"Surpass the Ming Group and become the number one company in Haicheng."
That was the only answer Yu Baize gave when an interviewer asked him what had inspired him to start his business.
The man before the cameras was aloof and refined.
But everyone knew that behind those casual words lay a past too painful to look back on.
Back then, he was an impoverished student dependent on charity, a target for the wealthy young heirs to insult and beat at will. The one who led the humiliation and trampled his dignity underfoot
was Ming Zhao, the eldest daughter of the Ming Group.
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Everyone was certain
that he had climbed step by step to the top of the business world solely to take revenge on the girl who had bullied him.
So when word spread that Ming Zhao had returned to the country, everyone in their circle felt a pang of worry for the spoiled young heiress.
What no one expected was this:
Ming Zhao hadn't changed at all.
In front of everyone, she raised her hand and slapped him, the sound sharp and loud, showing no mercy.
Yu Baize didn't dodge.
He looked up at her, his eyes still cold and fierce after all these years. "Ming Zhao, I really shouldn't let you push me around like this."
The whole room fell silent.
Then a hand came to rest gently on Ming Zhao's shoulder.
The man beside her was refined and composed. He gave Yu Baize a slight nod. "My fiancée has a quick temper. I apologize on her behalf. Tell me what you want, and I'll make it happen."
At last, Yu Baize looked away from Ming Zhao.
"What gives you the right to apologize for her?"
His voice was soft, but it carried an obsession and unwillingness to let go.
"She's the only one who can repay what she owes me."
Theme: Love
