[Wuxia World + Imperial Court + Cozy Romance + Protective Love + Couple + Devoted Affection]
This is a slow-burn novel, so take that into consideration before reading.
Luo An is a woman of the jianghu. What do people of the jianghu value?
First, loyalty. Second, knowing when to back down!
So if she can't win an argument, she fights. If she can't win a fight, she runs! If she can't get away, she gives in! As they say, a wise person knows when to yield. If the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about running out of firewood!
Jiang Qingyan is a deputy director of the Inspection Bureau, personally appointed by His Majesty, and the legitimate son of the Jiang family, one of the capital's four great houses. He's decisive, ruthless, and so full of schemes he's practically a hornet's nest.
The first time, Luo An was fleeing pursuers when she frantically hid in his carriage. She thought she'd found shelter, but instead landed herself straight in jail. Her mission was doomed from the start!
The second time, the man clearly promised to move her somewhere else, but still locked her back in jail. He couldn't keep his word!
The third time, it was raining. Luo An lost her footing and landed on her backside. Jiang Qingyan made her sit on the carriage shaft in the rain because her skirt was dirty, and she came down with a high fever that lasted all night. What a shameless bastard!
The fourth time, Luo An was tailing a suspect when assassins cornered her in a ruined temple. Jiang Qingyan hid in the shadows and watched her get beaten and injured. That bastard was bad luck for her!
The proper synopsis: Luo An was an orphan until the age of seven. After that, everyone in the Thieves' Sect called her Auntie, because she was simply too cherished. The sect leader doted on her, her senior brothers doted on her, and the entire sect treated her like a precious treasure.
Then her adoptive father got into trouble, and half of the Sect Leader's Token went missing. To investigate his death, Luo An set out to find the other half of the token, only to be dragged into one dangerous situation after another.
Jiang Qingyan is a man who keeps women at a distance and has firm principles, yet he makes concession after concession for Luo An.
