From their youthful school days, they stood side by side. For nine years, Lu Xiyan stayed by Deng Zexi as he built a business from nothing.
She was the envy of everyone, Mrs. Deng, with a happy marriage, twin boys, and a husband who was a billionaire CEO of a publicly listed company.
The only blemish on her life was her difficult mother-in-law. Lu Xiyan had always believed she had a firm grasp on happiness.
In her spare time, she wrote novels, and one of them successfully sold its film and television rights. Full of joy, she was about to share the news with the person she loved most when she stumbled upon a chilling truth outside his office.
Their once-deep love had long since faded. In Deng Zexi's eyes, the wife who had shared his life for years was no more than a tasteless morsel, not worth keeping but a shame to throw away.
Nine years of devotion had become a joke. Lu Xiyan's heart turned to ash. She quietly withdrew all her love and resolved to leave with her children.
But ambitious Deng Zexi wanted to climb the social ladder and marry a wealthy heiress. He was willing to smear her reputation and relentlessly pressure her into a divorce.
The affection of their youth and the bond of their children were no match for his hunger for power.
With her heart completely chilled, Lu Xiyan stopped holding back. With help from her younger siblings and Deng Zexi's affair partner, she personally dragged the once-glorious Deng Zexi from his pedestal, leaving him bankrupt overnight.
When he was down and out, Deng Zexi finally came to his senses. He yearned for her former tenderness and companionship, consumed by regret, but it was too late to win her back.
Having shed her identity as a full-time housewife and reclaimed her place as the Yu family's heiress, Lu Xiyan had already begun a dazzling new life with her twin sons. She would never again turn back for the illusory love of the past.
