The Ji Family's Little Ancestor Has Run Away Again

A sharp-tongued, kind-hearted ice beauty vs. a CEO who wears a thousand faces, pretending to be a scoundrel but truly devoted

[One-on-one romance, sweet indulgence, the tiniest bit of angst, two strong leads]

The first time Pei Yu saw Ji Baichen, he was at that delicate turning point between boyhood and manhood. From skin to bone, he radiated an irresistible allure.

She had no interest in getting tangled up with him in the slightest. She'd much rather make money from the circle of girls chasing after him.

But things didn't go as planned. He found an opportunity to corner her, took the bottle of water from her hand, smiled faintly, and said something utterly shameless: “Did you wait here specially to bring your big brother some water?”

After that, Pei Yu avoided him like a wild beast. But the beast was always shamelessly forward and blocked her path at every turn, waiting for her to fall slowly into his trap...

Just as he was about to succeed, a sudden upheaval struck. The Pei family fell, Pei's father went to prison, and Pei Yu disappeared…

The Ji family was also caught up in a struggle between father and son, and among the brothers. Ji Baichen could barely protect himself…

Years later, Pei Yu returned dressed as a man. Not only could she deal with the Ji family's second master with ease, she also managed AY Studio and the jewelry brand Mo Yu.

The bright, bold boy she remembered had transformed into a restrained CEO, mild-mannered on the outside and utterly unruffled within.

She promised to help him make money and occasionally act as a shield to fend off the women around him.

But all along, she'd been quietly planning to leave once her career was on track…

Until her investigation gradually revealed that the mastermind behind the Pei family's tragedy was none other than the Ji family…