Zhao He was sent to live with her maternal relatives as a child. Her only ambition was to lie flat. Having lived under someone else's roof, she had already saved up enough for her funeral expenses and planned to retire and enjoy her old age once her maternal grandmother passed away.
But her eldest uncle's wife could never stand the sight of her. While encouraging her own daughter to scheme for Zhao He's funeral savings, she also contacted her younger brother back home to plot for Zhao He's future dowry.
With no choice but to fight back, Zhao He first chopped off the wicked hand her eldest aunt had reached out to her.
Then she learned she actually had a living father. A letter from him arrived, ordering her to come to the capital.
*
Forced to go to the capital, she was contemplating how to lie flat when she ran into Shen, the capital's local bully, nicknamed Little Dog.
First he wagged his tail at her, and she ignored him. Then he bared his fangs and snarled at her.
So when Fu the Big Wolf heard about it, he came to her rescue like a hero, took the opportunity to secretly give her his heart, and demanded a commitment.
Zhao He had no choice. Out of the dog's mouth, straight into the wolf's den.
Seeing that the Big Wolf was growing nicely, she half-heartedly agreed to a three-year promise.
*
You can lie flat anywhere. Now that she'd ended up in the wolf's den, Zhao He decided to settle down and lie flat there.
Unfortunately, too many people had their eyes on the wolf: dogs, wolves, cages, and hunters.
Before a year had passed, Zhao He saw trouble brewing and simply broke her promise and fled.
*
Two years after they parted, Zhao He returned to the capital.
Fu Shiyu, the eldest young master of the Fu family, was usually so busy he couldn't spare time to meet anyone. Now he had developed a habit of showing up every night.
Zhao He blocked the doorway. "Lord Fu, is this how you visit someone?"
Fu Shiyu put an arm around Zhao He's slender waist. "Taking over as host is what I'm best at."
Happy ending
Theme: Love is two free souls helping each other become their best selves.
