Take Me Home

[Sunny, life-loving country boy hero VS. theatrical, possessive, world-weary, frail heroine]

When Chi Qixi was eight, she saw Jiang Xiannian. She was in a car, and he was by the roadside.

The tiny boy was squatting on the ground, gnawing on a steamed bun. His hair was a mess, and his dirty clothes clung to him. He looked like a stray dog with nowhere to go.

She stared at him for so long that her grandfather noticed something was wrong. "Xiaoxi?"

Chi Qixi got out of the car. The pale little girl, as fragile as a piece of jade, stood by the roadside and calmly asked, "Do you want to come home with me?"

The boy, who had been hungrily chewing his bun, froze. He blinked, then nodded firmly. "I do!"

At eighteen, Jiang Xiannian was always by Chi Qixi's side. He made her breakfast, helped her take notes, bought her brown sugar water during her period, and even carried her when they walked. He looked after her so well she became practically helpless.

Everyone said the Chi family's adopted son would brave anything for the Chi family's eldest daughter, whether it meant climbing a mountain of blades or plunging into a sea of fire.

But no one could have expected that after the old master of the Chi family passed away and Chi Qixi took control, her very first decision would be to kick Jiang Xiannian out of the Chi family.

Later, when she was twenty-eight, Jiang Xiannian, who had left the Chi family, used his own abilities to work his way back into high society. Guests filled Chi Qixi's birthday banquet. He was then a strikingly handsome man with an air of nobility, and the moment he appeared, he stole everyone's attention.

Jiang Xiannian walked up to Chi Qixi and, just as he had so often done years ago, straightened her skirt for her. Under her scrutinizing gaze, he bent down and asked quietly, "Miss, can you take me home?"

She was silent for a long moment, then nodded. "All right."

[She was his greatest glory.]

Reader's Guide:

1. The frail heroine, with barely a drop of health left, carries the whole story.

2. The hero grows from not having enough to eat to earning tens of millions a month.

3. School life first (60%), then city life (40%).

4. Trying my hand at a second male lead who appears out of nowhere. A sudden arrival can't beat the childhood sweetheart.

5. To be revised (screenshot saved on August 13, 2022)

Theme: Reeds by the water, dew not yet dry