[Masterful scheming + reunion after years apart + both leads are each other's first and only + male lead aggressively claims his place + second male lead suffers to win her back + romantic tension + rivalry among men + sweet romance + secret identities]
[Truly clear-headed, beautiful, and bold heiress + supposedly aloof, abstinent heir]
[No contrived drama, just passion!]
[Her perspective: falling in love little by little] [His perspective: he has been plotting this for years]
Their first meeting:
On the night of her birthday party, Shen Luo learns that her fiancé of five years has cheated on her. Delighted, she drinks herself silly.
In the presidential suite her best friend thoughtfully booked, she ends up “sleeping with” the man she can never escape for the rest of her life: her fiancé's older brother.
After losing herself in the moment, she takes the knife he had indirectly given her and stabs him with it.
As she turns and walks away, carefree, he says, “Shen Luo, you'll regret this!”
Shen Luo thinks to herself: I was acting in self-defense. What do I have to regret?
Later:
She really does regret it.
She regrets getting involved with him.
She regrets letting him cling to her.
She regrets his buying her company at an exorbitant price.
She regrets falling into an affair with him, yet being too afraid to make their forbidden relationship public.
She regrets attending a banquet with him, only for him to boldly take her hand and expose their secret affair to everyone's shocked eyes...
Later still:
A family feud erupts.
He takes a bullet for her and lies unconscious in intensive care, with no sign of waking.
She weeps by his bedside. “Bo Jinxi, wake up! We haven't gotten our marriage license yet, we haven't gotten married, and I haven't even told you I love you to your face...”
She has no idea why the man she has been dating for six months loves and cherishes her so deeply.
Until one day, a long-buried secret comes to light.
He kisses the tearful woman in his arms and curves his lips in a doting smile. “Ten years ago, I figured a dazzling little princess must be missing a prince by her side, so...”
