The Emperor's Cherished Little Crybaby

[Dotingly devoted + pure love + both leads are each other's first + extreme contrast + ruthless king of the business world × teary-eyed darling of a wealthy family]

Di Fengyuan: a name at the very top of the imperial capital's hierarchy.

At thirty, he took control of the Di family. His methods were as ruthless as thunder, and his heart as deep as an abyss. He was a cold-blooded patriarch whose word was law. Countless high-society families vied for the chance to send their daughters to him, yet none could even brush the hem of his clothes. There was never any warmth around him, only an endless, freezing abyss.

Ruan Zhixu was the pampered young lady of the Ruan family, raised in a life of sweetness.

She was born to be doted on. Her nature was as soft as a cloud; she loved to smile, but loved to cry even more. The moment her eyelashes grew damp, her whole family would panic and rush to comfort her. She knew nothing of the cutthroat business world. Her heart held only paintbrushes, desserts, and all the lovely, fragile things in the world.

At a grand, exclusive banquet, his world accidentally brushed against hers.

Di Fengyuan, whom no one dared approach, had his suit wrinkled by a tearful little crybaby who stumbled into his arms in a panic.

Everyone held their breath, waiting to see how this reckless girl would be crushed.

Instead, the usually cold and fearsome Lord Di looked down at the small damp patch on his chest. For once, he did not get angry. He simply raised a hand and gently wiped the tear from her cheek with his icy fingertip.

“Don't cry.” His voice was low, softer than even he realized.

“If you keep crying...” He paused, then gently led her away from the commotion under countless astonished gazes. “I won't know what to do.”

Later, the whole city knew that the unfathomable patriarch of the Di family had found his one and only weakness, his one forbidden thing.

He gave every bit of his favor and every exception he had ever made to the teary-eyed girl named Ruan Zhixu.