The Crown of Thorns

I. Just as Mu Weining was being beaten half to death, a pair of pointed high heels suddenly appeared before him. Someone lifted his face, and a breathtakingly beautiful woman came into view. She gave a soft laugh. "Hey, what a gorgeous face. Don't mess it up." II. A few years earlier, when Mu Weining had just met Ye Zhiqiu. She stood in their shantytown dressed in finery, using a megaphone to address the residents. Before she could finish speaking, several eggs struck her. Ye Zhiqiu's expression did not change. She calmly finished what she had to say. Years later, Ye Zhiqiu was framed and surrounded by angry investors. People threw eggs at her again. Before they could hit her, Mu Weining blocked them all. Standing beneath the makeshift tent formed by Mu Weining's suit jacket, she looked up at him and smiled. "You're back?" He was back. He had crossed mountains and rivers, traveled thousands of miles, and finally returned to her side. To shelter her from the storm and weather every hardship with her. [Older woman/younger man, eight-year age gap, devoted to each other, sweet romance, both are powerhouses, both are each other's first] Genuine rich beauty: a stunning, aloof, ruthless queen x genuinely poor young man (27 when introduced): a puppy-like bad boy at first, later a powerful CEO (19 when introduced) A ruthless couple joins forces to take people down. Updates every day at 9 a.m. Any changes during special periods will be announced.