In order to resist the carefully planned marriage, Shen Qingyue, the cold and clever daughter of the Shen family, fled to a strange coastal city alone.
Here, she met Lu Hanzhou, a man who wandered in the gray area. He has deep eyes and is the uncrowned king in the shadow of this city. He is calm and ruthless, but he adheres to his unique sense of justice.
An unexpected crisis caused her to break into his world. A dangerous contract made him her "shadow".
He thought she was just a caged bird in need of protection, but she saw through the scars and pride beneath his ruthless exterior.
She thought he was just a guardian who took money to do things, but he became her sharpest blade and hardest shield against fate.
In this mutual exploitation that began with a transaction, light and darkness are unexpectedly intertwined.
He is burdened with unknown debts and the mystery of his life experience after his mother's death. She deals with the family's constant pressure and the overt and covert attacks of the mall.
When the truth of the past emerges, when the family's siege and the conspiracy of the old enemy follow one after another,
They discovered that this encounter was not accidental, but inevitable.
"Be my shadow and help me block the bright and dark arrows of the bright world."
"Okay. Then you will be my light, illuminating the path of no return in this land of shadows."
Reader comments
Both protagonists have brains and are clearly organized. All the stories are logical, not mindless frameworks and settings.
I just ask the author to update it as soon as possible woo woo woo
Both protagonists have brains and are clearly organized. All the stories are logical, not mindless frameworks and settings. I just ask the author to update it as soon as possible woo woo woo