[Female College Student x Powerful Beijing Tycoon]
[Old Flame Rekindled | Forced Possession | Stealing Her Away | Overwhelming Possessiveness]
"Dare to kiss me here?"
He traps her in a space barely big enough to stand in. Your boyfriend is right inside, three meters away, just on the other side of a wall. His thumb presses against her lower lip, his fingertip brushing the edge of her teeth before he kisses her.
From the very first day Shi Nian set foot at Beijing University, she knew she didn't belong in this city's glittering splendor.
Then, one weekend, she stood in front of a painting at an art gallery in place of her roommate. Countless gazes swept over her casually, as if sizing up a newly arrived exhibit.
Lu Sichen sat in the very back of the crowd. One summer three years ago, he'd stepped in at a bar to shield her from a man bothering her. She'd thanked him and walked away without even asking his name.
He picked up the half-finished glass of liquor she'd left behind and drank from the spot marked by her lipstick.
He'd searched for her for three years. At last, they were in the same room.
Later, his assistant delivered a bag worth six figures. She returned it. The next day, the bag appeared in the hands of the roommate she'd argued with.
That night, she sent a screenshot to the assistant. "Give it back to its rightful owner. Then we're even."
Lu Sichen read those four words and chuckled, lowering his head. He set his phone on the table and slowly turned it halfway around. "Transfer her roommate tomorrow."
He'd waited three years for her, only to hear her say, "We're even." Then he'd start by clearing away everyone who owed her.
Months later, fireworks over Victoria Harbour blazed for her birthday. Shi Nian trembled beneath the night sky. "Mr. Lu, I don't deserve this from you."
Lu Sichen said nothing. He gripped her chin, slowly tracing the corner of her lips with his thumb, and forced her to look up. "Say you don't deserve it one more time, and I'll kiss you right here."
That night, she fled again.
Back in Beijing, her boyfriend's family's company collapsed overnight. Her boyfriend's younger brother ended up in the ICU under the strain. She stayed by his side until dawn, then went home in a daze.
A black Rolls-Royce glided silently to a stop in front of her. The window rolled down, revealing Lu Sichen's knife-sharp profile. He handed her a check. "Take it. You're free."
When she reached for it, he caught her wrist, pressing his fingertip to her pulse for three seconds.
"Your heart is racing."
Then he let go.
From then on, he became her boyfriend's family's savior and honored guest. Her boyfriend's whole family toasted him and thanked him, treating him like royalty. He sat beside the seat of honor and accepted their glasses with a smile.
In a secluded corner, he pinned her against the wall, gently nudging her legs apart with his knee and wedging himself between them. She had nowhere to retreat.
He bent down, his thin lips brushing the tip of her ear, his voice as hoarse as if it were full of grit.
"Do you know why I filled out that check?"
"His whole family toasted me. His father said, 'Mr. Lu, we can never repay your kindness.' I told him not to bother. I'll be the one holding your son's girlfriend's hand from now on."
He released a strand of her hair, then slid a fingertip down the side of her neck, stopping just above her collarbone.
"Every time he touches you, I want you to feel it clearly: your skin remembers my fingerprints, and my name is carved into your bones."
[Reading Guide]
1. Six-year age gap. Both leads are each other's first and only, with a happy ending.
2. The male lead has his reasons for forcing his way into her life.
3. The female lead seems like a delicate flower but is clearheaded underneath, with a rebellious streak. She's best at overcoming force with gentleness.
Theme: Love makes people stronger
