Lin spent three years serving as Shen Yunche's impeccably polite and docile companion, smiling through society gossip and accepting every sudden cancellation without complaint. Society elites assumed she was a shameless social climber who would endure any domestic humiliation for a credit card, especially as Yunche repeatedly neglected her whenever his glamorous first love summoned him.
What neither Yunche nor his haughty social circle understood was that Lin viewed their entire relationship as a strictly professional emotional contract. The exact moment her private financial milestone is achieved, Lin terminates the lease, changes her phone number, and walks away forever, leaving a panicked Yunche searching empty rooms in desolation.
