[In the beginning, an innocent young man; later, a powerful, cold, and aloof family patriarch, Song Nancheng] x [In the beginning, a poised, resilient, almost divine young heiress, Qiao Moran] | Regret and a desperate chase | Historical setting | Push and pull | Happy ending
Blurb:
The first time Song Nancheng met Qiao Moran was in the Qiao family courtyard. He was with his uncle, and Qiao Moran's younger brother, Qiao Yan, was his classmate. The Song and Qiao families had been close for generations. The Song family had no heirs, and he was their only successor: brilliant and outstanding, a fitting match for the Qiao family's daughter.
But on graduation day, she gave him quite a present.
“Song Nancheng, all you've ever wanted is my Qiao family's business! Fine! I'll give it to you! Let's see if you can swallow it!” He had spent years working in the shadows, devouring her family business piece by piece and stripping her of control. She had kept her eyes and ears shut, letting others deceive her until it came to this.
She held a divorce agreement in one hand and rested the other on her stomach. “Aren't you infertile? A child must be important to you! Sign it, and I'll keep the baby and leave it to you!”
He signed, but the baby still didn't survive. She handed him a prenatal examination report. The child had a congenital deformity. Watching his face change, she smiled with genuine delight.
“Should I keep it or not, Nancheng? Tell me. I'll do whatever you say.” Her voice was gentle and tender, but he could see the venomous hatred in her eyes.
“Nancheng, Nancheng, your eyes are so beautiful. I've never seen anyone with eyes brighter than yours.”
Years later, south of Nancheng, she was nowhere to be found.
Years after that, south of Nancheng, he searched for her.
Qiao Mu is a kind of woody plant with a tall trunk.
Qiao Mu grows in Nancheng.
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Content warnings:
1. A melodramatic historical setting. The hero genuinely loved the heroine when he was young, but later truly betrayed her for his family's interests. He regrets it and becomes a pathetic puppy chasing after his wife. Please note: historical setting! Regret and a desperate chase! Love and hate, push and pull, all-consuming passion! I hope you don't hate me for making the hero truly awful. Food tastes better when there's variety, and stories do too: sweet stories and tragic ones let us enjoy a wider range of flavors~~
2. Graduation means the heroine's master's graduation. She married the hero before finishing college. The hero is six months younger. An older woman-younger man romance.
3. It has a happy ending. It may look pretty angsty, but in fact... the heroine is emotionally strong and knows how to handle the hero.
4. The heroine has an almost divine quality, and the hero is madly in love with her, though he will be a real scumbag.
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