Dressed as a Man, I Became Tycoon’s Sweetheart

The night was descending, and a bright moon seemed to peek at some forbidden beauty on earth, shyly hiding behind the clouds.
In February, the chill in the Imperial Capital was still severe, turning water to ice. Vapor slowly rose from the forest, and when it met extremely low air currents during its ascent, they compressed and collided, rapidly expanding and tearing a narrow opening in the soft clouds, flooding in droplets and ice crystals that moved back and forth quickly, forming hail clouds.
Finally, the upper air pressure could no longer support it. The massive hail in the hail clouds broke through layers of gloomy clouds with an overwhelmingly powerful stance, descending straight to the earth. The force of the hail dropped from a height of several thousand meters was extremely terrifying, piercing the thin plastic film over the strawberry field behind the Golden Palm Villa, smashing the delicate and full beautiful strawberries inside, splattering their bright red, sweet juice, filling the garden with a rich fragrance.
At the same time, a flash of white lightning accompanied by thunder followed, frightening an unknown family’s little child who began to cry loudly. Beside them, the father held the child close, kissing and comforting but to no avail.
“Boo hoo, daddy, I’m scared, so scared, the thunder is too loud, make it stop!!!”
The father glanced at the menacing and terrifying lightning and thunder outside the window, holding the child tighter with a mix of pampering and helplessness, “There, there, baby, it’s a natural phenomenon, daddy can’t control it.”
“Boo hoo hoo…”
The harsh weather did not halt for the child’s cries and pleas but intensified instead. The hail falling from the sky grew more intense, and the biting cold wind began to howl, sweeping through the dense forest below, causing thousands of leaves to tremble and fall into the water, sinking and floating.
At midnight, the New Year’s bell tolled, clang, clang, heavy and resonant.
The cruel weather showed no sign of abating, as if nature had completely lost control this New Year’s Eve, determined to invade the earth and leave behind its mark.
On the night of staying awake to welcome the New Year, families gathered to celebrate. Some were blissfully happy, reveling in satisfaction, while others shed tears, praying that the new year would be kinder to them.
Until the early morning, when the frightened child had cried himself unconscious, the lightning and thunder finally ceased, followed by a torrential downpour cascading from the sky.
This rain, abundant and enduring, fell exuberantly, making up for the drought in the Imperial Capital where there hadn’t been any rain for a full twenty-seven days.
The “Mermaid” film crew wrapped up filming. The staff busily packed up the site, leaving late into the night. Zhou Lu sat in Pang Kai’s car, trying to call home several times to no avail. Pang Kai asked with concern, “How is it? Still no answer?”
“Uh-huh.”
Zhou Lu nodded with a hint of disappointment, “It’s so late; they probably thought I wasn’t coming back and went to sleep.”
Pang Kai glanced at the sky outside. It was already very late, and the weather was bad. If they were to head to South City, they wouldn’t be able to get tickets. Driving her back would mean returning at dawn, missing out on his family’s reunion dinner. But he couldn’t bear for her to spend New Year’s alone in a rented apartment.
Zhou Lu said, “Brother Kai, you should go home. Don’t worry about me, I’ll just…”
“Why don’t you come home with me for the New Year? You wouldn’t mind, right?”
Pang Kai hesitated for a moment and then proposed.
Hearing this, Zhou Lu seemed to not believe her ears, nodding excitedly, “I don’t mind, but won’t it be a bother to you, Brother Kai?”
“No, just tell them you’re…a little sister from work, so they won’t overthink it.”
Though Xiao Lou was still young, his family had been urging him to marry in recent years. Seeing a girl with him always made them overthink things.
“Okay!”
Zhou Lu readily agreed, recalling Ye Xian’s words: first a friend, then a sister, and finally a little darling!
Her opportunity had come!
In the Elegant Royal Court Villa District, at the Ye Family home, during the New Year’s Eve dinner, Ye Shaowen kept calling Ye Xian. After dozens of unanswered calls, he started calling Bo Tingshen, “That little rascal, forgotten her brother after getting a boyfriend, and Bo Tingshen, too, not keeping his promises…”
“Alright.”
Xia Hewan smiled, taking his phone, “Didn’t Tingshen call to say he was taking Xianxian to the Bo Family for the New Year? Don’t disturb them.”
Ye Zhuoxuan: “Yes, if you keep calling, Xianxian will get annoyed.”
