Spoiled Beyond Measure

[Radiant Beauty x Cold, Proud Tycoon]

[One Wild Night in Her Eyes, Long-Standing Schemes in His]

That night at Nanyuan, Shen Zhiyi accidentally drank wine that had been spiked. Alone and helpless, she wandered in tears, unable to imagine that the man she had loved for ten years would abandon her.

In the silent private room, someone suddenly spoke from the corner. A strikingly handsome, sharply defined face emerged from the shadows. He sat languidly in a chair, leaning toward her with a pair of dark, keen eyes. His voice was unhurried, as if the idea had just occurred to him.

"Why not come with me?"

He stood at the very top of the pyramid, a powerful man everyone feared. Shen Zhiyi knew better than to offend him, yet the dazzling presence he revealed in that instant had bewitched her.

She agreed. "All right."

From then on, everyone knew that the Pei family scion, who never went near women, kept a canary in secret. He showered her with resources and jewels, but people still joked, "How long can he spoil her? It's just a game, a fleeting illusion."

Shen Zhiyi understood that perfectly, so she never let herself fall for him. She simply waited for the day he would tire of her.

When she heard he had a new companion, she tried to leave. But he kissed her fingertips one by one, then pressed his lips to her palm. His eyes gently closed; all his coldness was gone, and his pride had melted away.

"There has only ever been you, from beginning to end."

How could she understand the heart-consuming love he had borne for ten years? How could she know that every night, his dreams were filled with the image of her every smile and frown?

He wanted to keep her captive, to trap her, to beg her to love him.