Twilight Over the Wilds

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[Obsessive, Broken Tycoon × Resilient, Sharp-Tongued Rose with Thorns | Coercive Love · Intense Push and Pull · Revenge · Sweet and Painful]

“Either kill me, or come with me to hell.”

He liked prey that fought back, not lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

1. First Meeting: The Trap

Mu Ning, a master's student in music, went abroad with a dream in her heart.

On the plane, she met a silver-haired, fair-skinned man in a suit, Wen Tingye, who introduced himself as a “small-time businessman.”

He was humble and polite, and kindly helped her up when she fell.

Then, after the plane landed, they went their separate ways, lost in the crowd.

Until she saw him seated among the guests at the opening ceremony.

A classmate whispered, “He's so young, yet he's already the new CEO of Mingqi. Rumor has it he made his fortune through shady dealings and runs a ‘black ship.’ He must be the kind of ruthless man who'll eat you alive and leave no bones behind.”

Mu Ning's palms went cold. All she felt was dread in hindsight.

2. Reunion: Winning Her Over

That night, after finishing her part-time gig playing music, she ran into Wen Tingye sitting alone at a bar.

Under the wavering lights, the crowd surged around them and beautiful women filled the place, yet the area around him was cold and empty, as if he kept everyone at arm's length.

He invited her to sit and handed her some ointment for her injury.

His attempts to be gentle always carried an unconscious forcefulness, an indescribable coldness, and a hint of repressed restraint.

He sat across from her, trapping her between his long legs.

With nowhere to go, Mu Ning stiffened and met his gaze as he explained away those “unfounded rumors.”

Mu Ning didn't want to talk to him. She drank the water he handed her in place of alcohol, hoping only to get back to her dorm as quickly as possible.

But how could prey caught in a cage fly away so easily?

3. The Game Begins

By day, he was the suited CEO of a corporation.

By night, he was a madman tearing her dress to shreds.

He forced her to fool around with him behind Bai Ke's back, threatening her father's life to make her obey his every command.

She said through gritted teeth, “Wen Tingye. It'll all come back to haunt you.”

Wen Tingye scoffed contemptuously. “Come back to haunt me? Who's going to do that? You? Can you make me soften and let you go? Or make me, like Bai Ke, forget everything, even the blood feud between us, and fall for you like I've lost my mind?”

Then he said coldly and without mercy, “Let me tell you, that's never going to happen.”

4. Fatal Weakness: A Man Who Shut Himself Away in the Dark

Just as she was about to be driven mad, she discovered his weakness.

That day, Mu Ning was utterly exhausted and drowsy.

She heard Wen Tingye get out of bed, but he didn't turn off the light and go to sleep right away.

She thought... she heard him taking medicine.

[The Male Lead's Perspective]

1.

“Wen Tingye! Your younger brother is dead! He's been dead for ages!”

“Yeah. He's dead.”

Even the kind, sunny person I used to be... died with him.

That year, my younger brother underwent a heart donation operation, and was then wheeled into the morgue.

The truth finally came to light one day.

Years later, I changed my name and identity. I'd rather make my fortune through shady dealings than let the people responsible get away without paying, including Mu Ning, the girl who successfully received my brother's heart.

Was she innocent? Maybe.

But my game had already begun. She wouldn't escape.

2.

I had never laid a hand on her before. I thought she was just a pretty young woman.

I didn't think much of her, and she wasn't worth getting my hands dirty over.

But after getting to know her, I realized she was more cunning than a fox, yet also a decent, upright person.

I like cunning people, but I hate decent people.

So I decided to have some fun with her.

Once, her useless boyfriend pointed at me and shouted, “Wen Tingye, you're going to hell!”

I wanted to say, Yeah, I'm going to hell. And I'm taking her with me.

3.

But I never imagined that one day I, too, would fall into a woman's hands.

I'd think my hands were too dirty for her.

I'd want to give up my life of crime for her and live a quiet, peaceful life with her.

I'd even think I could let go of my deep-seated hatred.

And most absurdly, I'd willingly fall into the trap she set...

[Reader's Guide]

1. The male lead is 28, the female lead is 25, and neither has been with anyone before.

2. The plot is full of melodrama.

Theme: Seek hope in despair.