[An unconventional second male lead takes center stage + an unconventional groveling redemption arc + age gap + a doting, fatherly relationship + sweet romance]
On her fiancé’s birthday, Rong Zhi brought over a cake she’d spent half the day making to celebrate. Instead, she caught Xiao Chengxi kissing Shen Yiyi in front of everyone.
Xiao Chengxi said:
“Everyone knows Rong Zhi can’t live without me. So what if I kissed another woman? She wouldn’t make a fuss over something so trivial.”
“If you want to marry me, you should first see whether the Xiao family would even accept an orphan like you. I’m afraid marrying you would bring about my parents’ deaths!”
So Rong Zhi shoved his face into the cake, putting a definitive end to their five-year relationship.
She went to a street-food stall to drink her sorrows away. When she stood up, she stumbled into a familiar embrace.
Li Shanqing, thirty-one, held twenty-three-year-old Rong Zhi in his arms and gently coaxed her: “Sweetheart, let me take you home.”
No one knew that when Rong Zhi was eighteen, Li Shanqing had planned a grand, unforgettable confession. But an accident sent them in opposite directions.
During the five years they were out of touch, Rong Zhi grew up alone, stumbling through life and getting hurt at every turn.
Then one day, Li Shanqing returned to her life and gathered up her shattered heart.
“I came back too late.”
“Sweetheart, you’re the bright moon in the sky. You deserve the very best the world has to offer.”
“It’s not that you need to marry me. I’m the one who wants to marry you. From beginning to end, I’ve been the one hoping you’ll take pity on me and indulge my shameful love.”
They had once relied on each other to get through ten years of life together. Rong Zhi grew from a little girl into a young woman, and Li Shanqing was never a shameless suitor. He was her safe harbor...
