After Being Hurt, I Discovered the Beijing Elite Prince Secretly Loved Me

(A late-arrival male lead / Both leads pure / Includes minor criminal investigation plotlines) (Cold, mysterious, and badass forensic doctor vs. scheming, obsessive, and aloof-yet-sultry Crown Prince) At the age of seven, an accident claimed the lives of both her parents during a mission. Qi Qi, now an orphan, was adopted by the Gu family. “Qi Qi, this is your brother.” That was the first time Qi Qi met Gu Cheng. She initially thought he wouldn’t like her… Until one day in an alley after school… The school bully lay on the ground, bruised and swollen. Through a daze, she saw the youth in his school uniform kneel down, tenderly pulling the bullied girl into his arms: “Don’t be afraid, Big Brother will protect you.” From that day on, loving Gu Cheng became Qi Qi’s secret, hidden within the heights of midsummer. However, she understood that Gu Cheng’s doting was only because she was his sister—and could only ever be his sister. Watching the constant stream of women by his side, the light in Qi Qi’s heart named Gu Cheng finally and inevitably flickered out. … Jian Yubai was the “Crown Prince” of the Jian family and Gu Cheng’s close friend. In Qi Qi’s eyes, he was an untouchable “flower on a high peak.” Until: Inside a deserted room, Qi Qi was pinned against the wall by the man. “Qi Qi, admit it. You aren’t indifferent to me.” Outsiders mocked the second son of the Jian family for picking up someone Gu Cheng didn’t want, but Jian Yubai relished it as if it were the sweetest nectar. Was she not also the secret he had hidden within the heights of midsummer? — Jian Yubai (Some content is purely fictional; please do not take it seriously.) — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: After Being Hurt, I Discovered the Beijing Elite Prince Secretly Loved Me — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