A Guide to Growing Up as a Black Lotus

Note: Uncle Bian He and older brother Gu Chen are not related by blood to the female lead. Everyone turns dark, and the male lead is possessive and obsessive. A dazzling socialite × a cool, obsessive man [Hong Kong has no warmth. Only with you does spring feel warm.] Gu Qingtang had planned to spend her life in a secluded little town in Nanjiang, keeping to herself. But then everything changed, and she was brought back to Hong Kong. Here, people drown themselves in luxury and indulge in every kind of pleasure. Yet Gu Qingtang is despised by her birth mother and ostracized by her adoptive sister. In the end, a fire claims Gu Chen’s life, snuffing out the last traces of warmth and kindness in Gu Qingtang’s heart. From then on, step by step, she sheds all traces of her former self, and with exquisite grace, drags everyone down into the same hell as her. Yet one man willingly becomes her devoted attendant, protecting her for the rest of her life. Jiang He is pure and clear, Bian He is patient and reserved, and Shi Yunhui watches over her in silence. In the end, she too becomes a child favored by the gods.