1.
A few days before Zhou Shiye’s eighteenth birthday, Zhou Jingchen asked what kind of birthday present she wanted.
She blurted out that she wanted a boyfriend.
The man across from her frowned, but before he could try to talk her out of it, Zhou Shiye smiled and continued.
“I’m kidding,” Zhou Shiye said. “What’s a boyfriend compared to money? I want to wake up every day and see eight figures in my bank account.”
Unexpectedly, the handsome man frowned even more deeply.
2.
Later, the banquet hall on the first floor was packed with guests, while Grandma Zhou busied herself setting Zhou Shiye up on dates.
Zhou Jingchen dragged Zhou Shiye into the study upstairs.
“Your boyfriend’s right here.”
“Xiao Shi,” Zhou Jingchen murmured, burying his face in the dark hair gathered over her shoulder. “Can you not go downstairs?”
“That depends. Grandma picked out a lot of people for me,” Zhou Shiye said. “Let’s see how you do.”
[Reader’s Guide]
1. Faux-incest; they are not related by blood and are not on the same household register. They just happen to share a surname.
2. Mutual unrequited love; the leads are each other’s first and only, with an eight-year age gap.
3. A beautiful photographer who gets away with everything × a CEO with devoted husband vibes.
Theme: Love life, and love every day.