“Why me?”
“Because you’re young and beautiful.”
This was an exchange between eighteen-year-old Ruan Qingning and twenty-six-year-old Zhou Sheng.
That year, Ruan Qingning was at the lowest point in her life, while Zhou Sheng stood high above her.
Later
“Why me?”
“Because you’re old and frail.”
It was the same question, but this time Zhou Sheng was the one asking.
Xu Qingning looked at the man across from her, his face full of accusation, and replied nonchalantly,
“But I’m blind.”
#Eight-Year Age Gap #Republican Era #Warlord Commander vs. Down-and-Out Heiress
Male lead: “I’ve lived in filth since childhood. She’s the one who showed me what purity looks like!”
Obsessive and unhinged, but he’ll get better later.
