【Happy ending, both leads are each other's first, sweet romance, age gap】
At her parents' dying request, she moved into Lu Jingci's home. Lu Jingci was nothing like his name suggested: he was debauched and freewheeling, yet ruthless in his methods. No one dared openly cross him.
Lu Jingci, if I'd known I would love you so humbly, I would never have set foot in your house at seventeen. You thought my love was a joke, found it disgusting, and trampled it until it was worthless. So I'll do as you say: I don't love you anymore.
Shen Jianjia, at eighteen you were bright and carefree. You had never seen a speck of dust in all the world. How could I bind you to me and make you bear the shame? If I could, I would have told you I loved you the very first time I saw you.
Because of society's expectations, we went in opposite directions. She tried hard to get closer to him, only to be hurt again and again. So she began to run away and retreat, while he started closing in on her, step by step, laying his plans with care.
Later, while drunk, he said, “Mrs. Lu, you have no idea that I love you more than life itself. I've loved you for so, so much longer than you've loved me.”
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