The Wilderness Beneath the Moon [Conquest and Possession]

She runs, he chases, and she can’t escape / Childhood sweethearts / Taking by force

Fang Suihe was caught while camping in the mountains.

This time, she had been gone for six months, three months longer than the last time.

She had sprained her ankle, so she couldn’t run or even walk quickly. Soon, her pursuers had her cornered with nowhere to hide.

She leaned against a big tree and watched helplessly as they slowly approached.

A man stepped out from the crowd.

She knew that face better than any other.

He was dressed in black, and his eyes were dark and still as a deep abyss.

He walked up to her and crouched down, touching her injured ankle.

Fang Suihe winced and tried to pull away, but he gripped her tightly.

“Are you going to run again?”

“Brother, I just went on a trip.”

“A trip? It’s been six months. That’s long enough.”

He looked her in the eyes, leaving no room for argument.

Fang Suihe had no choice but to nod. “I was planning to come back anyway.”

“Good.”

He looked at her and crooked a finger behind him.

His men collected all her things.

Like a lamb entering a tiger’s den, Fang Suihe began inching backward.

“Do you think you can still run? Want to try standing up?”

He grabbed her leg and gave it a tug. She slid right up to him, and he lifted her into his arms.

Each second nestled against his chest felt as long as a century.

She imagined all the ways things might end for her.

She looked up into his half-smiling eyes. “We’re going home.”

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Fang Suihe had known Jiang Ye since she was five. They had always called each other brother and sister.

The first time they were separated was the year Jiang Ye got into university. Fang Suihe cried so much no one could console her. Jiang Ye spent the whole day comforting her and promised he would come back to see her every holiday.

Back then, she wasn’t afraid of him.

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When Fang Suihe went through a breakup, Jiang Ye flew back to comfort her.

In the pouring rain, he held an umbrella beside her and gently put an arm around her shoulders.

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When she graduated from university, he specially flew back from overseas to celebrate with her.

He even gave her a present. Fang Suihe opened it and stared in disbelief. “A necklace?”

“Mm.”

“Did you give me the wrong present? This is for Sister Bai, isn’t it?”

“It’s for you.”

At the time, Fang Suihe couldn’t understand the look in his eyes.

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Just as she was starting out in the world, Fang Suihe received her first paycheck.

Then disaster struck her family. In a single night, she lost everything. Before her parents died, they entrusted her to the Jiang family.

At the Jiang residence, Jiang Ye kept track of her every move. Even when he wasn’t there, she felt an invisible gaze watching her.

Afraid that her surroundings would bring back painful memories, and that she might feel uncomfortable living under someone else’s roof, he arranged a home for her. There were only the two of them, with him living upstairs and her downstairs.

He was a man of few words, but he cared for her deeply. He always showed up in the rain or snow, and he was there whenever she was embarrassed or in distress. It was as if he would always be by her side.

Her job was going badly, and her boyfriend had been unfaithful.

Drunk, Fang Suihe clung to Jiang Ye and sobbed, “Will everyone around me leave one by one? Brother, will you leave me too?”

He held her and said in a low voice, “No.”

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One rainy evening, Fang Suihe prepared a lavish dinner at home to celebrate Jiang Ye’s birthday.

Jiang Ye didn’t return until midnight. The moment he came in, he headed straight for Fang Suihe’s room.

She was kissed awake from her sleep and smelled alcohol on him.

“Brother, what are you doing? It’s Suihe.”

“I know.”

Written on 2026-03-15

Theme: Love is right beside you