The legitimate daughter of the Lian family was born on a day other than the auspicious date chosen by her grandmother. A Taoist priest foretold that she would bring misfortune to her younger brother and father, so she was sent to live with her maternal grandfather, the Helan family, before she and her mother ever met. She was raised there until she was fifteen, when she was finally allowed to return home. To her fury, the moment she stepped through the door, her grandmother took charge of everything, even bringing along the “ideal son-in-law” she had carefully chosen. What hurt her even more was that her mother watched coldly from the sidelines. As she considered how to fight back, her father stormed into the main hall and drove them out of the manor without a thought for propriety, even standing up to her grandmother on her behalf. After her father’s daily attentions wore her down, she finally decided to open her heart, but then everything changed again. Her father’s sudden transformation left her utterly disappointed. As she ran out of the manor, ready to leave this cold home behind, a pair of warm hands stopped her.
