The most outrageous thing the sweet, obedient Qiao Shuangyue ever did was comfort Jiang Yan when they were children, after he was ostracized and bullied, because she couldn't bear to leave him alone.
She thought it was only a brief encounter, never imagining she would become the distant yet longed-for light in his heart.
When they met again, Jiang Yan was no longer the pitiful boy who had been bullied. He was now the Jiang family's sole heir, with a nasty temper, a reckless streak, and a talent for holding grudges.
Yet he showed special favor to Qiao Shuangyue alone, giving all his tenderness to the older girl, who was two years his senior.
Later...
The Jiang family's young master, moody, cold-hearted, and ill-tempered, would actually turn red-eyed and act like a pitiful, manipulative sweetheart, fussing over Qiao Shuangyue.
His intentions had been impure from the very beginning. Qiao Shuangyue was gentle and slow to warm up, always wanting to hide inside her safe little shell, but he went to great lengths to make her face her own feelings.
No one, Qiao Shuangyue included, believed in the love between her and Jiang Yan, but Jiang Yan was determined to make it work.
By the time she realized what was happening, Jiang Yan already had her wrapped around his finger. She couldn't stand hearing him call her "older sister," yet time and again she fell for him all over again when he did.
