When Wen Ning was sixteen, she fell from the clouds into the dust.
Her brother's body was not yet cold when she was to be sold to the Bai family, forced to take her cousin's place and marry a dead man.
Not only did she become a widow at a young age, she also endured all kinds of bullying and humiliation. She lived in constant fear, pitiful and wretched.
In the end, all her blood was drained from her, and she died a horrible death...
When she woke up, Wen Ning looked back on her miserable life and couldn't swallow her anger.
So on her wedding night, she set a fire, burned down the house, and planned to escape and get her revenge.
She had everything prepared. She was just about to climb out the window to freedom when her long-dead former husband unexpectedly returned.
Wen Ning, stuck in the window frame: !!!???
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Before meeting Bai Qishen, Wen Ning's only impression of him came from hearsay.
They said he was gentle as jade, as beautiful as an immortal...
They said he was an upright gentleman, kind to everyone...
That day, snow fell thickly. He stood beneath the gallery, smiling with incomparable gentleness, and snapped someone else's neck with one hand. Then he slowly approached her. "I want to make a deal with you. Stay here, and I can give you..."
"Hah!" Wen Ning cursed inwardly. She had no such vulgar desires!
Bai Qishen: "Ten million taels of silver."
Looking at the blood still on his hand, Wen Ning decided the rumors had been absolutely right.
The main thing was that he was offering far too much.
Wen Ning couldn't refuse, so she agreed to stay and accompany him through every obstacle.
When everything was done, she packed her bags, took the money, and held out her hand to him. "It's been a pleasure working with you. If you have another good deal like this, come find me."
Bai Qishen paused as he wiped his sword. His icy fingers touched her face, and his smile was as gentle as it had been the first time.
"Certainly. Starting today, I'll give you myself."
Theme: Face adversity head-on. No one is worth abandoning yourself for.
