Innocent younger woman × cold-hearted man
Falls for her brother's nemesis / winning her back
Word has recently spread through Hong Kong's upper circles: Shen Jianing, the sickly daughter of the Shen family, has fled her wedding.
The runaway princess wanders into a private garden and disturbs its owner.
The man has a handsome, kind face. He watches her from a distance for a long time.
Not only does he make no trouble for her, he even has someone take her home.
Shen Jianing gets an idea and pretends to be a hapless schoolgirl. "Daddy doesn't care about me, Mommy doesn't love me, and my own brother abuses me every day."
"..."
The man seems to believe her. He takes her in at his private residence. Day after day, their pretense becomes real. Shen Jianing is spoiled by him and starts acting like a princess again.
Until his childhood sweetheart comes by and mocks her. "You still don't know who he is?"
Only then does she learn that he is Zong Juyi of the Zong family.
Everyone knows the Shen and Zong families have been enemies for generations, and that Zong Juyi despises the Shen family more than anyone.
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People in their circle say Zong Juyi is ruthless and vindictive.
Poor Miss Shen became his kept woman and mistook it for love.
When the day finally comes for the Shen family to demand her return, everyone holds their breath at the negotiating table, waiting to hear his price.
No one knows what makes Zong Juyi change his mind at that moment.
"Sorry," he says with a sudden smile.
"I'm not done playing with her yet."
When Shen Jianing disappears without a trace, Zong Juyi rushes back to the country that very night, but it's already too late.
Later, the Shen family announces that they are seeking a husband for their daughter. Someone arrives uninvited at the reception.
In her opening toast, Shen Jianing raises her champagne glass and smiles through her tears. She says she once ran headlong into a wall and suffered for it, but fortunately, fate has finally brought her a happy ending.
Zong Juyi stands directly across from her, listening to every word.
Everyone knows he'll accept the toast, and that they'll all reconcile and live happily ever after.
Then, in full view of everyone, Shen Jianing takes another man's arm.
It's the man she once refused to marry. Now she leans against him like a little bird, and this time, she says yes.
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Zong Juyi never imagined that one day he would beg to marry into his enemy's family, only to be denied the chance.
"Back then, he didn't know that she only had one handful of innocence to give. Once it was shattered, it would never return."
-Falling for the beautiful daughter of one's enemy (x)
-Enjoys being the young lady's dog (yes)
Single couple, one-on-one romance
Blurb captured on 2024.3.6
Theme: Love can bridge differences
