[Mutual redemption + both are virgins + devoted love + happy ending]
[Gentle, considerate ex-convict & optimistic, courageous waitress]
On the day Chen Yue was at his most desperate, Meng Ning appeared.
Beaten nearly to death, he had long since lost all hope of staying alive. Then a gentle voice sounded beside him, and he saw the girl’s face.
For a fleeting moment, he thought he saw his grandmother.
By the time he woke up, the girl was already gone.
When he met Meng Ning again, someone was giving her a hard time, so he stepped in to help her for the first time in his life, despite never getting involved in other people’s business.
Not wanting to miss his chance again, he kept engineering chance encounters. Gradually, he discovered that the girl’s life was hard too. She worked two jobs every day, was constantly exploited by her own mother, and bullied by the men her mother brought home. Her whole life was dark and oppressive.
Little by little, Chen Yue pulled her out of the mire. “You’ve never needed my help, but I’ll always stay by your side. Whenever you need me, I’ll be here to catch you.”
Even though Meng Ning thought she wasn’t good enough for him, his unwavering attempts to get closer slowly tipped the scales of her heart in his favor.
Then a certain man appeared, and Chen Yue began to retreat. He was afraid Meng Ning would despise him because of his past, and he didn’t want her to get hurt because of him. So this time, he cowardly left without a word.
Only when she learned the whole truth did Meng Ning realize how much Chen Yue had gone through to get where he was today. What she didn’t know was that he had made it this far because of her.
How could two people who had spent their whole lives in the mud ever look down on each other?
