[Powerful woman falls hard] [Taking by force] [Old flames reignited] [Uncle-and-nephew love triangle]
1.
At twenty, Xu Jinhe, the sweet, overlooked eldest daughter of the Xu family, became engaged in a match that sent shockwaves through Hong Kong's social circles.
People openly envied her for marrying into the prestigious Shao family, but privately laughed at her. After all, Shao Wenhua, the Shao family's young master, was a notorious playboy.
Shao Zheng, the head of the Shao family, had a refined, gentle appearance, but his methods were cold, ruthless, and terrifying.
Rumor had it that anyone who tried to scheme their way into his affections, man or woman, would be driven out of Hong Kong at best, or left with broken limbs at worst.
After moving into the Shao family home, Xu Jinhe was warned by Shao Wenhua: "If you don't want the Shaos to kick you out, stay away from my uncle."
Too bad. She wanted to call off the engagement, and she was determined to provoke him.
On a stormy night, with the rain pouring down and lightning flashing, Xu Jinhe, wearing a thin silk nightgown, knocked on Shao Zheng's door.
"Uncle, my cat is missing. Have you seen it?"
The room was dim. The man stood at the door, his expression cool, gazing at her for a long moment before giving a quiet laugh and gripping her chin.
His cool leather glove brushed her cheek, and his dark eyes held a dangerous gleam.
"Miss Xu, your methods are very amateurish."
Later, Xu Jinhe finally escaped Hong Kong and went to England to continue her studies, hoping to leave the past behind for good.
After three peaceful months, someone knocked on her apartment door.
Shao Zheng stood elegantly in the doorway, dressed in a gray coat and wearing a smile. The ruby brooch at his chest gleamed with a bewitching light.
She instinctively tried to close the door, but the man had already blocked it.
"Miss Xu, my little bunny is missing. Have you seen it?"
2.
What Xu Jinhe regretted most was using Shao Zheng. What she regretted least was cutting her losses as soon as she realized she'd let things get out of hand.
She didn't believe in love. Shao Wenhua, the playboy, turning over a new leaf, and Shao Zheng, the chaste one, breaking his vows, both seemed absurd to her.
But the absurd still happened.
Shao Wenhua's fireworks of love lit up all of Victoria Harbour.
Amid a chorus of teasing, she forced herself to raise a glass with Shao Zheng, a business partner.
"Good evening, Mr. Shao."
The impeccably dressed man smiled faintly and clinked his glass against hers with graceful ease.
"Sweetie, that's not what you called me last night."
His cool voice sent a shiver down her spine.
A charming, flirtatious little bunny and a refined, wicked old fox
Xu Jinhe and Liang Zheng
"Psst! Darling, even if it's a trap, I'll fall right into it."
Theme: You are your own salvation.
