Forced Conquest

"Headline News: Gu Moheng has returned to the country."

Over eight years, Wen Chen built himself into an impregnable fortress. He was the gentle architect, praised by the industry, emotionally stable, with clear boundaries—a perfect collaborator. Until he met Gu Moheng again at a project bidding conference.

Eight years ago, that man cast him aside and left the country. Eight years later, he returned as a financial titan, cold and ascetic, his gaze filled with undisguised possessiveness towards Wen Chen.

Everyone said that the new tycoon Gu Moheng had a heart of iron, valuing efficiency and returns above all else. But no one knew that his sole purpose for returning to the country was Wen Chen, the one he had lost.

The moment they reunited, Gu Moheng cornered him against a wall in an empty corridor, his breath scalding: "Wen Chen, every step of my return has been to come to you."

"This time, you can't escape."

Wen Chen looked up, his eyes holding the detachment and calm forged over eight years. Yet, the meticulously built cage in his heart, constructed for Gu Moheng, had quietly locked.

He smiled, his lips even curving into their usual gentle arc: "Mr. Gu, the drama of a long-awaited reunion doesn't suit us."

Wen Chen couldn't let go of that relationship, revealing his fangs for the first time in eight years. He obediently entered the "cage" meticulously crafted by Gu Moheng, accepting his harsh investment terms and tacitly allowing his forceful intervention in his life.

Until Gu Moheng, eyes red, pushed him against the wall, his voice hoarse: "Wen Chen, do you have a heart or not?"

Wen Chen finally slowly shed all his disguises, his fingertips tracing the other's reddened eyes, his lips curling into a cold smirk. "Gu Moheng,"

"Isn't it too late to ask that question now?"

#He thought letting go was protection, but in reality, it was the cruelest torture for both of them#

#Eight years, not forgotten, but a long-planned, forceful conquest#

#The most cunning hunter often appears in the guise of prey#