[Male lead steals the woman he loves, both are each other’s first, sweet yet angsty]
To avoid being married off to someone she hated, Ning Jiao went to great lengths to win over Pei Shuo, the youngest son of the Pei family, the most powerful clan in Yuncheng.
She made him determined to help her escape the Ning family.
But just as they were about to succeed, someone set her up, and she was sent to the bed of Pei Shuo’s eldest brother.
The Pei brothers were at each other’s throats, each more ruthless than the last.
To stay alive, Ning Jiao just wanted to get as far away from this man as possible.
“Third Young Master Pei, since we’ve both been set up, let’s get out of here!”
Pei Ye scoffed. “Run?”
“They went to all this trouble. We might as well play along and see where it takes us.”
Playing along wasn’t enough. He had to keep her by his side as his caged songbird.
He thought his songbird would be obedient, but this seemingly soft and delicate woman was rebellious to the core.
She claimed to be afraid of him, yet there was nothing she wouldn’t dare do, and she often drove him half mad with anger.
He swore to keep her trapped by his side and torment her every day to vent his fury.
Everyone thought Pei Ye was Ning Jiao’s support, her salvation when she was at her lowest.
As time passed, even Pei Ye believed it. He’d raised his songbird to be spoiled and willful, convinced she couldn’t survive without him. But when she had grown strong enough to stand against him, the first thing she did was leave him.
Ning Jiao: “Not making you my enemy is the greatest respect I can show this relationship.”
Pei Ye: “Even if you have to be my enemy, you’re staying by my side!”
