Distant Mountains, Endless Roads

At eighteen, to pay for her mother's medical treatment, Lu Qingning sold herself to a man ten years her senior.

Only later did she learn that he was the head of the Shang Group, a ruthless force in business whom everyone feared. But with her, he was impossibly gentle.

He spoiled her so much that she began to believe she was loved.

She casually mentioned that she liked the cakes from a dessert shop in the south of the city. The very next day, he bought the shop, just so it could make desserts for her alone.