Bright and Kind Girl * Insecure, Dark-Eyed Mogul
Reborn in Yuehai in 1998, a small fishing village that had yet to be developed for tourism.
At first, Lin Tian, carrying memories of her past life, had no other plans. She only wanted to make Fu Yichen's most miserable years a little easier to bear.
That year, six-year-old Lin Tian had both parents, wanted for nothing, and lived in a two-story house.
That year, seven-year-old Fu Yichen had only his mother, Gu Qing, by his side. They scrimped and saved, living in a single room in a factory building.
Later, they both turned eighteen.
Lin Tian blossomed into a graceful young woman, like a water lily blooming on a cold night, the kind everyone adored.
Fu Yichen returned home in fine clothes, and at a glance, spotted the girl in a pale purple dress in the crowd.
In that moment, the love he had long suppressed, enduring all the pain of keeping it buried, burst free. He couldn't stop himself from wanting to pull her into his arms.
His birth mother said, "Tiantian is a good girl. The gap between you is too great. I want you to give up."
The owner of the repair shop who had taken him in tried to talk him out of it too. "Tsk... I shouldn't be saying this, but look at how neatly that young girl dresses. She's from a different world than us."
Aunt Chen, who had watched him grow up, nearly knelt to beg him. "Xiao Chen, have you forgotten your mother's last words? Your Uncle Chen and I have worked hard for half our lives, and she's our only daughter. Can't you leave her alone?"
While the whole world urged him to give up, the girl just smiled and cradled his face in her hands, her bright eyes seeming to hold countless stars.
"I heard the best way to find out if someone likes you is to close your eyes and kiss him."
After a brief moment of dazed disbelief, Fu Yichen's trembling hand gently pressed against the back of her head, deepening this hard-won kiss.
