The Big Shot’s Darling: A Substitute in Name, an Heiress in Truth

[Sweet romance with a touch of angst + substitute + older, fatherly man who lays down the rules + long-lost heiress + powerful man and little white rabbit] She was so poor she couldn't even afford instant noodles. One rainy night, she was scolded for covering someone's expenses, then harassed by thugs.

A man scared them off with a silver ring and said coldly, “Crying won't solve anything.”

The next day, she was kicked out. He showed up again, giving her a place to stay, food, and a job.

He fussed over her more than a real father, scolding her and then comforting her, only to scold her again.

Su Ruan gradually fell for him, but began to sense something was wrong.

The way he looked at her always seemed as if he were seeing someone else.

She tried to run away.

The ruthless man who never bowed his head stopped her, eyes red with tears.

“At first, that was true. But now... it's not. Give me one chance.”

She had no idea that a storm of family secrets and wealthy-family conspiracies was about to engulf her.

And he was both her only way out and the fate she couldn't escape.