[Both are pure in love + reunion after a long separation + forced love + a long road to winning her back + a man in power lowering his head for love]
When Zhou Yeyan, the daughter of the Zhou family, died of illness at fifteen, a twist of fate brought Tang Qiuqiu into the Zhou family as a substitute, to ease Mrs. Zhou’s longing for her daughter.
At the time, Zhou Yeyan’s brother, Zhou Yechen, warned her, “Make Madam happy, and I’ll provide you with the best education and environment to grow up in.”
He also reminded her, “Call me ‘Brother’ in front of others, and ‘Sir’ when we’re alone.”
So Tang Qiuqiu dutifully played the part of a well-behaved girl.
But when she was nineteen, she stole jewelry worth twenty million from Madam.
Zhou Yechen said coldly, “Don’t ever set foot in the Zhou family home again, or you’ll face the consequences.”
Faced with the evidence, Tang Qiuqiu didn’t offer a single explanation. She silently packed her books and left the Zhou family.
She thought that leaving the Zhou family would be enough to protect herself.
Then, by chance, she caught a glimpse of Zhou Yechen from afar, and someone chopped off one of her fingers.
After graduating from university, she fled the city.
And she was gone for three years.
They met again at a good friend’s wedding.
She seemed timid and evasive, but was actually fearless, calling him an old fossil without hesitation.
He seemed cold and aggressive, but in truth, he said one thing and meant another, giving way at every turn without realizing it.
He thought the bright and charming Tang Qiuqiu had become timid as a mouse out of guilt and a guilty conscience.
After the truth came to light, Zhou Yechen began making it up to Tang Qiuqiu by force. As the two of them continued their push and pull…
He began to fall for her.
She kept trying to get away.
