[Feel-Good Romance + Sweet Love + Secret Crush + Love Grows Over Time]
Zhixu is a hugely successful web novelist who earns over a million a year. She knows all about political intrigue and the ways of the martial world, but when it comes to romance, she just can't get it right.
Her new book crashes and burns spectacularly, earning her the internet's unanimous stamp of approval as an "iron-hearted woman."
Her readers collectively beg her: Please, don't write romance! We just want to see the leads shine on their own!
Her editor, fed up with her inability to improve, sends her out into the world to find inspiration and fall in love.
Me: "!"
To find inspiration, Gu Zhi attends the wedding of an old classmate.
But at the banquet, a former schoolmate suddenly loses it in front of everyone, pointing at her and mocking her for being a fake snob with a boring personality. They say no one will ever love her.
The whole room watches with amused expressions, and the awkwardness reaches a fever pitch.
Zhixu rubs her forehead helplessly. She's really not stuck-up; she just can't be bothered dealing with people who don't matter to her.
But the very next second...
Shi Yan, a cool and distinguished international A-list film director, strides forward, his presence overpowering everyone in the room.
His low, gentle voice falls by her ear: "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
Gu Zhi's heart stops. She stares at him, completely bewildered.
Wait, what?!
Is there something off about this old classmate she hasn't been in touch with for years?
They barely even know each other!!
At the time...
She assumes the big shot is simply being a gentleman, unable to stand by while someone uses him as an excuse to attack an innocent woman, so he steps in to help.
Only later does she discover...
The aloof, ascetic, cold-hearted Director Shi has spent years hiding his feelings. She has always been the only one in his heart and in his eyes.
And this unexpected reunion is the result of his long-laid plans: a one-sided journey toward her that has lasted for years.
