Tame Rose

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The rule in the rose garden is that when the flowers fade, they must be pruned and re-nurtured.

When they first met, Pei Wantang, the eldest daughter of Huantai Life Technology, was acting in the entertainment industry under the stage name Zhuang Hexi. He Xu was her body double, and she had a scar on her leg identical to Zhuang Hexi’s. Everyone thought it was a coincidence, but Zhuang Hexi saw through her on the very first day and mocked her publicly: “I didn’t realize Sister Fan’s standards for casting had sunk this low, recruiting any piece of trash.” Afterward, they were constantly at odds, their words sharp and cruel.

Just a few months later, everything changed drastically. On a rainy New Year’s Eve, Zhuang Hexi picked up the drenched puppy (He Xu) and took her home, celebrating the holiday at an amusement park and gifting her priceless jewels. In the dark rooms, they became entangled in intimacy, passionate and indulgent. He Xu promised Zhuang Hexi directly: “I won’t leave. I won’t leave even if you beat me.”

Yet, she later went back on her word, resigning without warning. Zhuang Hexi didn’t try to stop her. She only fed the remaining half of a chocolate bar to He Xu, her tone unusually gentle: “Zan Fan is monitoring my weight. Help me eat this?” He Xu was wary of Zhuang Hexi’s strange attitude but ate it before leaving.

As she reached the door, her body suddenly went limp, and He Xu completely lost consciousness. When she woke up, the scar on her calf, identical to Zhuang Hexi’s, was raw and terrifyingly exposed again. Zhuang Hexi’s fingers, stained with blood, traced her jawline, lips, and nose, before grabbing her hair: “You think you can come and go as you please? He Xu, what do you take me for?”

After that day, the actress Zhuang Hexi vanished from the entertainment industry. Pei Wantang, the eldest daughter of Huantai Life Technology, emerged as the new business magnate, CEO Pei. He Xu remained by her side for three years, enduring endless humiliation.

Much later, the high and mighty CEO Pei was found kneeling on an old bridge by the fields, sobbing uncontrollably, humble and helpless: “Please, just give me one more chance, okay?” “I beg you…” “Shhh, don’t leave me, okay? Please don’t leave me…”

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