After Retiring, She’s Pampered by Her Younger Boyfriend

Hua Yan, an orphan, was once a member of the Shadow Guard. After witnessing all her teammates die before her eyes, she suffered a severe psychological trauma and had to retire. From then on, she took life as it came and simply muddled through. On the surface, Ling Chuan is a university student. In secret, he is a genius weapons designer supported by a sponsor. Though he should have been heavily guarded, he keeps a low profile and lives an ordinary life. Hua Yan and Ling Chuan first met at a funeral in pouring rain. Hua Yan was twenty-one that year, and Ling Chuan was fourteen. They were there to mourn the same person. She arrived later than anyone else at the funeral, but stayed longer than all of them. What she didn’t know was that he stood with her in the rain the whole time. Six years later, they meet again. He is a university student, and she is the benefactor who “buys” him. One is a student burdened with family responsibilities; the other is an orphan who has suffered a “devastating” brush with death. They each get what they need by signing an agreement that settles all accounts between them. But the longer they spend together, the more things stray from the terms they first agreed to. They go from strangers to familiar companions, and then to people who understand each other completely. As they spend more time together, they gradually discover that the other has another identity. They once thought their paths were different, but in the end realize they are “one of their own,” heading toward the same destination by different roads. He learns the reason for her loneliness and understands the pain in her heart, resolving to cherish her and give her everything he can. She learns about the heavy responsibility he bears. Though disappointment had made her resolve to stay out of everything, she dons her “armor” without hesitation to protect him.