[A bankrupt elite with erectile dysfunction x a naturally spacey, emotionally detached heiress]
[A down-on-his-luck elite who has lost in both the financial and marriage markets x the beloved mascot of an editorial department, blessed with extraordinary obliviousness]
[A step-by-step seducer, a cunning wolf in sheep's clothing x a slow-to-respond, oblivious little bun]
Shen Zhirong happened to run into the senior from high school she had always admired. She heard he'd gotten engaged, started a company, and become its CEO. So who was this beauty standing by the road, eating a cheap rice ball and soaked to the skin like a drowned rat...?
Anyway, she took him home.
Her senior said his fiancée had run off with someone else, his company had gone bankrupt, and his accounts had been frozen. He was completely homeless.
That's awful, Shen Zhirong thought. Stay at my place for now. You can leave after the typhoon passes, she suggested.
Will your boyfriend mind? Wouldn't it be inconvenient? her senior asked politely.
He probably won't. He's not unreasonable, and I can stay at my parents' place too. It's nearby, she said.
Her senior lowered his head, lost in thought.
"I have erectile dysfunction."
"?"
"Stay here. This is your home, after all. And please put your boyfriend at ease. You're helping a loser who'll never be able to get it up. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't pose any threat."
"Oh..." Shen Zhirong replied slowly. She didn't understand what he meant, only thinking: That's really awful.
-
Until he found a new place, Yan Yili washed and cooked for Shen Zhirong every day, cleaned the house, tidied her room, and reminded her like her mother to dress warmly when the weather turned cold and not to overwork. He even helped her pick out a birthday present for her boyfriend, taking care of her more thoroughly than the housekeeper.
It was hard to believe that when she picked him up, he had looked so elegant in his suit. Within days, he had become a seasoned housekeeper who never took off his apron and knew how to massage her feet.
Shen Zhirong was puzzled. Shen Zhirong made a suggestion: "Senior, you really don't have to do all this. Helping you is only right. You did much more for me before."
Yan Yili smiled, handed her some washed fruit, and asked in return, "Does it bother you?"
Shen Zhirong shook her head. "No. On the contrary, I think I'm getting a little spoiled."
Yan Yili said, "Then just enjoy it. Don't overthink things."
What he said was exactly the same as what he'd said back in high school.
That was Yan Yili: after arranging everything perfectly, he would only tell her to enjoy herself and not think too much, as if he knew she was naturally incapable of overthinking. So he was kind to her without limit.
Until, later on, she noticed that he was rinsing his mouth more and more often, and Shen Zhirong suddenly realized:
Something was wrong.
"Have you figured it out? Then what should we do? Zhirong, do you know what we should do?" He rested his forehead against hers without a trace of panic and whispered, "Let me give you a hint:
You're the one who picked me up and brought me home."
That one line gave her enough to think about for quite a while.
-
After realizing that the man was unworthy of her, his fox tail wrapped around her without restraint.
[Reading Guide]
1. Angsty, happy ending. Both leads have exes, so readers who insist on completely inexperienced characters should proceed with caution.
2. The male lead genuinely can't get it up at first. The cause is psychological.
3. The male lead's sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside nature is genuinely dark, as dark as someone who has practiced the Sunflower Manual. There is romantic competition and accidental hurt. His character isn't perfect, so please read with a clear head.
4. The novel includes extensive descriptions of the female lead's career. The romance is a slow burn (though from the male lead's perspective, his feelings catch fire quickly -v-).
Theme: Life has no limits.
