Wait, what?! The ruthless devil of the capital's elite has set his sights on her, but not for revenge. It's because... he loves her?!
Fu Tingshen's obsessive, soul-searing tenderness is the fate she can't escape, and the biggest “problem” in her life.
For the sake of her family, Ning Wanci gathers her courage and pitches a business venture to Fu Tingshen.
She thinks it's just a business negotiation.
But he doesn't want the project. He wants her! With her family's fate in the palm of his hand, she becomes his “canary in a gilded cage.”
Fu Tingshen, gently stroking her face: “You decide what happens to your incense shop. Where you belong... that's for me to decide.”
Trapped in Shen Garden, she tries to fight back and find a chance to escape.
She thinks her intelligence and resilience will be enough to break free of his control.
But though his gaze is obsessive, he personally bandages her wounds and gently declares that she can have anything she wants, as long as she doesn't leave.
Everyone: “He built her a nest, but broke her wings!”
She kindles hope of restoring the Ning family's incense-making legacy with “Spring in the Old Garden.”
She thinks she can gain independence and freedom through her work.
But he hands her the “Ning family legacy” and personally reviews her list of recipients for the incense gifts, all to keep her trapped in his kingdom.
Fu Longcheng, sighing: “That boy... He doesn't understand love. All he knows is how to seize and possess, and then... regret it for the rest of his life.”
Her: “I don't want a kingdom you give me. I want the freedom I earn for myself!”
