A mocking sneer crossed her face as she looked down at the man before her. “What gives you the right to say you love me?”
He clamped a hand around her throat, his eyes filled with such hatred that he looked ready to grind her bones to dust.
Then they parted ways for five years.
He spent those five years building a business empire. She spent them trying to convince herself to let go, never imagining that she would ultimately feel guilty toward him.
A misunderstanding nearly made them miss their chance. Were they half-siblings, or was it all part of a carefully planned conspiracy?
She retreated again and again, while he pressed closer at every turn.
Just as they finally cleared up their misunderstanding and started over, shadowy forces crept closer. Who was her biological father? What secrets about Gu Liwen, who died suddenly five years ago, had been kept from her?
Gu Ran: The bravest thing I’ve ever done was fall in love with you, but our identities leave me no choice but to let go.
Luo Yichen: What do the world’s troubles matter to me? From beginning to end, you’re all I’ve ever wanted, and you’re the only one I can want.
P.S. This story starts angsty and turns sweet. The text has been slightly revised.
