At fifteen, Su Tiantian was taken out of the orphanage by the Song family.
For the first time, she met Song Shiye, the fiancé her elders had chosen for her when she was little.
The man wore a bespoke suit, his bearing cool and refined. He deliberately kept his captivating, affectionate eyes in check as he watched her with amused interest.
"Little mute, do you know how to read men?" His voice was especially seductive. "If not, want me to teach you?"
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Su Tiantian never told anyone about her relationship with Song Shiye.
During the first three years after she moved into the Song household, Song Shiye made his feelings clear through his actions.
There were more women by his side than Su Tiantian could count on both hands.
She had planned to end their relationship after graduating from college and set him free.
But who could have guessed that the man would bury his face against her neck and plead, his voice choked with tears, "Don't leave me all alone."
Theme: I love you, but I want to be strong enough to open my arms and embrace you of my own accord.
Independent, self-reliant, sweet girl X refined scoundrel, big bad wolf
Nine-year age gap, raising-up romance, secret crush becomes mutual, sweet romance, both leads' first love
The heroine will regain her voice later in the story
