Gu Lin loved He Huan deeply and gave him everything she had. But he was blind as a bat, completely bewitched by a scheming green tea girl, and even hurt Gu Lin again and again for her sake.
In the end, Gu Lin came to her senses and stopped loving him.
Not long afterward, He Huan's eyes were finally opened. He saw the green tea girl's true colors and remembered how good Gu Lin had been to him. Then he turned around and started pursuing her.
Gu Lin: Too late. I've already married your uncle.
Bo Yuan'an: Call her Auntie.
He Huan: ...
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Gu Lin was a regular bad-girl specialist in the entertainment industry. Beautiful and talented, she had spent five years playing gorgeous, wicked supporting characters. But in recent years, those roles had become popular. All the famous actresses in the industry were vying to play them, claiming they wanted to challenge themselves.
Gu Lin's role in her next drama was stolen from her.
They figured Gu Lin had no connections or fame, only a pretty face, and wasn't someone who could bend to the industry's rules. The production crew thought there'd be no consequences for taking her role. But then she made one phone call, and the drama's chief investor showed up.
Chief investor Mr. Bo Yuan'an: Pull the funding. My wife's role is gone, so there's no point in making this drama anymore.
The entire crew: ...We'll give the villainess role back to the boss's wife right away!
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Gu Lin had grown up in luxury. When she was ten, her father's business went bankrupt, and he jumped to his death. Her mother took her younger brother and remarried overseas, leaving Gu Lin alone to be adopted by one of her father's old friends.
Another child was adopted at the same time: a boy named Bo Yuan'an.
Bo Yuan'an was two years older than her, pale and beautiful, frail and sickly, like a lovely glass candy wrapper. The He family said he was the old master of the He family's illegitimate son. After his mother died, the He family's matriarch had taken him in out of compassion. But there was no need to worry about him. He was a cripple and wouldn't live long.
Because of his identity and poor health, none of the other children in the family played with him. He spent all his time in his room and never went out. One day, while playing hide-and-seek with the other kids, Gu Lin accidentally wandered into his room.
Looking at the beautiful, fragile Bo Yuan'an, Gu Lin asked him carefully,