The Thief's Eye

Complete. Please follow my new novel, Spring Breeze Mistake. This is a man-picking-up story with possessive pursuit: a kind girl who only wants a quiet life X a feudal, smiling schemer who will never let go. One-on-one, both sexually inexperienced. Please read the content warnings below before starting!!! Xiao Cheng is graceful and refined, a gentleman admired by the world. One careless mistake, and on a snowy night he's hunted down and left on the verge of death in an orchard. At the lowest point in his life, a young maid from the orchard struggles to save him. In the snow and wind, she seeks a doctor and medicine for him, yet makes no attempt to cling to him. All she wants is for him to help her ask the orchard's owners for her contract of sale, so she can live freely. He agrees and gives her a generous sum of money. But after returning to the Duke's estate, Xiao Cheng keeps dreaming of the little maid who sat beside his bed while he was half-conscious: her long, slender neck bent slightly forward, her unadorned hand on his forehead, her soft voice... Her image clings to him day and night. Gradually, he can't sleep. Someone offers him advice: she's just a lowborn orphan who once served as a slave. If he wants her, he can simply bring her into the Duke's estate. He finds her and proposes taking her as his concubine. - Xiang'e was once a maid in a great household, but was punished by being sent to do hard labor in an orchard. The person she is most grateful to is Xiao Cheng. Unlike the masters she used to serve, he is a nobleman who gave her her freedom. Even when she refuses to become his concubine, he doesn't get angry. Later, when something... goes wrong between them, he remains gentle and does everything he can to comfort and make amends. When they meet again, she thinks it will be their last time. She tells him she has found a suitable husband: honest, ordinary, and willing to listen to her. The young lord Xiao smiles faintly and sincerely wishes her a happy marriage that will last a hundred years. But after that day, her fiancé disappears. She searches for him for several days. When she leaves the yamen, she stares blankly at the man across the street. The moon is dim and the stars are sparse. A group of servants surround Xiao Cheng with lanterns, and he is watching her. He wears a smile, but his phoenix eyes hold a dark light she cannot understand. - He gets what he wants. He keeps her by his side, possessing every inch of her he likes and indulging all his dark, sensual fantasies. Unexpectedly, she suddenly vanishes, leaving no trace, dead or alive. He spends every night alone, searching high and low for her in vain. Warnings: One-on-one, both leads are sexually inexperienced. The male lead is sexually and emotionally inexperienced. Possessive pursuit. The male lead is a feudal rich young master who thinks himself above everyone else; the heroine is also a product of her ancient society, and both have some feudal notions of hierarchy and status. This does not reflect the author's personal values. The novel is melodramatic. Please don't compare it to real life or post negative comments about other works. Thank you. Happy ending. To emphasize, the male lead is unscrupulous, gentle on the outside and ruthless within. He is not a good person. Theme: Give something up, gain something in return.