[Rivalry for Her Affections] [Sweet Romance] [Everyone's Favorite] [Mutual Salvation]
An explosion sent Tang Ning tumbling from a treasured darling, cherished by all, into the mud. Her heaven became hell.
At her most desperate, Shen Rugui found her and handed her a key and a bank card. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm your younger uncle. I'll take care of you from now on."
Tang Ning later learned that he and her mother had been childhood sweethearts, and that her grandfather had looked after him for a while.
But the title was set, and she called him "Uncle" for four years.
Until she crossed the line on graduation night.
Afterward, Shen Rugui locked himself in his room and smoked all night. The first thing he said to her the next day was:
"Ningning, you've lost both your parents. What you feel for me is dependence, not love..."
"Go to hell."
Tang Ning slapped him and stormed off abroad.
She vowed to make Shen Rugui regret it.
But as soon as her plane landed, she saw the news that he had died by suicide after struggling with depression.
After an accident, Tang Ning was reborn in Shen Rugui's youth.
She followed him around like a little shadow, doing everything she could to make up for the things that might have driven him into depression and prevent the tragedy from happening.
The young man stared straight into her eyes. "Do you like me?"
Looking into those eyes, bright as the stars, Tang Ning felt her ears turn red. She deliberately pulled out her earbuds, which weren't playing any music, and asked, "Huh? I can't hear you. What did you just say?"
Years later.
"Shen Rugui! I told you to stop. Can't you hear me?"
With sweat dampening his temples, the man pulled out his hearing aid with one hand and gently brushed her cheek. "I can't hear you."
Content warning: The male lead has mild hearing loss, and it will not be cured later in the story.
