Within the prestigious circles of Shanghai’s elite, Xiang Yan and Xing Bingwu occupy two extreme poles of status.

The former is a social pariah—an illegitimate daughter everyone feels entitled to trample upon. The latter is the formidable CEO of the Xing Group, a woman feared and respected by all. One lives in the mud, while the other resides in the clouds. Xiang Yan never imagined their paths would cross, yet it was Xing Bingwu who initiated their encounter.

The arrogant, unrestrained CEO would bring her water and medicine when she was ill, grow jealous and claim her as “hers” when others confessed to her, and surrender beneath her in moments of intimacy, whispering with soft, spoiled affection: “Yan Yan, I want more.”

Everyone said: Xiang Yan has flown like a common sparrow onto a branch to become a phoenix.

Whether she became a phoenix or not didn’t matter to Xiang Yan; she only knew she loved Xing Bingwu deeply. Even when Xing Bingwu forgot her birthday to go shopping with other women, even when she remained silent while others questioned Xiang Yan, and even when her fervent confessions were never reciprocated, it didn’t matter. As long as Xing Bingwu was still willing to stay with her, it was enough.

That is, until the day she proposed, and Xing Bingwu tossed the ring into the tr*sh, looking at her with cold amusement: “Haven’t you figured it out yet? I was only playing with you.”

Xing Bingwu had only approached Xiang Yan to exact revenge for a friend whose girlfriend had been “stolen.” In her eyes, Xiang Yan was merely a plaything or worse, a rat lurking in the gutter.

But one day, her friend suddenly told her: “Bing-bing, we targeted the wrong person!”

Xing Bingwu thought optimistically: It’s fine. Xiang Yan loves me so much, an apology will fix everything.

But Xiang Yan had already vanished from her world.

It wasn’t until a banquet that Xiang Yan appeared, arm-in-arm with a beautiful woman, looking at her with a doting, indulgent smile, the same look she used to reserve solely for Xing Bingwu.

Xing Bingwu rushed forward, manic and desperate, demanding answers. But the eyes that once reflected only her now held only the image of someone else. Xiang Yan introduced her companion with grace and finality: “CEO Xing, let me introduce you. This is my fiancée. Unlike us, we aren’t just playing around.”

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One-sentence summary: A wealthy CEO chases his wife, but enters the “crematorium.”

Theme: Behind the misunderstandings, it was destined to be.

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