CompletedChildhood Sweethearts / Male Secret Love / Strong Possessiveness / Sweet Romance / Double Clean
Bright and willful young lady vs. Cold and rebellious heir.
There was a pair of childhood sweethearts in Kyoto. Pei Yanhe, heir to a top wealthy family, was arrogant, aloof, casual, untamed, and an unapproachable prodigy.
Shen Yizhi, born into a prestigious political family, grew up pampered as royalty, refined and beautiful, praised as an "earthly delicate darling."
Everyone in their circle knew that these two had been at odds since childhood, looking at each other with mutual disdain. If anyone mentioned their childhood engagement to them, this would happen:
"Me and him?" Shen Yizhi firmly stated, "That's absolutely a rumor." Pei Yanhe sneered, noncommittal.
Shen Yizhi thought the most tacit understanding they ever had was denying their childhood engagement. Until one day, on a damp summer night, in a dim and quiet suite, Shen Yizhi was pinned against the door by the man, kissed almost to the point of suffocation.
She pushed hard, but Pei Yanhe forcefully clasped her hands behind her back. "Bold enough now," he said, his hot breath on her ear, his voice a half-smile, "Have you learned to date now?"
Later, Shen Yizhi discovered an encrypted memo on Pei Yanhe's phone, meticulously detailing a hundred of her preferences. The very last entry read: "Shen Yizhi can only like Pei Yanhe."
"Secretly loving you was the most timid thing I ever did."
Completed"Broken mirror reunited / Reunited at the start / Self-strategy / Bittersweet / Both pure-hearted."
"Gentle and aloof novelist vs. Black-bellied and deeply affectionate CEO."
That year, to break free from her family's constraints, Zhu Wendong entangled herself with the illegitimate son of the powerful Jiangbei Qí family.
Everyone knew Qí Yanxue was refined and detached, gentle and courteous, a truly rare individual. Only Zhu Wendong knew of his almost insane possessiveness towards her. It was the flaw hidden beneath his mask.
On the day they broke up, Zhu Wendong was pinned against the entrance by the man, her slender waist held captive, kissed almost to suffocation. Qí Yanxue buried his face in her neck, his voice hoarse: "Zhu Wendong, I never want to see you again in this lifetime."
Years later, they met again. The Zhou and Zhu families were having a reunion dinner, arranging a marriage alliance. Zhu Wendong slipped outside for some air.
There, she encountered Qí Yanxue standing in the wind and snow. As winter approached, the cold wind whistled, and the man's cold palm touched the back of her neck.
Zhu Wendong shivered from the cold and looked up: "Qí Yanxue, we've already broken up." Qí Yanxue's eyes were bloodshot, his voice deep and hoarse: "Isn't it just being a substitute? I'll be one, if that's what it takes."
"Everyone loves clear spring and summer, but I prefer winter when the snow is reluctant to leave."
Note: This is not a 'substitute' novel; the substitute idea is a misunderstanding.