Fu Jingshen was an emperor of the business world, ruthless and cold, with an overwhelming need for control. There was no such thing as an "exception" in his dictionary, until Jiang's father approached him. A business deal bound two people from entirely different worlds together. In his eyes, she was nothing more than a docile bargaining chip in the transaction.
However, Jiang Tingwan was no canary in a gilded cage, as he had imagined. She was cool and graceful on the outside, yet resilient and independent within, carrying a hidden past and talents of her own. She accepted the marriage but refused to give him her heart, carving out a territory of her own in Fu Jingshen's world with her distant demeanor.
Her resistance awakened a desire to conquer unlike anything Fu Jingshen had ever felt. He pressed her at every turn, while she deftly parried his advances. Through countless tests and clashes, Fu Jingshen gradually realized that this woman he considered his "possession" was like a book he could never finish reading, dangerous and captivating. When the self-control he prided himself on completely crumbled, and passion intertwined with obsession, he finally understood: in this game that began with self-interest, he had already wagered his heart.
