If An Yinian were to rank the people she least wants to see in her life, Zhou Jiuhan might not take first place, but he would certainly claim second.
Why?
Hah.
Could anything be more dramatic than your own bodyguard suddenly becoming the head of the Zhou conglomerate?
The once-glorious An family fell into ruin, and the An company collapsed with it.
Faced with her young bodyguard's obsessive confession, she chose to run away. She kept running for three years.
Until the calm was completely shattered and Zhou Jiuhan found An Yinian again. The once quiet bodyguard was still as handsome as ever.
But after three years, time had given him the imposing presence of a man in power. Even a glance sweeping across her face left her feeling suffocated. That unfamiliar gaze, tinged with hatred, was the first clash of eyes between them after their reunion.
An Yinian knew Zhou Jiuhan hated her.
Zhou Jiuhan was looking at her, too.
She had barely changed in three years. Whether dressed up or not, she still drew men's attention. Zhou Jiuhan had known for a long time that she was a temptress.
Because he had once seen too many men fall under her spell.
The silent, painful tension between them grew more intense in this room, which had witnessed so many memories. An Yinian clutched the blanket tightly and was the first to speak.
"Zhou Jiuhan." Her voice was a little hoarse, edged with cool indifference. "You're still so cold."
Her tone held a hint of nostalgia, faint as a whisper.
Only An Yinian understood.
Three years, more than a thousand days and nights. She remembered clearly the shocked, betrayed look in his eyes before he fell unconscious. After all, she had sworn she would never leave him, but in the end, she was the one who broke her promise.
How ridiculous.
Zhou Jiuhan must think she's a pathetic mess, right?
Now that they had met again, their positions had undergone a shocking reversal from when they first met eight years ago.
"An Yinian." He had repeated her name thousands upon thousands of times in his mind, and now he spoke it without a trace of emotion. With his heart full of hatred and scorn, Zhou Jiuhan spoke again. "You look awful now."
As dawn slowly breaks, you and I will meet again one day.
[Beautiful but timid An Yinian and devoted, steadfast, indulgent Zhou Jiuhan]
[A little angst. The pair love and torment each other early on, but once they resolve their misunderstandings, the later story is so sweet it'll kill you. The angst isn't there just for angst's sake. The plot revolves around the leads, and there may be a secondary couple.]
[Happy ending, you won't regret reading]
Theme: As dawn slowly breaks, you and I will meet again one day.
