Fake uncle-and-niece relationship + The groveling ex arc!
In the Southeast Asian Kingdom of Lanyue, Li Jinhan is the ruthless emperor of the underworld, feared by both the criminal and legitimate worlds.
Su Ruan accompanies her father into the royal palace and accidentally catches his obsessive gaze. From then on, she becomes his captive pet.
His absolute control and icy punishments grind her tenderness into the dust of depression. He believes his power can keep the woman he loves by his side, but during a rebellion, he realizes he has already lost her light.
The groveling ex arc begins. The iron-fisted emperor bows his head in remorse, but can broken trust be rebuilt? Will this entanglement, born of forceful possession, end in redemption or an even deeper fall?
