After her husband died, Xia Ci raised her daughter, Xia Yitang, on her own.
One afternoon, she got a call from the kindergarten teacher. Xia Yitang had made a boy in her class's wrist red while fighting over a toy.
Xia Ci hurried to the kindergarten to sort things out. When she arrived, the boy was crying so hard he was covered in snot and tears, looking utterly wronged.
The boy's parent asked, "Why are you crying?"
"She took my toy and hit me."
"And you lost?"
The boy nodded, feeling aggrieved.
The man commented coolly, "You couldn't win the toy, and you lost the fight too. You're useless."
Xia Ci: "..."
Xia Yitang protested, "Uncle, you can't call him useless just because he lost to a girl. That's sexist."
The man looked up at Xia Ci and Xia Yitang. After a brief pause, he said calmly, "I'm not being sexist. Then let's handle this by the book: an apology and compensation."
Xia Ci: "...What?"
No, maybe we should just be sexist after all. She really didn't mind.
It felt as if Xia Ci's life had been frozen on the day she lost her husband.
She thought her encounter with Min Yanshen was just an ordinary one.
Only later did she learn that this seemingly cold and distant parent was her senior from university.
He was also someone who had loved her for many years.
Little by little, he moved her, and she thought her life was starting over.
Until one day, she learned that Min Yanshen had something to do with her husband's death.
Reader's guide:
Fighting is wrong and will be addressed in the story. The gong has no legal issues.
The shou loved his former partner, who has passed away. The child is biologically his. The gong's child is his older brother's.
The shou is not the gong's first time, no melodrama. Standard male pregnancy setting.
Clear-headed, resilient small-time retail investor shou x cold, restrained billionaire hot-money investor gong
Blurb revised 2026-02-02
A freewheeling premise. Proceed with caution if this isn't your thing.
Theme: Understanding and respect
