[Both leads have no prior relationships × Secret crush × Married first, love later × Showbiz × The ex’s road to redemption × Male lead pursues his wife]
[Some call her a delicate flower too difficult to care for. Others admire her as a banyan tree that can grow into a forest all on its own.]
Jiang Yan had followed Pei Yuchuan around ever since she was a child. The Jiang and Pei families were also old friends.
Everyone thought they were a match made in heaven.
Until the day they were supposed to get engaged:
The Jiang family went bankrupt, and Jiang Yan’s father jumped to his death. The family left behind a massive debt.
“Yanyan, let’s call off the engagement.” Pei Yuchuan’s voice was gentle, but his words cut like ice.
Jiang Yan sneered. For the first time, she saw him clearly.
“Brother Yuchuan, I’ve repaid what I owed you.” She pulled off her necklace without hesitation. The jade pendant hit the ground and shattered.
Years later, Pei Yuchuan held the jade pendant, set in gold, and knelt on the ground, his voice hoarse. “Yanyan, can you forgive me?”
As the most exalted heir in the capital, Shen Yanzhou deigned to attend that banquet.
He witnessed the whole spectacle of a heartless man betraying the woman who loved him.
In the pouring night rain, the umbrella in Shen Yanzhou’s hand tilted toward her until it sheltered her in green.
“Miss Jiang, why not marry me? I’ll repay the Jiang family’s debts for you.”
“A three-year contract. A marriage of convenience.”
Jiang Yan froze, gazing at the man’s rain-soaked, jade-like face. “...All right.”
Three years later, just before the renowned actress Jiang Yan was set to receive an award, rumors broke that she had a powerful benefactor.
Scandalous stories flooded the internet, and reporters cornered her in a parking lot.
Cameras and long lenses were poised to capture the gossip, but when the car door opened, not a soul dared approach:
The famously noble and arrogant head of the capital’s most powerful family was kneeling to put her shoes on for her.
“Yanyan... can we please not get divorced?”
Shen Yanzhou: I’ll be the ladder to the heavens, carrying my wife to the clouds above.
