The Long Wait

For the ten years Pei Xiangyi was the Lu family's adopted daughter, she always played by the rules. The only time she ever crossed the line was when she secretly dated Lu Xizhou, whom she had loved for years. Because of their difference in status, the relationship ended in a mess. Pei Xiangyi broke up with Lu Xizhou, only to find herself pursued by his friend, Sheng Shaoqin. “He doesn’t know how to cherish you. Why not give me a thought?” In Pei Xiangyi’s eyes, Sheng Shaoqin was mischievous and wicked, always spouting nonsense. But he was even more untouchable than Lu Xizhou. Pei Xiangyi had never done anything to provoke him, or so she thought. Yet when he was drunk, he pinned her against the edge of the bed. He stroked her red lips again and again, pleading with her over and over: “Pei Xiangyi, won’t you give me a kiss?” What she didn’t know was that, somewhere beyond her sight, he had been waiting for her with all his heart for a very, very long time.