[Money-minded schemer and black lotus vs. outwardly refined obsessive] [Illegitimate daughter vs. powerful elite of the capital]
* Coercive pursuit / forbidden romance / a powerful man breaking down and chasing his love
Ning Zhen is an illegitimate daughter who has to live in the shadows, walking on eggshells every day. With a mean stepmother, a hypocritical stepsister, and a father who always tries to smooth things over instead of taking a stand, her life is hell from the start.
She has had enough of living like an insect.
She hears that the refined and gentle heir of the Jiang family is still unmarried, so she pretends to be drunk and stops the black Bentley. Clinging to the window, she puts on a coy voice. "Mr. Jiang, could you give me a ride?"
The man smiles faintly. "Mr. Jiang?"
One day, her stepsister links arms with a man and says to her with a smile, "Zhenzhen, this is your future brother-in-law, Fu Yanli."
Fu Yanli is a man who rules the capital without question.
Rumor has it that he is cold by nature and hates women who throw themselves at him.
And yet she not only pretended to be drunk and stopped his car, but also slipped him her number and called him "Mr. Jiang" again and again.
Ning Zhen's first thought is that she's done for.
When they meet again soon after, the man holds up the note, his tone teasing. "You were pretty good at putting on an act in front of your sister. Come on, let me hear you call me brother-in-law."
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After successfully getting close to Fu Yanli, Ning Zhen only wants to be a good little canary. No feelings, just make enough money and run.
Fu Yanli is generous enough. Whenever she throws a little tantrum, he gives her a card. From limited-edition handbags to yachts and luxury homes, he never hesitates to spend.
But she soon comes to regret it.
Because this man is a complete hypocrite, with a possessiveness so frightening that he wants to lock her by his side.
"Zhenzhen, I told you not to look at other men."
"Zhenzhen, you really are so disobedient."
"Zhenzhen, do I have to put a tracker on you?"
For the money, Ning Zhen has no choice but to humor him and keep him wrapped around her finger.
Luckily, in just six months, she'll be able to leave for good.
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Everyone in the capital knows that Fu Yanli broke off his engagement and set his sights on an illegitimate daughter. They all say the young master must have gone crazy.
Fu Yanli has warned himself countless times:
Ning Zhen is vain and full of lies. Apart from her beauty, she has nothing going for her. He could never, and would never, fall for a woman like her.
But she has eyes only for him, and when she hears he is going to marry for political reasons, she cries until her eyes are swollen.
So when his assistant tells him Ning Zhen has run away, his first reaction is disbelief. Not until he gets home and sees the empty bedroom and the number that has blocked him does he finally realize:
He has been played.
*
A few years later, Ning Zhen returns home after completing her studies. She has just stepped out of the bathroom when someone grabs her from behind.
That familiar voice sounds in her ear. "You dare betray me? Zhenzhen, who gave you the nerve? Hmm?"
The next moment, someone knocks at the door. It's the man she's been "seeing."
Ning Zhen almost screams, but the man seals her lips with a hard kiss. Biting her earlobe, he murmurs in a hoarse voice, "Guess how many times I can make you come before he opens the door."
"Fu Yanzhou! You're insane!" she curses, trembling. "Go to hell!"
"Where should I die? In your bed?" Fu Yanli laughs carelessly, gripping her wrist before soothing her gently. "Baby, just give in and I'll let bygones be bygones, hmm?"
Ning Zhen is stunned. She never imagined that after all these years apart, he would still have such an obsessive need to possess her.
Later, on a stormy night, Fu Yanli, soaked to the skin, blocks her way. Ning Zhen breaks down and pounds on him. "What will it take for you to leave me alone?!"
The man who has always held himself above everyone else clutches her tightly, his eyes red. "Ning Zhen, I want to know too... Teach me."
"You can be with whoever you want. I don't care anymore."
"Come back to me, okay? I'm begging you."
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"Have a little sin, so I can recognize you among the angels."
[Reading Guide]
1. She did not steal her sister's engagement. There's more to it.
2. The male lead is genuinely obsessive and is not a good person in any sense. One-on-one, both leads have no prior partners.
3. More to come...
Blurb edited on July 28, 2025
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