After five years, Ning Xi returned to the place that had pushed her away — home. With a sister who turned her parents against her and made her childhood sweetheart betray her, the odds seemed grey. However, five years abroad had changed her, and she came home to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming an actress. Despite her evil sister still out to get her, tables will be turned. One day, after falling into one of her sister's schemes, she saves an adorable kid and found herself staying at his house to help him come out of his shell. Slowly, his father Lu Tingxiao began falling for her. This was before they realised how their lives had been intertwined all this while without their knowledge.
"Thank you," said Lu Tingxiao as he kissed the girl.
Ning Xi looked confused. "What are you thanking me for?"
Lu Tingxiao's expression turned dark. "Thank you for telling me this and not breaking up with me. Thank you for not killing me."
Ugh...thank you for not killing him…
Ning Xi was stunned. "Um... I've been wanting to ask. Why would you think that I want to break up with you? That idea is so... Stupid…"
Ning Xi quickly changed her tone after she realized Lu Tingxiao did not look right. "Uhm...I mean, why would I be so stupid to break up with you?"
Lu Tingxiao pinched the space between his eyebrows. He also felt he was pretty stupid to have been influenced by Lu Jingli so easily.
Until now, Ning Xi finally understood why Lu Tingxiao's attitude was so odd recently. He looked at her like she was some irresponsible jerk, but under that enraged gaze was the fear and anxiety of losing her…