As the daughter of a marquis, Shen Xining isn't happy with the marriage her parents have arranged for her. So she packs her belongings and runs away, heading off to find her elder sister, who lives far away in the martial world.
Who could have guessed that she would fail to find her sister and lose her money first? She ends up crouching miserably on the street, penniless and likely to starve to death there the next day.
Fortunately, a kind man she's met three times is willing to give her a steamed bun.
"You won't get any handouts looking like that."
Shen Xining clutches the bun, so angry at his words that she nearly throws it in his face.
Who said she was begging? She is a daughter of the marquis, for goodness' sake. Even if she starves to death, she will never beg!
--- Then she clutches the bun and her bundle, and silently follows him.
"I... Can I come home with you?"
*
Jiu Chuan only feels sorry for her on a whim. Seeing that the young lady has nowhere to go, he lets her tag along for a while. Little does he know that she'll save his life, leaving him deeply indebted to her.
He has no choice but to grit his teeth and agree to take the fussy young woman to meet her sister. After she spends over a hundred and sixty taels of his silver, he decides to cut ties with her forever.
When they part, the young woman clutches her bundle and sobs. "Are you really leaving? How about we go into the city together? I still haven't paid you back!"
Jiu Chuan refuses without hesitation. "No. Absolutely not."
He leaves.
And decides never to come back.
He comes back anyway.
*
On a pitch-black, rainy night, rain pours down outside the window like a waterfall.
A sword rests at her throat, trembling slightly. In a hoarse voice, he demands, "You're ending things with me over just this one thing?"
She was the one who insisted on getting close to him in the first place. Why is she abandoning him now?
Just because he's a killer with blood on both hands?
Shen Xining turns her face away and says coldly, "Kill me or cut me up, do as you please!"
"Hah!" The long sword clatters to the ground. Long fingers grip the back of her head, and he bends down toward her.
She was the one who pursued him first. There is no way he's letting her go.
"Smack!"
Furious, she raises her hand and slaps him across the face, shouting, "Get away from me! I hate you..."
"Oh." He cuts her off, his breath brushing her ear. "You can hate me all you want. As long as I love you, that's enough."
*
There are plenty of people in this world who hate him and want to kill him.
He can do without one more.
Reader's Guide:
1. Young lady from a respectable family x killer from the martial world
2. One-on-one, happy ending
3. A story of mutual salvation
Theme: Protecting each other with unwavering devotion.
Admit it, young man, you are starting to get tempted 😚
It's so beautiful [Spreading Flowers] There are too few updates every Monday 😭 It's going to be added to your collection 💪
Alas, it's so classic for a sixteen-year-old girl who grew up in an ivory tower to be deceived by an old fritter (face covering)
These people are really sanctimonious. Most of the people who come to kill the male protagonist do it for their own selfish desires [oh oh oh]
However, our sister just warned her 🐶🌹
Omg When will it be updated next time [Spread flowers]
Ah, why is the male protagonist still carrying a ledger all over his body? I can't help it. The male protagonist is also cute 💪
My little sister, Mengmeng 💪 You are so smart!