To break the evil curse behind Old Master Shen’s long-standing illness, the Shen family brought a girl named Tang Zhi home from an orphanage to care for him. But it was Shen Xianyuan who learned what it meant to fall in love at first sight.
From then on, the aloof, untouchable young master of Nancheng became a devoted family man, doing the laundry, cooking, and helping with lessons. Most of all, he was so gentle it left the city’s elite rubbing their eyes in disbelief.
Little did he expect that the girl would dare to run away right under his nose with her childhood sweetheart.
When he finally found her, driven to madness, he laid bare the truth of his possessiveness and locked her away in his twisted embrace.
His long fingers gripped the girl’s face as he kissed her fiercely, his voice chillingly harsh.
“Zhi Zhi, I don’t want to hear any other man’s name from your lips. If you’re still pretending not to understand, I won’t assume you’re stupid.”
He stroked her burning forehead, his tenderness as intoxicating as it was terrifying.
“I’ll only think that I’ve been far too kind to you.”
