The Nights Are Hard to Bear

Gu Qingcheng, the foremost socialite, was kidnapped and held for three years. After escaping death and returning home, she thought her nightmare was over, only to fall into an even deeper abyss. Her once-loving parents avoided her as if she were a snake. Her fiercely protective older brother loathed her. Her adopted younger sister mocked and taunted her. Even her childhood sweetheart, who had once sworn eternal love, was now engaged to her adopted sister and wished her dead. It was all because rumors claimed she had contracted a filthy disease and borne an old man's child, bringing shame and disgrace upon the Gu family. She endured the pain of cutting ties with her family, took the fortune worth over a hundred million that she had kept hidden, and impulsively married Lu Junyao. Everyone knew Lu Junyao as a brilliant surgeon and medical genius: young, handsome, and born into a prominent family. Yet no one dared approach him or propose marriage. He was solitary and unpredictable, a genius who was always one thought away from madness. But after marrying the neglected eldest daughter of the Gu family, Dr. Lu became a doting husband, showing off their affection in public and clinging to her in private. With the Gu family on the verge of bankruptcy and out of options, they went to their son-in-law for help. “For the sake of family, help us find the person behind all this…” Lu Junyao held his wife close and kissed her hand affectionately. “How could these delicate fingers of my Qingcheng be behind anything?” The Gu family gaped in disbelief. “Qingcheng… it was you!”