When Lin Yao first arrived in the capital, she had only three coins to her name when a bridal ball from the Shen residence struck her.
And so...
She, disguised as a man, became the Shen family's live-in son-in-law and head of household.
Shen Lanyan was rich, powerful, and beautiful. Countless people sought her hand, and countless more were willing to marry into her family.
Who could have guessed that the one who got lucky in the end would be a beggar in rags?
Everyone waited to see the joke.
But then...
When Lin Yao made a mistake, Shen Lanyan covered it up for her.
When she was punished, Shen Lanyan personally stood up for her.
Even the servants gradually noticed that the head of the Shen household indulged this son-in-law far too much.
The entire capital, Lin Yao included, thought something was amiss. Stranger still, Lin Yao realized Shen Lanyan seemed to have recognized her long ago.
But why was there never any anger in those eyes when they looked at her, as if she had been deceived? There was only a tenderness restrained for many years.
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“I shouldn't have left without a word back then.”
“Without a word? Didn't you return the token I gave you?” Shen Lanyan said.
Lin Yao was speechless and didn't dare look at her.
After a long pause, Shen Lanyan said again, “It's been too long. I don't remember any old friend surnamed Lin. But isn't it a funny coincidence that the new son-in-law hired by the household is also surnamed Lin?”
Theme: Making a way forward in a turbulent world
