Bottled Up

From the author of (and in the same world as) \"Long Awaited Feelings\": After two years of dating, Jiang Zhaoxue gets dumped. Outside her ex-girlfriend\'s wedding, a poised and elegant woman she has met a few times sits beside her and calmly asks, \"Want to be with me?\" Jiang Zhaoxue, eyes red, responds, \"What?\" The woman, with features as delicate as a painting, speaks each word with precision: \"Don\'t you want to prove yourself? I have money, looks, and status. I\'d be a marriage partner many would envy.\" Jiang Zhaoxue, bewildered, asks, \"But what\'s in it for you?\" The woman, with a faint smile, wipes away her tears and says, \"It\'s just an act, don\'t worry.\" She speaks lightly, \"I just need a marriage partner, and we can both get what we need. Later, Jiang Zhaoxue suspects that her life is a web meticulously woven by Cen Lubai. But Cen Lubai says, \"The thread to close the net is in your hands. You are free, and I am the one under your control.\" She holds her hand, tempting her: \"Possess me, or sink me to the bottom of the sea.\" \'Nothing ever happens by coincidence; it\'s always been me, plotting and scheming.\' SPONSORS: boreddotterel3