A Carefully Planned Surrender

Greedy, flirtatious, ambitious phoenix girl × heir to a wealthy family with a serious case of lovesickness

Secret crush from the male lead | Instinctive attraction | Stealing someone else's partner | Pathological obsession | Both have their own agendas

Jiang Muye is widely known as a ruthless powerhouse in the workplace. She's exceptionally capable and skilled at getting things done, but she once walked into the wrong room and slept with the wrong person: Yi Xueshen, her ex-boyfriend's younger brother, a notoriously untouchable heir she'd had blocked for years.

Afterward, he wouldn't let it go. "It was my first time. You have to take responsibility."

Jiang Muye thought... that was fine. After all, he was 189 centimeters tall, broad-shouldered and narrow-hipped, with seemingly endless stamina, and he didn't mind spending money on her.

Million-yuan luxury cars and mansions worth fifty million: he gave them to her, and she accepted them without a second thought.

He offered himself to her in bed, and she happily accepted that, too.

No matter how lofty and untouchable he acted around others, he bowed his head obediently to her. She thought she was simply acting too well, unaware that she'd called out someone else's name that night: Yi Xiuchen.

That night, Yi Xueshen held her tightly in the dark, watching the snow all night with red-rimmed eyes. Early the next morning, he pressed his burning body against her as if nothing had happened. "Sis, want more?"

He'd known from the start that she wanted someone else. He just wanted so badly to stay by her side that he was willing to be a substitute.

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Yi Xueshen's pathological obsession with Jiang Muye began when he was eighteen.

A rebellious young man and his tutor: he once cornered her, revealing his dark and vicious side. "Break up with him. Be with me."

Of course, she refused.

Five years later, he unexpectedly rose to power, but his paranoia only grew worse.

Sometimes he thought she loved him. She could pick him out at a crowded event with a single glance, then whisper in his ear, "If you want to, hurry up. I only have half an hour free, so make it quick."

Sometimes he thought she hated him. He'd merely suspected that someone was up to no good and followed her a few times, yet she wanted to break up.

"What do you mean? Use me and toss me aside?" He was so angry that his burning breath brushed her neck as he pleaded in a muffled voice, "Make the most of what you have. I've still got plenty of uses. Don't throw me away so soon."

* The male lead is in a chasing-his-wife story, while the female lead is in a workplace story.

* A story about a devoted husband helping me reach the top.

* Nobody asked him to be a substitute. There's a twist later on; it's not what everyone thinks.

* One-on-one romance. The female lead has no sexual history, while the male lead does. Six-year age gap, with an older woman and younger man. He loves her to bits.

* Slow burn, with the excitement kicking in after chapter 18.

* A satisfying, sweet female-oriented story. No judging the female lead.

* Please, no unsolicited writing advice.

* Special thanks to Mi Huashi Qiaocan Chocoearly for the character art.

* Friendly discussion and polite fangirling are welcome. Uncivil comments will be deleted.

Theme: What you can't forget will eventually answer your call.