Inferior Obsession

[Powerful Man Goes Mad for Love | A Sea of Bitterness and Love]

A cold-blooded, indifferent heir and heaven-blessed prodigy x a plain, poisonous, honest woman with a dark side

Ye Di had been used to the cold stares around her since childhood. As an illegitimate child who had to stay hidden from the world, she deserved to be despised.

Except for Qi Yuan'an. He was a ray of light breaking through the gloom, the first person to teach her tenderness.

And so, he became the object of her dreams, day after day and night after night.

For as long as he had shone, she had watched him from the shadows.

Years later, they reunited. Qi Yuan'an was just as he had been before, and the two soon fell in love, spending a sweet and happy time together. She worked hard to hide her desires and act normal, afraid he would hate her.

Until she realized that he had been pretending too.

It turned out Qi Yuan'an loved someone else, and he had deliberately approached her to use himself as bait for that person.

Ye Di broke down. She felt resentment, too, but in the end she could not bear to be nothing more than a stepping stone in their story... So no matter how much scheming was mixed into their sweetness, she could only hold on to it with all her might.

No matter what, she would burn herself deep into Qi Yuan'an's memory, even if all he felt was hatred, even if it meant going against his wishes.

But later, when she saw Qi Yuan'an's pride utterly broken and watched him anxiously beg her forgiveness over the slightest mistake, she suddenly came to her senses.

Ye Di remembered something someone had once said and realized that it had all been nothing more than obsession.

So she ran away.

The next heir to Donghe Group disappeared for the entire winter.

The man who had always been composed and self-controlled, standing high above others, was found muttering someone's name as if possessed.

Everyone thought Qi Yuan'an hated the other person so much that he would find the one responsible and take revenge a thousand times over.

And later, he did find her.

By then, an unfamiliar man stood beside Ye Di. She smiled shyly, but sincerely, and they were so close they looked like newlyweds.

It seemed that he alone remembered all those bitter, painful, intimate memories.

So Qi Yuan'an smiled gently, but what he said was, "When you said we could start over..."

"Did you mean you'd cast me aside like trash, then start over with someone else?"

Reader's Guide:

1. The power dynamic reverses.

2. The title applies to both leads, but in different stages of the story.

3. One couple, both sexually inexperienced, happy ending.

4. Most of the male characters with significant roles fall for the heroine. I love a romantic rivalry.

5. This is written to suit my personal tastes. Everyone has moral flaws. Please only read if you can accept that, and don't project it onto real life.

Theme: Be honest with one another and make peace with yourself