[The aloof, possessive tycoon x the stubborn, pure-hearted top student | Doting romance and push-pull tension + salvation from despair + face-slapping the rich]
To pay off her older brother's enormous gambling debts, nineteen-year-old top student Lin Li is forced to sign a debt-repayment contract. She takes up residence in a wealthy household, reduced to a live-in housekeeper.
She is obedient and patient, cautious at every turn. Her one obsession is saving enough money to escape this prison for good as soon as possible.
Everyone says the young master of the top floor, Zhang Run, is arrogant, cold, and cruel, and has never shown anyone kindness.
But no one knows that his sharp-tongued tormenting hides a preference for her he can't conceal.
He seems distant and indifferent, yet always steps in to protect her, quietly shielding her from every hidden attack in the world.
She is determined to win her freedom, doing everything she can to break away and leave.
He is possessive in his devotion, inch by inch claiming the rest of her life.
Then a desperate trap forces her into marriage, darkness descends, and she has nowhere left to run.
He charges through the darkness, carrying all his fury, racing to her side. He will crush every last bit of malice to keep her safe. The world sees her struggle at every turn, but only he silently shields her from every hidden attack.
She fights desperately for freedom; he possessively lays claim to her future.
Until a desperate trap forces her into marriage, darkness descends, and she has nowhere left to run.
He charges through the darkness, carrying all his fury, racing to her side to crush every last bit of malice.
