When Xie Jinyao was twenty-five, she was in a car accident and lost many of her memories, including how she came to have a daughter.
Two years later, the Xie family went bankrupt, and Xie Jinyao had no choice but to return to China with her daughter.
A friend told her that City A had long since changed hands. If she wanted to make a place for herself, she would have to win over Huo Qi, the untouchable new power on the scene.
Rumor had it that Huo Qi was a cold-blooded, ascetic woman who wielded power and made ruthless decisions.
She had no weaknesses and no known preferences. She was a formidable presence whom everyone feared and admired.
Xie Jinyao watched Huo Qi's interview on a financial news program, hoping to find a shortcut to keep the Xie family from going under.
But she overlooked how the woman's refined, aristocratic features looked as if they had been carved from the same mold as her daughter's.
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At thirty-three, Huo Qi was single and unmarried, with not even a hint of scandal to her name. She was the very picture of self-restraint and propriety.
No one knew that she had once broken her rules for a young woman, wanting nothing more than to devour her whole.
Before she could claim her completely, the little white rabbit who had clumsily and boldly seduced her ran off after their night together, leaving no trace.
But she never imagined the little rabbit would dare come back.
When she appeared before her again, having lost her memories and letting down her guard, she had become the down-on-her-luck eldest daughter of the Xie family.
She lowered her delicate brows, the very ones that had appeared in Huo Qi's dreams countless times, and nervously licked her lips as she murmured,
