After four years living abroad, Xia Wanzhi returned to the Jiang family home, carrying her youthful innocence and a secret she had never found the courage to tell.
She was the Jiang family’s beloved adopted daughter, but for four whole years she had hidden her crush on Jiang Yuchen, her adoptive brother. Even going abroad had been an excuse to run from her feelings.
“I was afraid my inappropriate feelings would be exposed. I was afraid I wouldn’t even get to keep you as my brother.”
Jiang Yuchen, president of the Jiang Group and a man who could command the business world of Lingjiang with a flick of his hand, was cool and taciturn, yet he reserved all his tenderness for that timid young woman.
He had quietly watched over her abroad for four years, timed his arrival for the family banquet celebrating her return, and secretly prepared a mango cake, her favorite.
He had even reserved a space for her studio. The deep affection in his eyes was impossible to conceal, yet he only dared to ask tentatively, “What, after a few years abroad, have you forgotten how to call me big brother?”
The Jiang family’s doting affection and her best friend’s advice left Xia Wanzhi wavering between holding firm and giving in.
He said, “I’ve loved her for ten years. I knew when we were young that she was the only one for me in this life.”
Torn between being moved and feeling guilty, she was afraid of betraying the Jiang family’s kindness in raising her, and even more afraid that this love that crossed the bounds of their relationship would come to nothing.
In the warm yellow light, the tenderness of the family banquet mingled with the unspoken tension between them.
In the courtyard at midnight, he bore the anxiety of his unrequited love alone.
Amid the crowds on the bustling streets, he shielded her from every disturbance.
When the feelings they had kept hidden finally broke through his gentle devotion, and worldly concerns met unwavering affection…
Could Xia Wanzhi and Jiang Yuchen break free of the constraints of their relationship and stay together for a lifetime?
