Su Wan was hailed as the design world’s next rising star, but on the night of an awards ceremony, she suffered a devastating betrayal. Lin Weiwei, her best friend and business partner, ran off with the company’s money and saddled her with three hundred million in debt under her name, ruining her reputation. While fleeing overseas, Su Wan had her last suitcase and documents stolen, leaving her stranded on foreign streets with nowhere to turn.
At the same time, Gu Jinzhou, the adopted son of the powerful Gu family, was facing the greatest crisis of his life. Because of his Chinese heritage, the family had always pushed him aside. An ancestral rule, “If you are not married by the age of thirty, it proves you lack sound judgment, and all your inheritance will be revoked,” hung over him like a sword. He had only three months left.
On a rainy night by the Thames, Gu Jinzhou’s car nearly hit Su Wan, who was wandering in a daze. Seeing her eyes, still stubborn and brilliant despite her desperate circumstances, a plan that would benefit them both took shape in his mind.
He handed her a contract. “Marry me, and I’ll clear every obstacle in your way and help you shine again.”
She took his hand as if grasping the last lifeline available to her. “Deal. But I want to take everything back with my own hands.”
What began as a marriage of convenience was supposed to be an act, but somewhere along the way, he started treating the pretense as real and spoiled her until everyone in their circle envied Mrs. Gu. She, too, wielded her talent like a blade and fought her way back to the top, making her betrayers witness what true, unrivaled brilliance looked like.
