Gold Never Grows Dull

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To outsiders, Jin Ziyuan is easygoing and never holds a grudge. Only she knows that a storm rages beneath her calm exterior as she searches for the truth about what happened ten years ago.

Her father died in a car accident ten years ago. She missed out on the university of her dreams, and her life's course was completely derailed.

Her mother says she should let go of the past and move on, but Jin Ziyuan owes her past self an explanation.

She did nothing wrong. Why should she have to carry a stain on her reputation forever?

Armed with her academic achievements, Jin Ziyuan fights her way back into the world of fame and fortune by another route. This time, she isn't a helpless lamb at the mercy of the hunters. She's the one laying the traps.

A free-spirited, academically driven powerhouse x a quietly seductive, calculating businessman

1. Xie Yuheng is a famous young business star in the capital, a cunning fox in the business world no one can read.

He is chaste, proud, and arrogant. Everyone wonders what kind of immortal could tame such a demon.

Young Master Xie only smiles without a word, running his fingers over a group photo as he thinks of a certain heartless woman who cares only about academics.

2. Jin Ziyuan, 28, returned to China after earning her PhD and now teaches at a university. Her favorite thing is taking her students deep into the mountains to dig in the dirt and bury things.

Her students all wonder what kind of extraordinary person could handle their workaholic advisor.

3. Then one day, a behind-the-scenes video from a soil science conference goes viral online.

The business world's cunning fox, Xie Yuheng, has a woman's coat draped over his arm. His gaze is soft, his smile sincere, and he opens his arms. The untamable Professor Jin rushes into them...

Ten years ago, when the Jin family was in chaos, Jin Ziyuan went from a rich heiress to a poor girl who could barely afford to stay in school.

Rumors spread at school, and misfortune plagued her outside it.

Fortunately, she had a good head on her shoulders. Tutoring, odd jobs, scholarships: she could always find a way to make money.

Ten years later, the men who kicked her when she was down one by one come to apologize and repent.

Jerk A says: He shouldn't have blindly believed someone else's side of the story.

Jerk B says: He shouldn't have acted rashly without thinking.

Jerk C says: It was all because he was too weak to resist other people's orders.

Jerk D says: He mistook a fish eye for a pearl and chose the wrong woman as his goddess.

Jin Ziyuan says: There's no reason. Just be a good person. You don't need a reason.

A successful business tycoon says: I want to be the one good person who's special to you.

Theme: Knowledge changes your fate.