[Elite family + self-reliant heroine + brooding powerhouse hero + a whole lot of secret identities + sweet 1v1 romance, both leads pure + family bonds + friendship + a touch of stand-in drama + rekindled love, HE]
[Gentle, aloof football star vs. his carefree, wealthy older brother in the business world vs. a cold-skinned teenage internet genius]
[Campus romance in the early chapters + career growth later on]
Li Nuo was a wealthy family’s “left-behind child” in a small town. As a child, she met Zhang Haiyang.
Drawn to his gentle, youthful charm, she asked him to be her big brother.
From then on, she had someone by her side in her lonely little town.
She thought Brother Haiyang would always be her safe harbor. Little did she know that a car accident would take his life.
From then on, Li Nuo lived with guilt.
Her troubled upbringing and the blow of Haiyang’s death left Li Nuo unable to trust family or love. The only person she believed in was herself.
Zhang Ran was a football prodigy. In his second year of high school, he was scouted by Beishi Sports University. After graduating from college, he signed with the national football team, winning his first match right out of the gate.
He had seen his share of calculating women, and cherished only those who were kind and genuine.
In his second year of high school, he met Li Nuo and was captivated by her spirited, easygoing nature and her strength and resilience.
After Li Nuo got into college, Zhang Ran came to Nanshi to surprise her and confessed his feelings in person. She said yes, and they became a couple.
One lifetime, two hearts. Zhang Ran fell deeper and deeper in love. Even after learning of the many problems lurking behind Li Nuo’s family, he was willing to bet his whole life on her.
“When did you find out?”
“Not long ago, in Dalian, on A City’s online forum.”
But fate played a cruel joke on them. Eight years passed, and Zhang Ran was still waiting.
