An Encounter with You in the Capital at Night

Gu Yuanwei, the only daughter of the Grand Preceptor, did the most scandalous thing of her life when she deigned to spend three months with a poor scholar.

Once she was "bored" of him, she casually discarded him. No harm done.

But who could have imagined that their fortunes would be reversed overnight? The impoverished scholar who had once groveled at her feet was now appointed Right Chancellor, with her father's life in his hands. She had no choice but to go to him and beg for mercy.

Others said, "You cast him aside like trash back then. Any man would resent you for it."

Yuanwei couldn't agree more.

The only reason this man refused to let her go was that he hadn't taken enough revenge on her yet!

Until one day, when he got drunk.

He roughly pulled her into his arms, held her face tight, and demanded:

"What am I to you?"

"Gu Yuanwei, what do I mean to you?"

Before Xu Qinheng fell for Gu Yuanwei, he hated her for three years.

He hated her haughty airs, hated the way she looked down on everyone, hated how she took other people's struggles for granted.

Until that day.

He truly saw the young lady beneath it all.

His hatred quietly changed, and a secret longing took root like a bone-deep curse, devouring all his reason.

Even after scraping the poison from his bones, he could not forget her for years.

[Arrogant fallen noblewoman] [Brooding newly risen powerbroker, the male lead's secret love comes true]