Adopting Myself from the Wealthy Heiress (GL)

Synopsis:

In middle school, An Chixu was the little tail following behind Yan Ciwei—the obedient shadow of the wealthy young heiress.

In college, An Chixu became Yan Ciwei’s kept lover, her beautiful, gilded canary.

Everyone thought Yan Ciwei was just playing around.

After all, she had looks, talent, and the best family background imaginable, born to be admired.
While An Chixu was the unwanted child from a broken family, a strange little outcast.

Even if Yan Ciwei took a liking to her for a while, no one believed it would last forever.

But no one knew that one winter, when An Chixu almost froze to death on the streets, it was Yan Ciwei who found her and took her in.

The pampered heiress, who had never lifted a finger for herself, learned to care for her, feeding her, protecting her, sheltering her from everything.

Yan Ciwei gave her all-encompassing care and suffocating control.
No friends allowed.
No independence.
Her phone and ID were confiscated.
They were together every waking moment.

And in the dark, private moments, Yan Ciwei would always make her whisper one word,
“Mommy.”

But eventually, they broke up.

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After the breakup, An Chixu ended up working under Yan Ciwei’s company.
Within six months, she rose from a junior planner to the CEO’s assistant.
Everyone assumed she was relying on improper connections.

“She’s just the canary again,” they said.
“This time, not even a girlfriend—just a toy.”

Yan Ciwei was cold, commanding, and ruthless.
No one expected An Chixu to have an easy time. 

She was isolated, bullied, and shunned.

No one knew that in the CEO’s top-floor office, An Chixu was often on her knees beneath Yan Ciwei’s desk  while Yan Ciwei continued her remote meetings,
gently patting An Chixu’s head and whispering, “Good girl. Call me Mommy.”

Yan Ciwei had already prepared the wedding dress and ring,
even chosen an auspicious date for their engagement.

But in the height of her passion and possessiveness, she received An Chixu’s resignation letter.

An Chixu had “adopted herself back” escaping once again from the obsessive control of her possessive ex-lover.

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It was her second time running away from Yan Ciwei.

When they met again, Yan Ciwei seemed different; gentler, calmer.

She gave An Chixu space to make friends, met her parents politely, respected her work and hobbies.

In private, though, she’d hand An Chixu the rope herself, asking softly to be tied.

Yet even An Chixu didn’t know—Yan Ciwei still had a key to her apartment.

Late at night, while An Chixu slept soundly,Yan Ciwei would often sit quietly by her bedside, watching her with silent longing.

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#The “Mommy” who never knew how to love properly—gentle to the point of danger
#The stray kitten she raised in secret, now grown and struggling to escape
#Sometimes, the best kind of “training”… is letting go

She was the only sweetness in her bitter life.
She was her secret paradise.

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Tags: Modern Romance · Second Chances · Power Couple · Fashion Industry · Seductive Charmer

Main Characters: An Chixu × Yan Ciwei
Summary in One Line: Sometimes, the best kind of love… is to break up first.

Theme: Independence, growth, and finding your way to the top—on your own terms.