I Don't Want to Climb Up to You

[Prelaunch collection: Please add to your favorites] Because her mother works as a live-in housekeeper for the Ying family, Yang Xueyi has no choice but to live under the same roof as Ying Yun, dependent on their hospitality. He is aloof and arrogant, and never treats her kindly. To make things easier for her mother, Yang Xueyi offers to do Ying Yun’s laundry and cook for him. When Ying Yun’s friends tease him that she’s his “child bride,” he simply gives a cold smile and replies: “Her? As if.” Yang Xueyi dreams of the day her mother finally quits, so she’ll never have to see that jerk again. Even on her birthday, she remembers to wish for Ying Yun to have the worst luck. She never expected her wish to come true. Ying Yun’s father’s pregnant mistress shows up at their door, and his father decides to divorce his wife and marry her. Only then does Ying Yun learn that he isn’t his father’s biological son: he’s the child his mother had with her first love, whom she left years ago. Overnight, the crown prince is deposed. Ying Yun is thrown out, and his mother abandons him to go overseas and nurse her heartbreak. Yang Xueyi’s mother really does quit her job with the Ying family. But Yang Xueyi’s mother can’t bear to leave Ying Yun out in the cold, so she kindly takes him in. Now Ying Yun is the one living under someone else’s roof. Yang Xueyi finally gets to hold her head high, and soon becomes an expert at ordering the once-privileged young master around. “Ying Yun, I want grapes. Wash them for me!” “Ying Yun, I’m done eating! Hurry up and wash the dishes!” Yang Xueyi never expected to lose her head over his looks and, after one unexpected incident, to take her “looking after” Ying Yun a little too far. What she also never expected was that the fallen “prince” would ascend the throne once more: Ying Yun’s biological father comes looking for him. He’s a hundred times richer than the man Ying Yun used to call Dad! Not long after ascending the throne, the “new emperor” comes looking for her. Behind the window of a Rolls-Royce is Ying Yun’s devastatingly handsome face. Just as Yang Xueyi wonders if he’s come to get revenge, Ying Yun speaks. “I washed the grapes. Get in and eat them.” He’s still wearing that cold expression. “If you’re hungry, hurry back. I’ll make dinner.” “Aren’t you my child bride? Why are you running? Don’t tell me you got me into bed and now don’t want to take responsibility.” Yang Xueyi: ... The icy, sharp-tongued dog who can talk his way out of anything VS the cute little cat who can bend without breaking Childhood friends · Bickering sweethearts Note from 2024.07.05 Theme: Overcoming arrogance and prejudice is the only way to embrace love