[Powerful man lowers his head + groveling pursuit + age gap]
It wasn't until he saw Chen Yu again that he understood what kind of woman he truly wanted.
She was bright and self-assured, never fawning or backing down. She didn't say much, but when she spoke, her words were startling, full of insight and sharp wit.
In other words, she was sharp-tongued and merciless, hardly a likable trait.
And yet he fell for her anyway.
But damn it, why did she have to be that woman's daughter?
The dizzying drop from heaven to hell left him humiliated, yet unable to stop himself.
The male lead's long-windedness early on repeatedly sabotages his attempts to win her over. Proud and conceited, he eventually recognizes his feelings and begins to submit to a love that feels like retribution.
Through every day and night at Ming House, Chen Hengzhi kept remembering the divine girl in the mountains, that fateful glimpse of breathtaking beauty. One look became a lifetime, a fleeting moment made eternal.