Snow Tonight

Coming soon: Spring Through the Mist: A marriage of convenience with an ex, then falling in love

This story: A clear-eyed kept woman × a powerful man gone mad for her

Shen Zhi's parents divorced, and by a twist of fate, she and her mother found shelter with the prestigious Pei family of Lincheng.

The Pei family had been a prominent clan in Lincheng for a century, with unmatched status and prestige. Their only son, Pei Yanli, was the center of attention throughout Lincheng and the much-admired heir to the family, doted on by everyone.

Her mother worked as a live-in housekeeper and often warned her not to go near Young Master Pei's room on the second floor. Someone had once been thrown out of Lincheng for touching the wrong things.

Shen Zhi nodded.

She just wasn't sure when this heaven-blessed young master would throw her out.

After all, Pei Yanli was difficult to deal with in every way.

Then word spread that the Pei family was arranging a marriage alliance. The news was plastered across the media, making headlines everywhere.

When Shen Zhi learned Pei Yanli was out of the country, she finally got her wish: she left with her mother and blocked every way he could contact her.

A proper nobody, not even worthy of being called an ex, should disappear from your contact list for good.

Later, Pei Yanli crossed mountains and rivers to chase her to a temple a thousand miles away, grabbing the girl as she prayed to Buddha.

"Stay away from that man."

Shen Zhi looked up with a faint smile. There was no trace left of the admiration she'd once felt for him.

"Mr. Pei, let the past stay in the past."

"Let's both move on."

Pei Yanli listened, then laughed in a fury, madness long hidden rising in his eyes.

"Shen Zhi, I never lose what's mine."

Even if it slips away for a while, it doesn't matter.

After all, the thing he's best at is taking what he wants.

[It's snowing tonight. I want to wait for you to come home., Pei Yanli]

Reading guide:

1. Both leads are virgins and have never had exes. The bastard is cold at first and goes crazy later.

2. I'm getting back into writing and may revise occasionally. I hope to give you the best version.

3. Updates follow the rankings, if any. Please bear with me. Thank you!

---Coming soon: Spring Through the Mist---

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The manuscript is in progress, and the first two chapters are being replaced. If you're interested, please add it to your favorites!

[Long-planned scheme / rekindled romance / marriage before love / each other's first love]

At university, Ji Tang and Zhou Yijing were considered the most perfect couple on campus.

Just as everyone expected them to get married as soon as they graduated, Ji Tang suddenly disappeared, ending things completely.

They met again at a bidding meeting for one of the Zhou family's medical equipment projects.

Former lovers met again at work. Several of Zhou Yijing's business partners were his friends, and they met at a bar after the meeting. Everyone gossiped about how the young master felt seeing his old flame again.

"How do I feel? Like a fine horse that never eats the grass it turned down."

Everyone nodded. Their young master Zhou truly had seen through worldly affairs and was as calm as still water. What a grand perspective.

Then they received a wedding invitation addressed to the two of them.

"...?"

Well, that's quite a grand perspective.

To refuse the marriage her family had arranged, Ji Tang had no choice but to find someone she knew well and marry him quickly.

In a cafe, the man wore a fully bespoke suit. His hand, sporting a million-yuan Vacheron Constantin watch, casually flipped through the marriage agreement.

"Miss Ji, you probably don't know that I'm not in the habit of going back to an old flame."

Ji Tang nodded. "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. Neither am I. This is only a business arrangement. This is the best offer I can make. If you're not willing..."

Before she could finish, the man skipped right over the middle pages and signed the last one.

Surprised by his decisiveness, Ji Tang asked, "When would be a good time to register our marriage? I can take time off in advance."

Zhou Yijing tossed his pen aside, put away the marriage agreement, and straightened the formal suit he'd had pressed the night before. "I'm busy. Today is the only day I'm free."

"?"

"Ji Tang, you've fallen into my hands this time."

"Just wait and see how I get my revenge."

When the story reached his friends, they asked what kind of revenge he meant.

Zhou Yijing fiddled with his phone, unconcerned. "What do you know? This is a long-term plan."

"Put so much money in her account that she can't spend it all, and she'll have to worry every day about how to use it up."

"Then buy her a car, so she gets stuck in traffic for half an hour every day and has to get up early."

"Oh, and I should get her a comfortable mattress, so she sleeps in and ends up late."

Everyone: "...?"

Young Master Zhou's love is one hundred percent pure gold... truly pure. :)

#Also known as: Revenge of the Ex-Boyfriend#

#Ending: Revenge accomplished... at the cost of getting himself caught up in it#

Theme: Live life as your true self