Seven years ago, at the airport in the capital, Gu Zhun clasped Wen Li's hand and made her promise to wait for his return.
Abroad, he spent his days chasing pleasure, surrounded by beautiful women;
back home, she spent every day among disinfectant and corpses.
On the day they broke up, in New York, Wen Li sent a text through the barely open door of a private room: “Gu Zhun, we're over.”
Inside, the man had his arms around a blonde woman. He replied without hesitation with a single word: “Fine.”
In that instant, Wen Li cut off all her feelings and her heart turned to ashes.
Later, the Wen family's finances collapsed, leaving them on the brink of bankruptcy. With no other choice, Wen Li turned to Gu Zhun, the capital's most powerful young heir.
At the time, he was surrounded by beautiful women, his manner cold and arrogant.
“Grandma likes you and insists you become her granddaughter-in-law. I can agree to pay ten billion for you, but you need to understand your place. You're just a commodity I bought. Don't imagine you can use your status as Mrs. Gu to control me.”
With nowhere else to turn, Wen Li agreed to this marriage of convenience.
