[Secret crush becomes mutual + atypical marriage-before-love~]
[Unsentimental, money-loving | sharp-tongued but softhearted | chemistry genius | high self-esteem heroine & obsessive, loves to cry | long-time secret admirer | computer science mogul | deeply devoted hero]
Ke Li, a small-town overachiever, had finally graduated from grad school and landed a well-paying job in Shanghai, where competition was cutthroat. In the end, she quit and went back to her hometown to lie flat.
One day in March, her mother sent her on a blind date.
She's a professional at ruining blind dates!
Ke Li sat there with a sour expression, not saying a word. When she did speak, her remarks were sharp and cutting, successfully driving her date away.
To her surprise, as soon as her date left, the top student in her grade for all three years of high school sat down across from her and said
"Hello, I'm Gan Sinian, your high school classmate."
"I heard your conversation just now. Why don't you consider me instead?"
"You can have anything you want. I only have one condition: I want to sleep with you."
To her surprise, after a moment's hesitation, Ke Li agreed.
But for now, she could only accept kisses and hugs.
Meeting the parents, getting their marriage certificate, moving in together...
Gan Sinian always thought that even if Ke Li didn't love him, it would be fine if she loved his money. As long as she didn't abandon him or leave him, as long as she stayed by his side.
Until something went wrong at his company. He had someone investigate, and received a surveillance video.
In the video, Ke Li was chatting and laughing with the employee who had stolen confidential information, and even accepted the confidential documents the employee handed her.
That was fine, too.
But when Gan Sinian got home that night, he saw Ke Li packing her suitcase.
"...Ali, I told you that you can't leave me or abandon me."
He took out handcuffs and chains and locked Ke Li inside the house.
Ke Li escaped.
After her advisor set her up and a drunk man tried to throw himself at her, Ke Li earned herself a weeklong stay in jail in Shanghai, where every inch of land was worth a fortune. There she met a strange middle-aged man, Old Gu, who was always asking about her field of study.
After getting out, Ke Li was exhausted in body and mind, and decided to quit and return to her hometown.
As she lay flat and worried about her future, Ke Li received a call from Old Gu.
He was interested in the work she'd done, half the patent rights to which belonged to her advisor, and offered her a high fee.
Ke Li happily and readily agreed.
The surveillance video Gan Sinian received was actually a scene Ke Li had acted out with the employee at Old Gu's request.
Old Gu had been setting the whole thing up for three years. His ultimate target was Xinteng, the company owned by Gan Sinian's father.
The love story of an unsentimental, money-loving girl and an obsessive, tearful young man. In the end, she lets go first, while he clings to her to his dying breath.
In short: It's super sweet!
#GrowthAndRedemption
#TheRainySeasonOfLife
Theme: Stand on your own two feet
