A-list actress Zhou Zizhi suffers an accident, leaving her in a coma for four years. When she wakes up, she’s labeled as a washed-up star.
Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend He Yueming, who once struggled as a background actor, has risen to become a popular superstar, constantly surrounded by scandals. Paparazzi even catch him entering and leaving a hotel with a mysterious woman.
Although the photos are blurry, Zhou Zizhi immediately recognizes the woman as her best friend, An Yiru.
Time has changed everything. Zhou Zizhi coldly watches the pair of betrayers and wonders how long their “happily ever after” will last. She plans to quietly live her own life, but things take an unexpected turn when she runs into Yu Ze, the CEO of Lianshen Corporation, the investor for the movie Crossroads in which she stars.
From that moment, everything spirals out of her control.
Qiao Xi grew up in the countryside. After her father's passing, her mother remarried. When Qiao Xi came of age, her unkind mother brought her back to the city to marry off in place of her stepsister. She was forced into marriage with the second young master of the Huo family, a so-called "useless" man with disabled legs and rumored infertility.
On the second day of their marriage, her aloof, indifferent husband casually told her, "Divorce or stay a widow in this marriage-pick one." Without hesitation, Qiao Xi tugged at his suit pants, her hand finding his firm, muscular thigh as she declared, "I choose option three!"
Soon after, she demonstrated her remarkable acupuncture skills, healing patients and saving lives. Her "useless" husband turned out to be a hidden multi-billionaire! Not only did she cure him, but she ended up carrying his child. Elite figures and prominent families scrambled to seek her medical expertise, while those who once wronged her regretted it deeply, begging for her forgiveness. Some high-society ladies even came to her, eyes red with emotion, hoping to reconnect as family!
It turned out Qiao Xi was meant to live a life of luxury and pampering, if not for someone who had stolen her birthright. Her delighted husband couldn't be happier: "My wife is priceless; only those who marry her would understand!"
Meanwhile, Qiao Xi gritted her teeth, rubbing her sore waist: "Who was the one claiming to be pure and chaste back then?"
Clearly, he was nothing less than an irresistible devil in disguise!
Song Xilai’s secret crush of five years suddenly sent her a photo.
[My girlfriend. Pretty, isn’t she?]
Song Xilai was furious. Unwilling to back down, she casually found a faceless photo of some impressive abs online and sent it back.
[My boyfriend. Handsome, right? Great to touch, even better to cuddle. I haven’t left the bed for three days. /shrug/]
Her crush was silent for a moment before coldly replying:
[Oh.]
It turned out that the owner of those abs was none other than Jiang Fengcheng, the school heartthrob and star of the swim team. Song Xilai had seen him at the pool before—broad shoulders, narrow waist, a perfectly toned body. Truly top-tier.
The next day, rumors spread across A University that Song Xilai and Jiang Fengcheng were dating!
Song Xilai: …
What a disaster!
How could she possibly explain to everyone that it was all just a joke? She had only been bluffing!
To avoid further misunderstandings, she started avoiding Jiang Fengcheng at all costs—pretending to be glued to her phone whenever he was near, skipping any shared classes, and steering clear of the cafeteria and swimming pool he frequented.
In short, total avoidance!
But even with all her efforts, she still found herself cornered one day by Jiang Fengcheng in the changing room at the school pool.
The boy, towel-drying his damp black hair, looked down at the petite girl before him with dark, piercing eyes.
“I heard… you want to sleep with me.”
Song Xilai’s face flushed bright red as she frantically shook her head.
“No, no, I don’t!”
Jiang Fengcheng let out a low chuckle, pulling off the loose jacket draped over his shoulders to reveal a sharp, muscular physique.
“Don’t believe you.”
“—Unless you prove it.”
Gu Suian, as the real-life Cinderella, was supposed to walk down the aisle with her wealthy boyfriend amid the envy of all.
Unfortunately, she died.
She died in a kidnapping orchestrated during a power struggle for an inheritance, and her boyfriend, in order to save himself, pushed her toward the criminals without hesitation.
And the mastermind behind all this was her boyfriend’s brother—Jiang Yichen.
Jiang Yichen is the illegitimate son of the group’s CEO. He grew up in a cramped and dark attic, despised by his father and bullied by his brothers. He is cold and ruthless by nature, holding grudges and seeking revenge, living only for the purpose of vengeance. All those who have wronged him meet an unfortunate end.
Coincidentally, Gu Suian is one of those people.
A second chance.
Gu Suian doesn’t want to die; she has to fight.
So, she goes to great lengths to become Jiang Yichen’s roommate. The day she moves in, she faces his sharp gaze and confesses with deep emotion:
“In fact… I’ve liked you for a long time.”
“How about we join forces and take down your brother?”
Jiang Yichen: ?