short series

Once We Parted, the Rivers and Mountains Stayed Silent

share time: 2025-10-21 00:38:14

Su Wan, a former investment bank trainee, was cruelly dumped by her fiancé Lu Jingshen three years ago with the words, ‘You can’t give me the future I want.’ She fought her way from the bottom to become the ‘Queen of Investment Banking,’ only to run into Lu Jingshen—now a rising real estate tycoon—while handling a critical merger case. Determined to keep her distance, she’s caught off guard by Lu’s sudden clinginess: he holds the umbrella to her side on rainy days, stays up late to revise her proposals, and even shields her from a hostile opponent, whispering, ‘I ran away because I was scared my illness would ruin you. Now my “kingdom” is stable—will you marry me?’ When Su Wan finds Lu’s old early-stage gastric cancer diagnosis in her vintage suitcase, she finally understands: his ‘kingdom’ was never about power—it was just the courage to survive and come back to her…

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