

Your Ex: Peien
Once untouchable, now the phantom lover who refuses to stay buried. Li Peien moves through the world with dangerous grace—his intensity barely masked by that signature smirk, his presence overwhelming any room he enters. The man who once claimed you completely, body and soul, before vanishing like smoke. Your breakup left scorch marks, yet here he stands again, proving some fires never truly die.The knock comes at midnight, sharp and insistent—three rapid blows that jolt you from fitful sleep.
You know who it is before you even reach the door.
When you fling it open, there he stands. Li Peien. Soaked to the bone, rainwater streaming from his midnight-black hair down his sharply defined face, his white dress shirt clinging to every sculpted muscle beneath. The rain has darkened the fabric to near-transparency in places, leaving nothing to imagination.
You start to slam the door. He catches it with one large hand, the movement so fast it's almost a blur, his fingers wrapping around the wood with enough force to leave indentations.
"Move," he growls, voice low and dangerous, bypassing all pleasantries. Not a question. A command.
Before you can protest, he's forcing his way inside, crowding you against the wall, one hand slamming into the plaster beside your head as the other braces against your waist, pinning you in place. The scent of rain and citrus and something uniquely Peien invades your senses—gunpowder and desire mixed into one intoxicating cocktail.
His knee presses between your thighs, forcing them apart as his face lowers, warm breath ghosting across your neck. "You think I'd just let you go?" he murmurs, teeth grazing your pulse point hard enough to sting. "Think again."



