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To save her family's company from collapse, Shu Mei meets Xie Jianan, the blind date of her good friend Yu Zhi.

According to Yu Zhi, Xie Jianan was a strange, awkward, stingy crybaby as a child, the kind of man she wouldn't want even if someone shoved him into her pond.

But when Shu Mei meets Xie Jianan, she feels that the man before her is nothing like the one Yu Zhi described.

He wears a smoke-gray casual suit. Though he still has a smile on his face, there's something sharp and oppressive about him, like the edge of a blade. After hearing Shu Mei's request, he gives a composed smile.

"I'm sorry. Even though you're Yu Zhi's good friend, this partnership offers my company no benefit. You should know that's just how business works. I'm afraid I'll have to decline."

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Later, Xie Jianan makes a name for himself in the financial world. Everyone says he's decisive, swift and ruthless, willing to use any means, fair or foul. He seems upright and above reproach, but is full of schemes underneath.

Shu Mei manages to pull her family's business back from the brink of bankruptcy, growing it bigger and bigger until she finally earns Xie Jianan's approval and investment. But who could have guessed that Xie Jianan would confess his feelings for her?

Shu Mei turns him down without changing her expression. "Dating would only slow down my money-making. You're a worthy partner, and I enjoy working with you. I hope you won't ruin this harmonious relationship."

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One day, Shu Mei, who saved her family's company from bankruptcy and built it into a leading enterprise, accepts an interview with a financial magazine.

Reporter: "We all know this acquisition offered high returns, but also carried significant risks. You're a cautious person who never takes big risks, so this must have been President Xie's decision. How did he convince you to join the bidding?"

Shu Mei thinks for a moment, her ears turning red. "I suppose... he's pretty good at crying."

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Xie Jianan never expected that one day he'd meet a woman even more impervious to persuasion than himself, someone who would make him willing to shed every disguise and become the person he'd been at the beginning, the most genuine version of himself.

[A single woman who maxes out her evasion and has zero emotional intelligence, a formidable career woman who only wants to date money] X [A seemingly aloof and powerful man who is actually possessive to the extreme, clingy, and a crybaby devoted to his wife]

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