Top-Tier Arrogance

Xu Bai’s family has fallen on hard times.

Her fiancé flirts with a woman from a prominent family, yet refuses to let go of her: “Wait for the wedding. I won’t dislike you.”

Because of this engagement, Xu Bai suffers endless humiliation and bullying. To protect herself, she gets involved with her fiancé’s uncle, the notorious scoundrel of Nancheng.

This man is dashing, brutal, and ambitious. Xu Bai and he each take what they need, and in the end she manages to gain a foothold amid the storm.

“Turn back while there’s still time,” says the fiancé.

“He said he was the shore,” the man murmurs by her ear. “Then blow up that shore.”