Hearing of Li Yuqing

“I came from the abyss, covered in filth, reaching toward the light. She was the only one who ever pulled me forward.” “Later, when she fell into the crowd, he rushed to catch her, battered and disheveled, with no thought but to keep her safe.” Until ninth grade, Qi Yuan never knew that Si Ruoli, her class monitor and friend, was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family. She never knew that behind his polished image as a brilliant student, he was despised by everyone. In ninth grade, Si Ruoli quietly transferred schools to protect his mother and his dignity. After lying low for years, he became the most powerful heir in the family overnight. As an adult, Si Ruoli would stop at nothing to seize power, using cold and ruthless methods. Yet after they reunited, all it took was one evasive glance from Qi Yuan to bring him to his knees, utterly defeated. He was content to let her toy with him, even when she kept him at arm’s length, alternately distant and affectionate. The world met them with cold words, but they weathered every storm together, focused only on growing stronger. “Ah Yuan, I’d spend my whole life praying that in our next life, I can love you without a stain.” “As long as our Ah Yuan is safe and happy forever, I’d gladly remain trapped in the abyss.” A brash, mercurial girl who is actually sensitive and kind VS a cool, calculating man who is actually gentle and insecure A bittersweet romance about two people hiding behind masks, healing and hurting each other as they struggle through the lows of life. Reader advisory: 1. The story is angsty and heartbreaking, with a little sweetness but more angst. 2. The characters are flawed, so please be understanding. 3. The pacing is slow-burn. This is not a mindless power fantasy.