On the night of her engagement, her fiancé leaves her to fool around with his first love. Furious, Shi Tang sleeps with his uncle.
She expects one night of passion to leave them even, but instead, the uncle won't let her go and demands she take responsibility.
Shi Tang: “? You enjoyed yourself, I enjoyed myself. We're even. What is there to take responsibility for?”
Later, after all kinds of jerks bully Shi Tang until she has nowhere left to turn, she throws herself into the man's arms and gazes up at him with tearful, aggrieved eyes.
“I hear you're the biggest and strongest support in all of the capital. Can I cling to you?”
The man smiles, lifts her chin, and kisses her. “Of course. You're the only one who gets to.”
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No one knows that Pei Shixiu, the capital's most revered young master, has carried a secret crush on a girl for years.
All his joys and sorrows come from her, and the beast within him is held captive for her sake.
Later, when he sees her hurt and aggrieved, he lets the beast in his heart break free, allowing her to keep him in chains.
That night, emboldened by drink, he corners her against the wall, restraining his feelings with difficulty. “Be good and stay away from him. I'll get jealous.”
