[Written on November 19, 2022, because I was dying to write this. Please add it to your reading list.]
[A Story About Doting on Your Wife]
The eldest daughter of the Zong family in Hong Kong has been diagnosed with autism for fifteen years. Her father and brothers have cherished and protected her for all fifteen years.
Zong Hongzhang once said in a financial news interview in Hong Kong and Taiwan that he would never marry off his daughter in his lifetime, and would protect her for the rest of her life.
Unfortunately, life is unpredictable.
That year, a tumultuous period in Hong Kong swept the Zong family into its wake, and in the blink of an eye their downfall became inevitable.
On the day Huo Chonglin took her away, Zong Yi descended the stairs from the second floor of the Zong family residence. Her bright, beautiful face showed no emotion, giving her the distant air of an ice-cold beauty.
Those who followed Huo Chonglin always walked on eggshells. When he sat, they stood. When he stood, they could only bow their heads.
So as Huo Chonglin led Zong Yi by the hand down the long, lonely corridor battered by wind and rain, all anyone heard was her almost inaudible counting. She was counting the facets of the diamond on the cuff link in her hand.
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Everyone in Hong Kong said that the Huo and Zong families had been enemies for generations, and now the eldest Zong daughter had fallen into the jaws of a vicious dog, to be chewed up until not even her bones remained. Yet where no one else could see, Huo Chonglin lowered his voice and coaxed her again and again, trying only to get a farewell kiss before they left.
Modern alternate-universe setting. The heroine has high-functioning autism, sky-high intelligence, and rock-bottom social skills. This story has countless fictional settings, so please don't compare it to real life. The hero has immense power and a weak sense of morality. He's madly in love with the heroine, but she won't reciprocate until later. Proceed with caution if that's not your thing!!!
Theme: A forcibly picked melon is extra sweet.
