[Sweet and angsty romance + older man, younger woman + ten-year age gap + two strong leads and mutual devotion + mysterious origins + detail-oriented + unconventional twists + surrendering power]
Her name was Gu Luoxi. She stopped growing at six, and at eighteen she still looked like a child. Abandoned at an orphanage and not expected to live past twenty, she used every resource at her disposal to search for the truth about her origins, but they remained a mystery.
His name was Gui Yechen, head of AL International and one of the most powerful men in the capital. He adopted a child only to fend off his family’s pressure to marry.
Wang Jizi cast his fortune: the first person he met after getting off the plane would be his destined match.
He didn’t know Wang Jizi was acting on her instructions.
She approached him of her own accord, not to be protected, but to uncover the truth about her origins.
He knew she wanted something from him, yet he chose to keep her by his side.
He never asked where she came from or forced her to reveal her secrets.
He did everything for her: mobilized resources to find an antidote, changed the rules, and secretly eliminated every threat, all without letting her know.
He told her, “No one is worth handing over your trump cards for, including me.”
She wondered, What does this man really want?
“Pure indulgence” means a love that is utterly selfless, asks for nothing in return, creates no debt, and lets the other person flourish.
“Frozen desire” means suppressing desire, freezing possessiveness, the need for control, and the urge to take, then handing all the power in the relationship back to the other person.
Pure indulgence, frozen desire: I give up all power in order to earn your complete trust.
