A fall into the sea, a heart transplant, a new name.
With the heart of the deceased beating inside her, Shu Yining (Shen Zhiyu) assumes an identity that isn't hers and lies low for eight years.
She hides her true self every day, carefully concealing her secret beneath the burden of guilt while secretly investigating the truth behind her fall into the sea all those years ago.
The wealthy are caught in a turbulent struggle, and an engagement becomes a tightening net.
Chu Yanzhou sees through her layers of disguise. He doesn't love the skin she wears, borrowed from someone else. He loves only the woman hidden beneath the mask.
A business war sweeps through like a tidal wave, and old secrets surface. Framing, separation, amnesia: one ordeal follows another.
She breaks free of the cage of her borrowed identity, braves lies and death, and reunites with her beloved to stay by his side, finally finding the self-redemption she has long been denied.
“I have always loved you, the one whose heart beats with this old heart.”
Ambitious male lead x beautiful, strong, tragic female lead
A few notes before you read:
1. Two storylines unfold in parallel, combining a wealthy-family business war with an old unsolved case. The early relationship is fraught and angsty. The main story has a happy ending, with an angsty bonus chapter.
2. The heroine bears the secret of her heart transplant and struggles with guilt for years. Includes heart rejection and amnesia, so read with care.
3. Love and hate intertwine, and lies mingle with the truth. The story focuses on the heroine making peace with herself. Love is never dependent on a false appearance.
Theme: Borrow a heartbeat to survive, repay the debt with a sincere heart
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