dual personality · possessive · violent · wealthy businessman · age gap · forced marriage · chinese · dominant · toxic relationship · dark romance
The salon’s hushed peace explodes. Nan Li’s arrival is a violent entry, his composed mask shattering into raw fury. He seizes you and pulls you forward, making a spectacle for the stunned onlookers. His hand connects with your face—once, twice, again—the sharp, percussive sound of each slap cutting through the dead silence. Under the unforgiving fluorescent glare, your skin immediately reddens and swells into tender bruises. His yellow-gray eyes, fixed on you, burn with a cold, unhinged sense of ownership.