“She hasn’t even married yet, spending New Year’s at someone else’s place, how does that look? And staying up tonight, she should at least call to say she’s safe. Xiao Yezi is reckless, but does Bo Tingshen not understand either?”
Ye Juncheng: “Let’s have them over tomorrow.”
“Really?” Ye Shaowen looked at Ye Juncheng with hope, “Brother, you call in the morning. Xiao Yezi doesn’t listen to me now, only to you.”
“Mm.” Ye Juncheng noticed his phone glowing in his hand, “Your sister-in-law is calling.”
Sister-in-law?
Ye Shaowen was startled, not realizing at first. Looking down at his phone, a series of New Year blessings from Zhu Shanshan had appeared. “Brother, this joke isn’t funny at all.”
On the phone, Zhu Shanshan kept talking to herself, and though Ye Shaowen instinctively wanted to turn off his phone, he stopped, admiring her persistence. She’d been met with nothing but coldness from him for so long that anyone else would have backed off by now, but she was still holding on.
From a good family, good looks, and capable enough, he really didn’t know why she was wasting her effort on him. Did she think pestering him would make him like her?
[Stop bothering me]
Ye Shaowen sent over a New Year’s red envelope with those four words written on it.
Zhu Shanshan received it, thrilled, and clicked it open.
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With the start of the new year and the revival of all things, the fireplace in the hall roared with crackling flames, mixing with the aromas wafting from the kitchen, adding a hint of liveliness to the luxuriously romantic French-style villa.
In the bedroom, the warmth filled the air, gently caressing the delicate face of the softly sleeping woman. Her long, thick eyelashes fluttered slightly as Ye Xian gradually opened her eyes, her vision sharpening from blurry to clear. Upon seeing the beautiful crystal chandelier overhead, she sniffed a bit, her small face crumpling, wanting to cry as the first thought appeared in her mind——
I’m not clean anymore!!!
The second thought was regret for mocking Xiao Lu’s phone full of exaggerated Mary Sue CEO stories; they weren’t exaggerated at all, not one bit…
They were too damn realistic!
She felt like she’d been not just run over by a car but crushed into bits, not a bone left!
Recalling last night, words like brutal dismemberment, inhumane cruelty came to mind.
Bo Tingshen was a beast, an animal, a three-water demon…
She wanted to get up and kill him, or break up if she couldn’t!
Ye Xian slowly turned her neck, covered in strawberry marks, and looked to her side… Empty?!
Early in the morning, this damned werewolf had run away, leaving her feeling used and discarded?!
Clenching her teeth, she tried to prop herself up, only to fall back down, her body feeling like it had been tortured to shambles, her skin burning, especially…
Ye Xian, ashamed and indignant, lifted the quilt, wanting to peek downwards, but was interrupted by the scent on her body.
Strawberry-scented body wash!
So sweet and fragrant!
Last night, towards the end, she passed out; the wolf seemed to have taken her to bathe? At least he had some conscience left.
“Click~” a sound broke through, and someone came in from outside.
Seeing the three-water demon, Ye Xian quickly dropped the quilt and covered her face with her hands, acting like a pitiful crying bundle, “Boo hoo hoo…”
Bo Tingshen came in and took her hands, bending down to softly kiss her brow and eyes, murmuring in his deep, melodious voice, “Baby, you’re awake?”
“Baby, you’re so lovely, last night was wonderful, how can you be so good…”
“Baby, does it still hurt?”
Watching the tenderness and infatuation on his distinguished face, Ye Xian was momentarily stunned. He looked completely different from the man who had ruthlessly abused her like a starving wild beast last night!
Such a great actor!
Was she lovely? It was merely a lack of strength to resist!
“You’re disgusting!”
“I’m in pain, it hurts like hell, I’m so uncomfortable, and here you are, feeling all good!”
Looking all vigorous and triumphant, it’s clear he’s absorbing her yin to replenish his yang! And calling her “baby” only reminds her of the way he forced her to call him last night…
Due to her hoarse throat, even her angry shouts sounded cute and obedient, and with her flushed cheeks, it only made her look more alluring, making Bo Tingshen…
Yes, he was indeed very comfortable, so comfortable, it felt like he had ascended to a heavenly paradise.
Once certain switches are turned on, they’re hard to control.
“Heh.”
Bo Tingshen chuckled, holding her tightly, his eyes filled with tender affection, “Baby, thank you for showing me what it means to be captivated and enchanted…”
If he had known such wonderful sensations existed, he wouldn’t have waited until today.
No matter how many times he imagined it, it couldn’t compare to that real moment.
