Spring Runs Deep in the Northern City

The first time Zhao Jingyao met Shen Shiyun, she was his cousin Zhao Jiayan’s girlfriend, brought home to meet the family for the first time.

A girl from the south, with limpid, almond-shaped eyes. When she smiled, she was alluring in every way. Somewhat timid and ingratiating, she called him "Sixth Brother."

He gave a faint nod and replied politely. But after his cousin left, he walked around the long table and sat down, then casually asked, "What does your family do?"

Her smile stiffened. She was quiet for a moment before softly answering that they ran a small business.

He flipped through the documents in his hands without looking up. "Do you like the capital?"

The question came out of nowhere, and Shen Shiyun didn’t understand. Then she heard him give a scornful laugh and add coolly, "Now that you’ve latched onto the Zhao family, you’ve leapt into a higher class. You can live here permanently from now on."

Shen Shiyun froze, as if she’d been slapped.

The powerful could humiliate people with a perfectly composed expression, tossing off insults as casually as breathing, while making sure they themselves remained beyond reproach.

From that moment on, she knew that Mr. Zhao, who seemed mild-mannered and refined, was no better than those arrogant people who wanted to break up her and Zhao Jiayan.

Later, when people in their circle bullied and toyed with her at a well-known club in the capital, she fell to her knees at his feet. "What do you want from me?"

He narrowed his long, thin eyes and looked down at her gorgeous yet refined face.

"You did everything you could to keep him on the hook, all for fame, fortune, and luxury. What has he given you? He wouldn’t even let you have a house south of the Fourth Ring Road. With me, you can have everything you want."

Shen Shiyun was horrified, finally learning the secret hidden beneath his lofty exterior.

She also understood why he was always making things difficult for her.

☆ A powerful figure in the capital’s elite circle x a TV host, the one in power lowers his head

☆ Neither is a virgin, an adversarial romance, eight-year age gap

☆ The male lead loves but cannot have her, obsessive love; the female lead keeps resisting

Theme: Make the best choice and strive to take that step