The Clamor of the Mortal World

[Heiress vs. The Rough Crowd]

[Male Lead Competes for Her / Second Male Lead Wins Back His Wife]

(1)

When Zhao Jintang was ten, her mother abandoned her and remarried. The following year, her father died in an accident, and the Lu family, longtime friends of her family, became the only place where she could find warmth.

From that day on, Lu Zhoujie cared for her in every possible way. He was there with her for countless firsts in her life.

Zhao Jintang always believed their feelings were mutual, until one day she happened to overhear Lu Zhoujie talking and realized that, to him, she was nothing but a burden he wanted to shake off.

Watching the women in his life come and go, while there was never a place for her, Zhao Jintang lost hope and fled to Penang.

(2)

The next news she heard from back home was that Lu Zhoujie had an official girlfriend.

There wasn't much room in the car, and she didn't need to eavesdrop. The entire phone conversation had already reached Pei Lin's ears.

Suppressing the hope in his heart, the man asked in a low voice, “What are you planning to do?”

Zhao Jintang suddenly raised her head, her gaze landing on his thin lips.

For a moment, her tumultuous thoughts went blank. She heard herself say, “If I sleep with you, do you think Lu Zhoujie will be pissed?”

(3)

Their stolen days soon came to an end. Zhao Jintang returned home to honor her engagement to Lu Zhoujie, which had long since lost its original meaning.

She thought that if she was ruthless enough, she could cut off everything in Penang. But when she learned that the Lu family planned to punish Pei Lin, she still panicked.

Zhao Jintang stopped him outside the company building. “Did Uncle Lu tell you to go to Country L? Don't go! Trust me.”

Seeing the worry in her eyes, Pei Lin realized she had misunderstood, but he didn't correct her.

He glanced at Lu Zhoujie, who had been standing outside the car window from the very beginning, then pinned Zhao Jintang against the front passenger door.

The position was far too intimate, and Zhao Jintang didn't dare look outside.

Seeing her nervousness, the man leaned even closer. “What are you afraid of? It's not as if our relationship is a secret anymore.”

Theme: The one you can't forget will always come back to mind. Cherish the person in front of you.