The Beast Trapped Beyond the Boundary

At five years old, Zhou Yanbai was locked in a woodshed, so cold he nearly lost consciousness. Seven-year-old Jiang Pan picked the lock and used her frail body to keep him warm all night. She was the buyer’s daughter, someone he should have hated most, yet she became the only light in his dark childhood. At fifteen, police cars came screaming up, and Zhou Yanbai was rescued. Sitting in the police car, he looked back and saw Jiang Pan standing by the crumbling courtyard gate, crying like a lost child. That day, Zhou Yanbai returned to his biological parents. That day, Jiang Pan’s parents went to prison, and she became an orphan. Ten years later, Jiang Pan struggles to survive in the city, making a place for herself through her own efforts. All she wants is to get as far away from the past as possible. But the “little brother” she once knew barges into her orderly world, bringing overwhelming devotion and a carefully woven trap. She retreats step by step, rationally keeping her distance. He presses closer, tearing away every disguise she has used to protect herself. “Jie, it’s been ten years.” “Tell me how I’m supposed to forget you.” In that family that favored sons over daughters, she was the neglected daughter, and he was the “son” they had bought. They were the only ones who understood each other. A clear-eyed fugitive and a hunter sinking into obsession. Theme: Become the best version of yourself.