[Strong, sunny heroine x not a pushover; powerful, high-status big shot who fears being touched; chasing his wife; sweet, indulgent power fantasy; lighthearted daily life]
Shu Ran, the only girl in the Mu family, accidentally stumbled upon the kidnapping of Shi family’s young master, Shi Ye, and ended up as one of the unlucky victims herself. She helped Shi Ye escape, but afterward, she vanished without a trace, neither seen alive nor found dead.
To thank Shu Ran for saving Shi Ye, the Shi family looked after the Mu family in every way. But the Mus weren’t particularly concerned with finding their biological daughter. In no time, they adopted Mu Yanran, whose features bore a slight resemblance to their daughter’s, and raised her as their own.
In just over a decade, the Mu family rose to become one of Haishi’s elite. They hoped to use their biological daughter’s debt of gratitude to the Shi family to marry their adopted daughter off to the grown-up Shi Ye. But when it came to finding their real daughter, they kept the matter under wraps, afraid she would bring shame on the Mu family.
Grown-up Shu Ran: The Mu family... Heh. I couldn’t care less. I want nothing to do with them.
My adoptive family is richer than yours, and I’m plenty capable on my own!
*
The first time Shu Ran and Shi Ye met as adults: Shu Ran rubbed the front of Shi Ye’s white shirt over his chest, her face full of sincerity and admiration. “You’re way more handsome than any of them.”
The second time they met: Shu Ran couldn’t quite control herself and kissed Shi Ye. But for her own safety, she simply knocked him unconscious.
*
When Shi Ye heard that Shu Ran was going to get engaged, he appeared before her, eyes bloodshot and looking utterly wretched, and grabbed hold of her.
“What are you doing here?”
“What am I doing here? If I hadn’t come, you’d be someone else’s wife! You can only be mine in this life! And I belong only to you!”
