He Came Treading the River of Stars

The Cheng family went bankrupt, leaving behind a huge debt. The chairman fled with the money, leaving Tang Mian saddled with a father like that. With no other choice, she could only turn to a distant relative for help! But no one told her that this distant relative was Xu Bairan, a business tycoon from a major Jiangbei conglomerate. She also heard a sensational secret about the wealthy elite. They said the tycoon was calculating and eccentric, doomed to bring death to his wives. Both of his previous wives had died suddenly from mysterious illnesses. But... Why was the man standing before her not only handsome, young, and extraordinarily distinguished, like a rare flower standing atop a snowy mountain? Wasn’t he supposed to be a fat, broad-built, sunken-eyed, bloodthirsty old widower who inspired terror at a glance? One day, the tycoon suddenly confessed his feelings. Gazing at her, he said softly, “To prevent anything going wrong with me in the future, marry me.” Tang Mian trembled at once, but then she looked up at his peerlessly handsome face. Maybe she was a little tempted! Caught between lusting after his looks and safeguarding her precious life, she tried to bargain. “Can we just date without getting married?” The man smiled, raised an eyebrow, and looked at her coldly. “Hah! Are you trying to take advantage of me?”