Ye Li had spent half her life feeling wronged when her parents suddenly told her that the grandmother she'd never met was a business tycoon who often appeared in financial magazines.
Her mother had defied her grandmother's wishes by insisting on marrying Ye Li's father, who came from a family of very different means, and their relationship had been severed as a result.
Now her grandmother had made an offer: if Ye Li passed the civil service exam, she would accept the whole family back.
Ye Li was fired up. She vowed to her parents, "To live the life of a billionaire heiress... I mean, to stay by my dear grandmother's side! Even if I have to study with a beam of wood suspending my hair and a spike pricking my thigh, I'll pass that civil service exam!"
Full of confidence, Ye Li quit her dead-end job and devoted herself to studying. At the library, she also met a handsome study partner.
He was young and good-looking, with a face fit for the entertainment industry, yet his family was pressuring him to take the civil service exam too.
They understood each other and encouraged one another, working through practice questions and drinking coffee together. Later, after leaving the library, they also ate together and went hiking.
Then, on the day the exam ended, they spent three blissful days and nights together, completely losing track of day and night.
After she passed and got the job, Ye Li didn't want to repeat her mother's mistake, so she decided to cut off contact with her study partner.
When Ye Li invited him to one last meal to call it quits, her grandmother appeared in front of them.
Overcome with emotion, Ye Li choked out, "Grandma."
The man beside her looked at her in surprise. His ears turned red, and after clearing his throat, he leaned close and whispered, "How did you know she was my grandma?"
"Grandma" pulled out a large check and coldly told her, "Take your money and leave my grandson!"
Theme: You only live once, so love yourself
