In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, Shanghai Beach.
Shen Lingyi is a smart person.
She knew that there was no room for innocence in this world, that women were like duckweeds, and that she had to climb up if she wanted to survive. So she chose Gu Weizhou, the youngest director of the Shanghai Banking Association and the only son of the Gu family in Ningbo. She chose this destination for herself.
She acted superbly. Gentle, supple, and knowledgeable. She thought she was the hunter and he was the prey.
But she didn't know that he had been waiting for this "accidental encounter" for twelve years.
Gu Weizhou is also a smart person.
He knew why she came, knew that she was acting, knew that she transferred assets, made friends with powerful people, and left a way out for the future. He knows everything but says nothing. He just picked out the orange veins for her, planted crabapples for her, stayed with her for three nights while she was sick, and then left before she woke up.
He loved her so openly that everyone in Shanghai knew he doted on his wife, but so patiently that even she didn't know why he doted on her.
