[She pretends to pursue him but is truly defiant, an illegitimate daughter vs. He pretends to be scheming but secretly loves her, the crown prince]
At her boyfriend’s funeral, Jin Shao spots a face that looks just like his. She runs after him and crashes into his arms, only to look up and realize it isn’t him. She leaves disappointed. They don’t exchange a single word the first time they meet.
The second time, she asks him to become her protector, and he slaps her. “Miss Jin Shao, you’re dreaming far too big.” Just when she thinks she has no chance, she finds his pinky ring. It fits her ring finger perfectly, giving her an excuse to cling to him. Their story begins.
During their two months living together, they circle around each other and test each other, trading false affection for true feelings, drawing close again and again, then retreating just as often. When he tests her, he says, “Jin Shao, you’d better not lie to me.”
The day everything falls apart arrives. She stakes the last of his feelings for her, holding someone back as they try to put a knife to his Achilles’ heel. So she chooses to drink the potion that was meant for him.
They lose themselves in each other, tears mingling with sweat. He covers her eyes and finally asks the question: “Jin Shao, who exactly do you see when you look at me?!”
