[1v1 | A self-serving, calculating sweet-talker with her reasons × An older, restrained, celibate CEO | Deliberate approach for revenge | Powerful man bows his head + happy ending]
Wen Sui is a gentle, considerate schemer. Every show of vulnerability and affection is carefully performed. She deliberately approaches Shen Yunian, an abstinent man in power, carrying the burden of the Wen family's wrongful conviction. Her sole purpose is to find the evidence from back then and clear her father's name.
Shen Yunian has an extreme aversion to anything he considers unclean and an uncanny eye for detail. From the very beginning, he saw through her disguise.
Your scheme isn't very clever, but I'm willing to fall for it.
He knew everything, yet said nothing. She was acting in everything, yet couldn't hide a thing. In the end, they sat across from each other at the same chessboard. They tossed aside the pieces and took apart the board, leaving only the two of them.
He locked the door, and locked himself in, too. From the day she walked in, he'd lost the key.
When Wen Sui finally understood, "My scheme isn't clever, but he's willing to be a piece. So what right do I have not to take this seriously?"
An encounter that began with scheming gave rise to genuine feelings amid their push and pull, and at last they found their happy ending.
Friend: "Who was it that said, 'A woman like her isn't worth it'?"
Shen Yunian, expression unchanged: "I take it back. I deserve this."
"Wen Sui, whether you're sincere or not, I'll accept it. I like you. I have ever since the day you fell into my arms. Whatever you want, I'll give you. If you deceive me, I'll bear it. But stay by my side. Don't leave."
