【1V1 + Sweet Romance + Childhood Friends to Lovers + Age Gap + Soulmates + Happy Ending】
In Jing City, the Shen family had three sons in a row before finally welcoming a little girl. As the only daughter, she was pampered like a princess from a young age.
Before the little girl turned ten, wherever she went, the young master of the Shi family could always be seen following her. Sometimes, he even carried her in his arms.
After she turned ten, whenever the Shi family’s young master attended a meal, she was always seated at the head of the table, with him attentively serving her food and pouring her water.
Everyone in their social circle gossiped that the Shi family’s young master only treated her like a little sister—until a certain photo surfaced online.
The photo showed the girl, wearing a crown on her head, pinning someone against the wall for a kiss. Her jade-like toes stepped on the man’s expensive leather shoes, while the man held her waist with one hand and adjusted the crown on her head with the other.
Upon closer inspection, the man turned out to be none other than the Shi family’s young master, who had since become the head of the Shi Group.
In an instant, two long-standing rumors in Jing City were debunked.
First, the Shen family’s mysterious young lady, who had never been seen in public, was not someone to be hidden out of shame—she was a precious gem being carefully guarded.
Second, the Shi family’s new leader, known for his lack of interest in women, wasn’t indifferent to romance—he was simply waiting for his little girl to grow up.
As an adult, the little girl finally told him, “I never saw you as a brother.”
What she didn’t know was that he, too, had never seen her as a sister.
Later, people noticed that both of them wore matching Bodhi bead bracelets. Upon closer inspection, however, the beads were slightly different.
In Jing City, it was said that the Bodhi bracelets from Xiangshan Temple with 18 beads were considered auspicious. However, if one bracelet had 19 beads and the other 17, blessed together at the temple, it was a sign of someone willing to shield the other from harm.
His bracelet had 19 beads.
He said, “If the gods won’t protect her, then I will shield her myself.”
