A fire in the neighbor’s electric scooter battery cost A Zhuo her life. She transmigrates to the unknown Great Wei and becomes the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Marquis of Nankang’s household. Her father is bedridden and unconscious, her mother is frail, and the three of them struggle to get by under the watchful eyes of the main branch. Just as Prince Li seizes the throne and the Shen family, the Crown Prince’s maternal relatives, falls into decline, A Zhuo is forced to take her cousin’s place and marry the exiled Second Young Master Shen. He fights to protect her every step of the way, but still falls victim to a villain’s scheme. They tumble off a cliff together. Things are a complete mess from the start. At first, A Zhuo and he agree to be a married couple in name only. But as their lives grow better and better, she wants to leave, and he clutches her hand and takes back his promise.
“Isn’t a gentleman supposed to keep his word?” she demands.
“A gentleman knows when to bend,” he says, refusing to let go.
