The Gods Just Had to Fall for Me

[Female Lead with a Secret Crush] [Age Gap] [Knight and His Princess] [Steadfast and Cold-Blooded x Delicate Little Fox] [1] When Ye Li was thirteen, she was brought back to the Ye family. She had been scraping by selling things on the street. Only then did she learn that she was the Ye family's real daughter, who had gone missing ten years ago. The fake heiress, Ye Huan, had been frail and sickly since childhood. To avoid upsetting her, her parents and brother made Ye Li stay with the Huo family. “You only need to stay for a few months. Then we'll bring you home, all right?” Ye Li pressed her lips together and answered timidly, “Okay.” The man who came to get her was named Huo Xiao. He had just left the military, and his cold, fierce expression made him difficult to approach. Ye Li was afraid of him, but had no choice but to depend on him. [2] When Ye Li was nineteen, the Ye family had finally given up on Ye Huan and asked to bring Ye Li home. By then, the young woman had blossomed into a graceful beauty. She hid behind the tall man, stubbornly refusing to go. Huo Xiao furrowed his brows. “I'm sorry. I'll talk to her and get her to listen.” He turned around. The young woman gazed up at him, her cheeks wet with tears as she sobbed, “If I go home, nobody will buy me snacks or take me to the amusement park, and nobody will check my homework.” “Nobody will love me, care for me, or protect me. I'll even have to do my own laundry.” “Huo Xiao, don't leave me.” The cold, stern man watched her for a long moment, then still reached out to rub her head. Turning back, he said icily, “Did you hear that? She doesn't want you. Get lost.” The little crybaby: I didn't say that / Don't slander me / I don't use bad language! [3] On her thirteenth birthday, Ye Li thought through her tears: “Why does everyone else have a family who loves, cherishes, and protects them? Why don't I? Why is life so unfair to me?” “And what happened after that?” “Then I realized it was because I had Huo Xiao.” In Ye Li's eyes, Huo Xiao was her god. She had thought she would fall into a bottomless hell Until he carried her on his back and climbed, one step at a time [Content Warnings:] 1. The female lead cries easily, but she doesn't actually want to cry. 2. Age gap, and he spoils her. 3. Before she comes of age, the crush is one-sided. 4. Revised on 2022/4/15. Theme: Love and peace