After Pei Ji returned to the country, he kept running into the same woman. First, at a small exhibition, someone caused a scene, and she handled it calmly as a staff member before handing him her business card.
Then, on a rainy night after his welcome banquet, he saw her in a white dress, crouched in the drizzle. A smear of red at her ankle made him stop.
He invited the injured woman into his car, and her earring "happened" to fall inside.
People around him warned that the woman was cunning. Pei Ji had seen plenty of tricks like hers and never thought he'd actually fall for one. He refused her in an easy, even tone. Unwilling to give up, she tried to win herself one more chance.
"Mr. Pei, please teach me."
The man before her gazed at her with faint mockery. "Miss Xu, you can't afford my tuition."
A cool, soft touch came against his hand. Xu Qingci took hold of it.
"I can."
The night was deep. Pei Ji stood beside her, watching Xu Qingci gaze at the brightly lit buildings across the street. They stood in the most expensive district of Jiang City.
"In five years, I'll make you the owner of that building."
Less than five years later, Xu Qingci sat in an office overlooking Jiang City's nighttime skyline. Sometimes, she thought back to the past and remembered that man.
She'd been young then, and she'd walked away cleanly. The once-proud son of heaven had been dumped overnight, and he hated her so much he'd thrown away the ring she'd given him.
But, by a twist of fate, she spent the night at his home and saw that same ring on his bedside table.
Its brilliant fire sparkled inside its box.
Not only had he never thrown it away, he'd even tied a bow on the ring box.
Pei Ji embraced from behind the woman who had driven him mad with anger, yet whom he'd longed for day and night. "A Xu, let's try it. The kind of love you talked about, equal and sincere."
* A powerful man lifting her up
* Rekindled romance
* His deep-seated hatred and love, her rise to the top
* Both are each other's first
Core theme: With a strong wind to carry me, I'll soar into the clouds
