What she thought would be a contractual relationship gradually changed into something more!
Whose heart has gone astray?
Yours, and mine!
It is companionship, and it is saving each other!
The first time she stepped into his territory, she had imagined countless possibilities. The one thing she hadn’t anticipated was the portrait of his ex. The woman in the painting looked serene and composed, elegant and proper. Nothing like her: fresh out of school, plain as can be, and entirely lacking in charm. Feeling utterly outclassed, she warned herself not to fall for him!
No one expected things to turn out this way: a contract marriage becoming a real one. It was definitely a little too melodramatic!
The eldest daughter of the Qiao family in Jiangcheng, she was born to a “mistress.” That was the original sin that kept her silent and unresisting as her stepmother and stepsister mistreated her. Only later did she discover that her mother was the true victim, and that the whole affair involved grudges stretching back generations! She nearly lost her life in the turmoil, but fortunately, Shen Siwei stayed steadfastly by her side!
The male and female leads met once as children at Puji Temple. Back then, she was as nimble as a hare, lively and adorable. When they meet again years later, she is nothing like the girl he remembers; her fair face is utterly calm. Recalling something childish she once said, he absurdly finds himself wanting a contract relationship with her! Is it only to solve his current image crisis? Gradually, he realizes he has his own selfish reasons.
At twenty-four, I look back at myself at seven. That bright-smiling little girl ignored the cold expression of the older boy sitting on the ground nearby and circled around him, counting numbers. Maybe, just maybe, their fate was sealed right then! She had claimed that handsome older boy as part of her world long ago.
