The main angst: revenge and confinement, misunderstanding after misunderstanding, torment of body and mind, and a forced separation, before the sweetness begins in earnest.
Key themes: possessive control / a blood feud / words that cut to the bone / torment during pregnancy / a desperate escape
Chapters 1–5: The beginning of hatred, imprisoning your body and binding your heart
Lu Chengyuan believes the Su family ruined his family and left him with nothing. After swallowing up their business, he locks Su Wan away in his villa, supposedly to “take care of her,” but in truth, to get revenge. He treats her with cold cruelty, snapping at her whenever he pleases, forbidding her from leaving and confiscating every means of contacting others. Su Wan is consumed by hatred and resists again and again, only to face even tighter control. He deliberately brings up the Su family's ruin in front of her, watching her cry without the slightest concern. Even when she falls ill, he coldly tells her, “If you're not dying, stop being so dramatic.”