Ye Xian couldn’t bear to hear any more and bit him on the shoulder, “You’re despicable, shameless, a beast!”
“Alright, alright, I’m despicable, shameless, a beast.”
He breathed against her ear, pampering and agreeing.
“Brute! You water demon!”
“What’s a water demon?” Bo Tingshen lightly pressed his tongue against his jaw, a smirk on his lips as he looked at her. Ye Xian met his mischievous gaze, of course he knew!
“It’s you! Get out, I don’t want to see you right now!”
“Hungry? Breakfast’s ready in the kitchen.”
“I don’t… grumble grumble~”
Just as Ye Xian was about to refuse, her stomach growled.
“…”
She still had quite a backbone, but her stomach just wouldn’t cooperate.
Bo Tingshen grinned, got up, and went to get her clothes.
Ye Xian watched his back warily; as expected, when you’re fed and clothed by someone, you’re in their debt. This werewolf was being so agreeable today, not arguing back when hit or cursed at, she had to make him suffer a bit!
He brought the clothes over, and Ye Xian wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, commanding, “Alright, you can leave now.”
“I’ll help you dress.”
“In your dreams!” Ye Xian firmly refused, her gaze drifting to the door, “Hurry, roll on out!”
Whether it was an illusion or not, Bo Tingshen felt the little woman in front of him had grown up a bit. The initial hint of innocence in her brows and eyes had faded, now she was like a fully bloomed rose, every move mesmerizingly seductive, reminding him of how she was like a succubus seducing him last night, making him itch with desire, going wild, out of control.
The man’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, his gaze shifted a bit.
Ye Xian noticed him standing there, staring at her without blinking, his gaze gradually resembling that of last night…
This water demon, he couldn’t possibly be thinking…?
“You bastard!”
“Let me know when you’re dressed.”
Bo Tingshen’s voice was slightly dim, as he turned and left the room.
Ye Xian: “…” She quickly grabbed the clothes, fearing he’d storm back in the next second, then pushed away the blanket to see…
Damn!
Such ruthless tactics.
For a month, she wouldn’t be able to attend any event requiring formal attire!
After getting dressed, Ye Xian struggled, supporting her sore waist to the bathroom, seeing the toothpaste already squeezed onto the steaming mug.
Old man, rather considerate.
Taking steps shaking with weakness, she was like jelly, washing up and stepping out just to be picked up by the man waiting all along and carried down the stairs.
“Hey hey hey~”
On the dining table, there were bowls of soft, fragrant shredded pork porridge, sweet-scented Black Forest pastries, caramel flan… all her favorites, making her forget to scold a certain werewolf momentarily.
“Did you… have someone make all this?”
“I made the porridge.” Bo Tingshen set her down, serving porridge like a domestic god, speaking leisurely, “The rest Mom brought this morning.”
“?!”
Ye Xian was startled at the mention of Mom, trembling with fear, her tongue tying up, “Wha- What?! Mom? Your mom or my mom?”
Bo Tingshen narrowed his eyes slightly, “Is there a difference?”
“…”
Ye Xian: She was confused, how could her mom make such delicious things?
Then it must have been Aunt Wen who brought it over, which basically means she knows what happened with her and the CEO…
Wahhh! Ye Xian was about to cry again.
Bo Tingshen scooped a spoonful of porridge, gently blowing on it before bringing it to her lips, “Try it.”
Ye Xian clutched her heart in anguish, but food was food, mumbling, “Bo Tingshen, you’re such a bastard, even laying hands on an eighteen-year-old!”
Bo Tingshen thought she was still hurting, comforting by gently rubbing his forehead against hers, “Sorry, I’ve been longing for you too long, couldn’t control myself.”
Ye Xian glared at him, “Liar, you did it on purpose, otherwise why wouldn’t you stop when I told you to?”
Bo Tingshen lost it, laughing, “I thought… when you kept calling my name, you were encouraging me.”
“???”
Ye Xian confusedly recalled when she called his name, feeling wronged.
Wait?
Bo Tingshen… Tingshen… Shen? Deep? Shen?
When she said “deep,” he thought she was passionately calling his name?
Bah!
She was obviously complaining it was too deep!
“Stop twisting words, you just want me dead!”
Daytime puppy, nighttime beast!
“If you don’t want that, then don’t leave me for so long next time, no matter what the reason, even if your life depends on it, it’s not allowed.”
Bo Tingshen’s tone was decisive, leaving no room for negotiation.