When Xu Yining was four, she went with her mother and brother to Wan Gu Temple and found a badly injured young man.
The young man's name was Ruan Chengxiao. Her mother told her, "From now on, he'll be your bodyguard."
Xu Yining blinked her big eyes and called sweetly, "Brother Chengxiao."
The young man lowered his gaze, concealing the darkness in his eyes, and answered softly, "My lady."
From then on, he protected her, spoiled her, and quietly drove away every admirer who came near.
Xu Yining thought he would be her most loyal bodyguard for the rest of her life.
Until after her coming-of-age ceremony, someone pinned her against a wall. A man's fingertips brushed the corner of her lips, and his voice came low and husky:
"My lady, I've served you for twelve years. It wasn't so you could marry someone else."
"Ruan Chengxiao! How dare you! You're only my bodyguard!"
"Yes." He chuckled softly. "Then tonight, I'll dare to overstep my place just once."
