Sleepless in Hong Kong

The day Wen Lingwu moved into the Chen family home, a Hong Kong tabloid ran the headline: "Trillionaire Empire Secretly Brings 'Illegitimate Daughter' to Mansion. What Made Young Master Chen Gain a Little Sister?"

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The eldest son of the Chen family was frail as a child. A fortune-teller said he needed someone with a compatible birth chart by his side to safely live past the age of eighteen.

And so Wen Lingwu became Chen Yuli's "little sister."

Her mother, who had worked as a maid for the Chen family all her life, told her, "Stick with Chen Yuli from now on. Stay with him through university, and you'll be able to join the Chen Group right after graduation. It's an opportunity most people can only dream of."

Wen Lingwu thought so too.

She dutifully became Chen Yuli's sidekick.

Chen Yuli's moods were unpredictable, and he was cold and mean. Luckily, Wen Lingwu was a spineless coward who never got angry.

From elementary and middle school through high school and college.

When Chen Yuli played basketball, she brought him water. When he skipped class to get into fights, she covered for him. When he pursued girls, she passed along his messages...

Until one day, Chen Yuli showed up at her door with a love letter.

"You like me?" he said confidently, with the air of someone troubled by having too many admirers.

Wen Lingwu didn't dare deny it.

The person she liked was Chen Yuli's childhood friend, someone far above her in every way.

"Why don't we give it a try?" Chen Yuli said, one hand in his pocket. He cleared his throat and said something astonishing. "I think I might have feelings for you too."

Wen Lingwu couldn't refuse.

But in her heart, she thought that being with Chen Yuli would give her more chances to see Jiang Che.

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But Wen Lingwu never imagined that the day Chen Yuli found out she liked Jiang Che

would be the day they broke up so brutally.

Even years later, when they meet again and she stands beside Jiang Che as his fiancée, Chen Yuli will still stare at her with bloodshot eyes.

Theme: Follow your heart.