Childhood Sweethearts at Their Peak

Chu Qiaoyang and Mu Shiting grew up feeding stray cats together in their childhood alley. They made it through the innocence of their school uniform days and endured the strain of a long-distance relationship in college, only to stumble at the threshold of real life: her parents presented him with an exorbitant bride price, and he drank himself into a stupor at a bar, gripping his bank card.

Through bleary, drunken eyes, he stumbled into a tech summit, where an industry titan grabbed him by the arm. "Kid, the resentment in your eyes is worth ten billion!"

When he finally stood before her again with a fortune of tens of billions, he learned the exorbitant bride price had been a test, and her blind date had been an act of pique.

Twenty years of childhood sweethearts, ten years of missed timing...

This time, he held up a diamond ring and gently touched the corner of her tear-streaked eye. "Mu Shiting, I'll make up for every step from school uniforms to wedding dresses."