The Phoenix's High-Status Marriage

Zhao Pandi grew up in a family that favored sons over daughters, but her beauty and academic achievements earned her a place at Beijing Normal University. When her childhood sweetheart, Li Jianxu, offers her a wildflower and says he wants to marry her, she turns away and takes the hand of Wang Chen, the son of a wealthy Beijing businessman.

Crystal chandeliers glitter at her lavish wedding, but only after marriage does she realize it is a gilded cage. Her mother-in-law’s icy glares, her husband’s indifference, and the family’s endless schemes leave her struggling to breathe. In her midnight dreams, Li Jianxu’s figure waiting for her at the village entrance grows ever clearer. But the pure feelings that once stirred her heart shattered into an irreparable regret the moment she chose to marry into wealth. Just how much will this marriage of convenience cost her?