Paranoia

[Gentle, composed, soft-hearted older woman x younger man who becomes fiercely possessive once he gets his way]

A month before their engagement, Li Jia's boyfriend, Xu Yang, hit his head at a ski resort and passed out on the spot.

When she rushed to the hospital, Xu Yang stared at Li Jia for a long time, his eyes obedient and confused, but his tone was polite and distant. "Ms. Li, thank you for coming to see me. Sorry to trouble you."

Li Jia couldn't understand why he was being so cold. Only after asking the doctor in detail did she learn that Xu Yang had suffered temporary amnesia. His memories had regressed by five years. Back then, his family had just fallen apart, and he had crossed the ocean with his six-year-old sister to live with his maternal grandmother.

In other words, Xu Yang's mental age was now stuck at seventeen.

Li Jia took him home and cared for him attentively for several days. Out of affection for him, she suggested postponing their engagement until his memories had fully returned.

Little did she know that, though Xu Yang seemed to agree, his return to a boyish state of mind would usher in the most rebellious phase of his life.

It wasn't that he had any complaints about Li Jia. All his prickliness was directed at himself. While recovering, he was always suspicious that Li Jia would get back together with her ex-boyfriend.

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Even Xu Yang's sister Xu Nian, who was actually going through adolescence, thought her older brother was acting crazy. She felt that Li Jia spoiled him too much, but was afraid that during this special period, anything she said might become the spark that broke them apart and turned their approaching happiness to ashes.

One day, she decided to speak to Xu Yang in private and tell him not to push his luck.

But before she could knock, a sharp slap rang out from inside the room.

The reason for their argument was still unclear, but Li Jia seemed furious and spoke without thinking. "Xu Yang, you really are sick."

The moment she said it, Li Jia regretted it, but Xu Yang didn't deny it. "Yes, I really am sick."

Because Xu Yang had a secret he'd kept buried in his heart for a long time: Li Jia's intended partner in marriage had never been Xu Yang.

The reason he was so suspicious was that the person who had truly sabotaged Li Jia's relationship with her ex-boyfriend over the years, and nipped so many of her budding romances in the bud, was none other than the reserved, tactful, obedient, and considerate Xu Yang.

[Before You Read]

One-on-one romance. The female lead has no previous sexual experience, while the male lead is a virgin. The ex-boyfriend exists only in rumors and barely appears in the story.

Younger man, four-year age gap.

Very short. I don't want my author page to look like a dead tree, so I'm using this story to fill it out. It won't be contracted during serialization. Updates are irregular, with a new chapter whenever I've written one.

The female lead sees the male lead through five hundred layers of a good-boy filter. He seems obedient, but is more petty than a needle's eye.

The female lead is the male lead's sister's teacher. Nothing romantic happens between them before he comes of age.

Theme: Love can overcome long distances.