[Delicate Little White Flower Desperate to Survive vs. Love-Brained Male Lead]
In her previous life, she refused to be a bed-warming maid. In a fit of rage, the mistress of the household sold her to a brothel, where she suffered endless humiliation and died a miserable death beneath the red silk curtains.
Reborn, she returns to the moment she was shoved through his door. A chill flashes in her eyes, and this time, she doesn't hesitate.
Become a concubine? Even a dog wouldn't do it. If a dog won't, then I will. Staying alive comes first!
This time, her seductive charm is a blade, her meekness a shield. She plays along with him only to find temporary shelter in this den of wolves and tigers, waiting for a chance to escape and open a little shop where the air is filled with the aroma of steamed buns and the scent of tofu.
At first, in Xue Chengyi's eyes, she was merely beautiful and obedient, a pleasant diversion.
Only when she seized an opportunity to use his influence to leave the estate did he belatedly realize that she truly didn't want to stay by his side.
In the empty courtyard, Xue Chengyi finally felt the heart-piercing agony. What he craved was no longer just the warmth of her body, but her entire soul beneath that hard exterior, including the heart he had failed to warm, the heart that had resolutely fled from him.
From a maid at his bedside, helpless in others' hands, to an escaped concubine who stirs up trouble, she treads carefully at every step.
Does she ever regret it? A life of luxury and splendor is no match for the warmth of an ordinary bowl of home-cooked food. It's just that, somewhere along the way, his presence has quietly seeped into that warmth.
