Night Tales of Gusu

[Coming Soon: Spring Night in a Quiet Ravine] Proud heiress x sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside adopted son | Step-siblings who fall in love and hate each other

[This Story: Reunion After a Long Separation | Mending a Broken Relationship | Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside manga artist x photographer who pretends to be proper]

After her blind date stood her up, Lin Xiyan continued her trip to Suzhou alone.

Her first stop was Xiyuan Temple. She prayed to Buddha for success at work and to meet her destined partner.

Perhaps the temple really was that powerful. In the blink of an eye, she spotted her crush beneath a tree.

He wore a black shirt, sleeves rolled up to his elbows. The veins stood out on his forearms, and his muscles were firm and well-defined.

Just from seeing him from behind, Lin Xiyan wanted to ask him to model for her.

At last, she worked up the courage to approach him. "Excuse me, would you be willing to..."

Before she could finish, the man turned around. It was a face she knew all too well.

Lin Xiyan never expected to run into the ex-boyfriend who had dumped her in such an awkward way,

let alone spend the rest of her trip with him.

*

When her brief trip to Suzhou ended, Lin Xiyan returned to her parents' guesthouse and stayed in to paint.

One afternoon, He Mingchao stepped into the courtyard. Looking at her hunched over her painting, he asked, "I heard the great artist is looking for a nude model. What do you think of me?"

/

A little scene after their chance encounter:

Lin Xiyan (frantically explaining): You changed so much as you grew up, I didn't recognize you >_<

He Mingchao (no need to say more): I know you just like my type ^_^

* A short story of 100,000 characters, one true pairing, happy ending

* Check out my completed story of the same type, Tonight, Out of Control

* Weibo: @Zhong Jingxi

Coming Soon: Spring Night in a Quiet Ravine

◆ Disgraced heiress forced to endure humiliation vs. triumphant adopted son in the limelight

◆ Step-siblings who fall in love and hate each other | Can't stand him, can't get rid of him, but still want him

*

Chen Tangzhen saw Zhong Yiming again at a project meeting. He was representing the client, and settled the proposal in just a few words, all brisk and decisive.

After the meeting, her coworkers gossiped and marveled, "I heard Zhong Yiming is adopted. The Zhong family is actually grooming him as their heir."

Thinking of the past, Chen Tangzhen sneered. "Maybe he's an illegitimate son."

Zhong Yiming, who should have already left, turned back at the door and happened to hear her. Her coworkers exchanged awkward glances and hurried away.

The enormous conference room was left with only the two of them. Zhong Yiming shut the door behind him and fixed his gaze on the scarf around her neck, so obviously meant to cover something up.

His lips curled slightly, his tone casual. "An illegitimate son? Then what were we doing last night, dear little sister?"

*

Chen Tangzhen first met Zhong Yiming in elementary school.

Her father told her, "This is Ayun's son. I've changed his name to Zhong Yiming. From now on, he'll be your older brother."

Chen Tangzhen knew Ayun was the first love her father could never forget. And the son of that homewrecker was naturally a little fox, too.

She glared at Zhong Yiming, and met his gaze at just the right moment.

He had a refined, fair face, but his eyes were like a snake lurking in the shadows.

Cold, dangerous, and staring at her without blinking.

Theme: Love is