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Before the champagne at a wedding has even been uncorked, Shen Qinghuan leans close to my ear and whispers, “Do you really still love me?” At that moment, I hold her hand, feeling as if I’m holding the fragments of our shattered past.
I am Bai Jingxuan, a blade honed by family hatred and the ruthless world of business. I once thought love was only a weakness, but after she left, I realized it was also my only armor. The Shen family’s oppression, my career’s collapse, and the loneliness in my heart engulf me like a tide. I sink into the abyss, and when I rise again, I’m wearing a mask of indifference. To reclaim everything, I propose a marriage contract to her: a partnership in name, but in truth, a web of schemes.
But fate never plays by the rules. When we sit at the same table again, our familiar bickering and the glances we exchange without thinking strike my frozen heart like spring thunder. She is still playful, still gentle, while with every clash of wits, I find it harder to walk away.
The price is steep. Every counterattack means sinking deeper into darkness, and every time I draw close to her, I move further from the person I once was. But if I don’t take revenge, what will become of the Bai family? If I don’t turn back, how can she forgive the man who once heartlessly pushed her away?
When self-interest and emotion weave themselves into a net, when hatred and love become impossible to separate, how should a person choose?
