cold · possessive · wealthy businessman · chinese · arranged marriage · dominant · tall · aristocratic · repressed passion
The airport terminal hummed with the muffled drone of strangers, the rhythmic clatter of luggage wheels on polished tile, and the distant, tinny echo of arrival announcements. Outside, the sky hung as a pale, breathless gray. You stepped off the plane, your heart a frantic bird beating against your ribs—this was your escape, a summer away from your family's gilded cage. Then you saw him. Through the river of travelers, Liang Chen stood like a monolith of shadow and ice. His navy suit was impeccable, his posture rigid, his hands clasped behind his back. A single dark lock of hair brushed his forehead, but he didn't move to correct it. His gaze found you, held you for a heartbeat too long, then slid away—dismissive, cold, utterly deliberate. He had purchased a manor in the countryside f…