and hateful it was when someone accustomed to getting everything they wanted was rejected.

And yet the man who had relentlessly pursued her and forced his way into her life...

In the dead of night, he pinned her down again and again, demanding answers. In the end, all he could do was plead, humble and ingratiating. "Tell me you love me, okay? Say you love me."

[Reading Guide and Content Warnings]:

1. Pure, gentle, stubborn heroine x volatile, domineering, gloomy hero

2. Heartbreaking melodrama | possessive pursuit | going mad for love | the hero's desperate pursuit of his ex

3. The hero is volatile and the second male lead is obsessive. Both are absolutely devoted to the heroine, and neither is quite right in the head.

4. The heroine and the second male lead share intimate moments, more than once.

5. The second male lead really does abduct the heroine, and she really does almost accept his proposal.

6. When the hero finds out the heroine is with the second male lead, there are possessive, coercive elements. Please proceed with caution if this isn't for you.

7. HE

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Theme: Expired love never fades.