Sweet and Sour Plum

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== Losing Control for Love | Rekindled Romance | Intimate Push and Pull | A Beauty's Trap

== A tender, flirtatious model x a domineering young heir to a Zhejiang business empire

== The sweetness of young love is fragile, but old flames reignite with a passion that refuses to die

Hangzhou is packed with models, and everyone in the industry knows Ban Lan for her stunning waist-to-hip ratio.

After traveling across the ocean, she decides to spend a fortune on a baby, without the father in the picture.

In the photos, the biological father is a 190-centimeter-tall mixed-race man with blue eyes, blond hair, and a nose that reaches for the sky.

She is looking around for him...

"Stop looking. I'm here instead."

The woman looks up. Isn't this false advertising?

The man before her is offering himself to her: an Asian face, striking features, the sole heir to a wealthy Zhejiang family, and the darling of the fashion world.

Her ex-boyfriend is stealing her plan to have a baby without the father?

"How about giving me a chance?"

"You ran away back then. Why come back and tempt me now?"

"If you get together with someone else, I'll go crazy."

A little scene:

I've never seen a young heir this crazy. He throws money and resources at her, and doesn't even care if he dies for her.

The news is plastered everywhere: the CEO of Yiyang Jiawen has been bewitched by a mysterious woman, and spent a fortune just to get slapped.

"Ban Lan, did you ever have even the slightest genuine feeling for me?"

"What are you thinking? It was just a game of love. President Chi, would you like to keep enjoying yourself?"

The man's fingers slip into her mouth.

"Let's see if there's even one honest word left in there."

His love is overflowing. Even if she just called him by the wrong name, he still wants to hear her cry out for more.

He loved you, cherished you, and stayed by your side when you were young. Now that you've met again, he'll dote on you, claim you, and keep you tied to him.

As the storm raged, Ban Lan's fingertips brushed the scar. It was artfully concealed beneath jade-colored wings, the raised skin blending into the feather pattern. It was a secret no one would ever know unless they touched it.

"So what is this design?"

"A kingfisher. They say that when it flies across the ocean, every storm is calmed."

Reader's guide:

Rekindled romance / mostly adult life, with some school days / intense push and pull between adults / happy ending / both leads have only ever been with each other. They have a deep misunderstanding, which will be cleared up later.

The male lead loves the female lead and only ever loves her. The female lead loves him without realizing it.

Thanks for adding this to your collection. I hope you'll join me for the feast.

This novel is: Sweet and Sour Plums

[Gentle, refined, protective, devoted hospital director x warm, independent doctor growing into herself]

On a typhoon day, Li Zitai takes her dog to the vet and meets Chen Shuyi in the emergency ward. He has just escaped a medical malpractice dispute when she suddenly wraps him in her arms. That embrace, meant to comfort him, stays with him for four years.

A senior executive from Mande Medical arrives at the hospital, and the very first episode of a workplace reality show reveals that the director has long been plotting to reunite with an intern. The production crew rubs their hands together and closes the office door. Inside, the man leans close and asks if she'd like to date him.

Name your terms. Kissing scenes are fine, and everything else is open for discussion...

"Then can I become a full-time employee after I pass my internship?"

Chen Shuyi is a little disappointed. Why is she only talking about work? Is he wearing too many layers today?

Later, when she brings it up again, she says that everyone used to say he was parachuted in by the group, and his clinical skills were probably poor in every way...

"What do you think now?"

"Why are you picking on me for what they said?"

"Is that picking on you? Isn't it just that you've been eating too well?"

"..."

Love after moving in together. The male lead is gentle inside and out, but only with the female lead. They are each other's first and only. He saves all his skills for her (wink, wink).

The male lead is a surgical genius, and the female lead is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. Thirty percent of the story is realistic day-to-day life at a veterinary hospital, with furry companions and a sweet romance.

The story spans a long time, with a slow-burn, bittersweet push and pull. It has a happy ending. The relationship moves quickly in the middle, and the male lead gets more assertive later on: tenderly domineering, so loving, and very eager to turn the tables.

A blessing to everyone who loves cats and dogs: may you have peace and happiness all your life.

Theme: Thankful for the companionship of animals in our lives