Su Qing slept with the man no one in all of Kyoto dared to cross.
After one passionate night, she made a clean getaway.
No one knew that the powerful, refined, and calculating eldest son of the Pei family had gone mad searching for her for three whole years.
When they met again, she took him for a crime boss and wanted nothing to do with him.
But he kept closing in, his voice low and dangerous:
“Miss Su, don’t remember? I’d be happy to help you remember.”
At the sight of the ring on his pinky finger, Su Qing felt a chill run down her spine.
“Quit bothering me. I don’t have time to play with you,” she snapped, though her heart was in a panic.
But before long, the Su family was thrown into turmoil.
An illegitimate son seized the family fortune, her father played favorites, and the family fell into decline. The cherished heiress who had once lived a life of luxury was suddenly plunged into the mire.
She didn’t play the victim, depend on anyone, or bow her head. Alone, she fought her way through a den of wolves and carved out a path for herself.
Everyone waited for her to fall apart.
Only Pei Jingzhou showed up with a marriage contract, forcefully stepping into her life.
“Marry me. I’ll protect the Su family and deal with your enemies.”
She lifted her chin, proud as a wild rose. “I’ll win my own kingdom!”
For the first time, he lowered himself. His eyes held an undisguised obsession.
“You don’t need me, but I need you. Stay by my side, all right?”
“Marry you? What can you give me?”
“Everything you want.”
“Fine. I want everything you have!”
Ambition and fire flashed in her eyes.
He loved her radiant confidence, and loved her prickly stubbornness even more.
The greatest love of all is this: I help you succeed, and you rule your own life.
