A Sincere Bait

Possessiveness vs. doing whatever you want | Sparks fly | She flirts with the wrong guy and runs away

1.

When she learned that her best friend's unwanted arranged match was the notorious playboy heir of the Huo family, Shi Wan came up with a wonderfully nasty scheme: she stayed up all night writing a script for an innocent-looking girl to come and stir things up.

Who could have guessed that Young Master Huo wouldn't fall for any of them, no matter how curvy or slender?

On a wild, stormy night, Shi Wan watched as yet another girl she'd arranged was thrown out of his car.

The man was elegant and distinguished. The faint glance he cast her way was as chilling as a fine rain.

2.

After deciding to offer herself up to the hound, Shi Wan began engineering frequent "chance" encounters with him.

She pulled out every trick she had and finally made him fall under her spell.

As she planned her exit, the man who'd always been gentle unexpectedly pulled her into his arms. His words carried a sharp warning beneath them:

"I've ended the engagement, and given you the freedom you wanted..."

Shi Wan frowned at him, displeased. "What's with that tone? You're so mean."

"All right." He put out his cigarette, his mature, refined voice unusually gentle. "Should I send you the money you spent last time?"

Shi Wan rolled her eyes. What a hopeless romantic.

Couldn't he tell she was playing the gold-digger?

When her mission was done, Shi Wan threw every bit of money he'd given her right back at him, calling it even.

Back in her old champagne-soaked world, her friend brought up the young master of the Huo family.

Shi Wan casually remarked, "He's in pretty good shape."

Her friend looked surprised. "After his uncle sent him abroad, he let himself go and gained a ton of weight. Wanwan, are you sure you've got the right guy?"

Her heart gave a faint flutter, and she unexpectedly met a familiar pair of dark eyes.

It was Huo Qingyan, the Huo family's true power broker, notorious in their circle for his iron-fisted methods and almost never seen at business events.

He seemed to have expected this. The air around him was icy, but he kept his voice as gentle as she liked it.

"Is that so? How fit is he? Tell me in detail."

A few things to know:

1. Seven-year age gap, both are virgins. A non-typical possessive romance. The heroine always takes the lead in the relationship.

2. The male lead knew who the heroine was from the start. His gentle, attentive personality is all an act. In reality, he's forceful and possessive, with a daddy vibe. Hidden trait: gloomy, ghostly stalker energy.

3. A spicy take on the setting: What have they done to the big shots of the capital's elite circle? ( )

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