[1980s + devoted to each other + love grows over time + gradual seduction + age gap + doting romance]
[Voluptuous beauty and little cook × scheming older factory director]
Su Youlan grew into a graceful young woman, soft and curvy, and became a favorite topic of conversation among the men in her village.
She was supposed to marry a cripple from the city, but she dreamed of her tragic life in a previous existence: tormented in body and spirit after marriage, she toiled for half her life and died with regrets.
When she opened her eyes, her family was just about to trade her marriage for a job for her younger brother.
She pretended to agree, then slipped into the residential compound under cover of darkness. By a twist of fate, she ended up in the home of Lu Yanqing, the factory director who had long had his eye on her.
Everyone said Lu Yanqing was aloof and self-possessed, with unfathomable thoughts. Only he knew how despicable he could be when it came to winning her.
He plotted at every turn to help her escape the mire of her family; he drew her in step by step and led her into his world.
He sent her to school and showed her a wider world, caring for her tenderly and indulging her without restraint.
To be with her, he stood up to society and his family, gave up everything his family had, and moved south to go into business, eventually becoming the richest man in the country.
He transformed the little cook who had suffered so many wrongs into the apple of his eye.
Su Youlan asked him, eyes red, “Why are you so good to me?”
Lu Yanqing pulled her into his arms, a smile in his voice:
“If I’m not good to you, someone else might steal you away.”
“Su Youlan, listen to me. You deserve every beautiful thing in this world. I’m the one who’s lucky to have you.”
