Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

The next morning, Tang Junyao woke up and prepared to go to the balcony to check the weather. Just as she was about to open the balcony door, she found it unlocked…

She frowned, puzzled. She always had the habit of locking the door, and she remembered locking it when she came in after having a drink on the balcony last night before going to bed. Why wasn't it locked now? Was the lock broken?

No, that reason was immediately ruled out by the sound of the door locking. Had a thief broken in?

Who's tired of living? This is the 25th floor. Looking around, there's no sign of being robbed. Everything is untouched. They can't exactly practice flying, can they?

But she was certain that she locked the door before going to bed, and the aunt didn't have the habit of getting up to go to the balcony in the middle of the night.

Just then, Aunt Zhang came out of the kitchen and saw Tang Junyao standing in front of the glass door of the balcony, muttering to herself and examining the lock. "Is the door broken, Miss?"

Hearing the sound, she turned around and tried to ask Aunt Zhang, "Auntie, did you go to the balcony last night?"

Aunt Zhang said definitively, "No, Aunt Wu and I don't have the habit of getting up at night. We just don't get much sleep, so we get up a little earlier."

Tang Junyao felt a chill run down her spine. Someone must have been here. The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end. She couldn't figure out who it was or what their purpose was, but she was certain of one thing: they weren't after money. She hesitated whether to tell Baihu, but she was afraid it was a false alarm. Baihu had to take Xiaoyouzi out to play every day and protect her safety at night, which was quite tiring for him. She made a decision in her heart: it would be a good opportunity to practice.

At midnight, the lights in the community went out. Tang Junyao only found out today that the community was supposed to have a power outage at this time, but it didn't make sense. Why would such a high-end community have a power outage?

She held her breath and hid behind the curtains. Soon, with a click, the door lock opened, and a person came in shortly after. Looking through the curtains, the person was very tall. Tang Junyao didn't know how skilled this person was, what they were doing in there, or how they got in. This was the 25th floor. She had seen the thief come in from the master bedroom balcony. Heaven knows how her heart jumped into her throat at that moment.

Hiding quietly behind the curtains, Tang Junyao watched the thief's next move. She saw the woman enter, walk to the bedside, lift the covers, and find no one there. She paused for a second before preparing to leave. Realizing this, Tang Junyao immediately rushed out and stabbed the woman with her knife. Her speed was so fast it created a gust of wind. The thief quickly turned without dodging, the knife tip deeply piercing the woman's upper chest. Instantly, bright red blood soaked through her black dress, leaving no trace of injury. Tang Junyao pulled out the knife.

She wouldn't let it go, relentlessly throwing punches at the thief. Her fist was caught by a large hand, and several rounds of blows rang out, Tang Junyao attacking while she dodged. Finally, after about ten minutes, the woman who had entered spoke up, "Do you want me to be born during this year's Qingming Festival?"

The sound made Tang Junyao freeze in mid-air with her fist raised. This wasn't... She was about to turn on the light when he stopped her in the darkness. "Don't turn it on. You rest. I'm leaving." Besides, there was no electricity at all. What was the point of turning on the light?

Tang Junyao had a mischievous thought and really wanted to see what this person looked like in a skirt. Also, she remembered that her knife had injured him, and that still needed to be dealt with. She quickly turned on the charging lamp.

The instant the lights came on, he covered his face with his entire hand and turned away from her direct gaze.

A black dress, a beige trench coat, white sneakers, and long, flowing hair cascading down her shoulders—what surprised her was the earring she was wearing. Tang Junyao, her thoughts unreadable, stared at him with amusement, then turned him around to scrutinize him closely. "Young Master Ji's hobbies are quite...unique."

"Your earrings aren't worth hundreds of millions, are they... collectibles?"

How embarrassing! I was caught red-handed. How did I get caught? I remember this woman didn't wake up at all last night.

Seeing that the man remained silent, Tang Junyao understood his thoughts. "Want to know why I found out you were here? Did you forget to lock the door? You only know how to open it but haven't learned how to lock it from the outside?"

I see. I really didn't learn it properly and was too careless. I had no idea that this woman was so observant. With so many people in the house, how could she know whether the door was locked or not?

Tang Junyao was about to say something when her gaze fell on the beige trench coat stained red. For some reason, the anger in her heart dissipated when she saw him dressed as a woman.

Looking back, they didn't really have any grudges. If there was any, it was just that this man used to look down on her because he was so arrogant. It was unrealistic for two strangers to be forced into marriage so suddenly to fall in love with her. She didn't really blame him for that, except for the Lu Man incident.

She pulled the man, who was trying to run away, and forced him to sit on the bed. "Sit still. Let me check your wound. Are you stupid? You didn't even flinch when I stabbed you with a knife?"

Based on her understanding of Ji Hancheng, she knew that she couldn't hurt him at all unless he wanted to. She knew he was very skilled, even better than her, when they were boxing two years ago.

In the past, Ji Hancheng would have been eager to stay and let her treat his wounds, but today he didn't want to, because her strange attire was simply unbearable to look at.

Hearing footsteps, Tang Junyao knew he was leaving. While squatting down to get the first-aid kit, she said, "Are you planning to crawl back?"

What's there to doubt now? This person climbed over from the building next door. Why didn't she suspect that he climbed over from next door before? It's because this man's previous image was too deeply ingrained, making it hard to associate him with climbing walls. This cross-dressing has also broadened her understanding of him.

Hearing this, he stopped in his tracks, but was quickly pulled back by a strong force and made to sit back on the edge of the bed. "Take off your coat yourself, and this dress..." Now that the light was on, he could see up close that the man's makeup was quite beautiful, somewhat like a classical beauty, a devilishly handsome man. Men would be jealous, and women would be envious.

The more she looked, the funnier it became. She couldn't help but smile, her trembling shoulders betraying her suppressed laughter. Ji Hancheng's face darkened; he had completely lost face in front of this woman. "Laugh if you want to. Is it pretty?"

Tang Junyao was still laughing, her hands trembling as she tried to clean his wound. This outfit was just too difficult to deal with. "It looks pretty good. Are you wearing stockings?" She asked about stockings because she wanted him to take off his skirt so that it would be easier to treat the wound.

Then she realized something was wrong. If he was wearing stockings, it wouldn't look right if she took the skirt off. The image of Ji Hancheng wearing stockings flashed through her mind, and she couldn't help but blush. That area felt particularly awkward...

Pretending to be calm, she said, "I'll cut up your skirt for you and buy you a new one tomorrow."

Ji Hancheng's face was as dark as Bao Gong's, but seeing that this woman could smile at him, he wasn't so angry anymore. "Why don't you tell me to go to H country for gender reassignment surgery?"

She quickly adopted a very principled attitude, saying, "It's not like I made you wear it. I ruined your beloved dress, so I have to buy you a new one. You actually look quite good in it."

Ji Hancheng's eyes held a hint of emotion as he rolled his eyes at her. "You can't get over it, can you?"

Hearing this, she wanted to laugh even more, and her hands, which had just regained their balance, started to tremble again. Ji Hancheng felt a warmth in his heart as he watched the woman laugh so happily, and mischievously pinched her waist.

This action instantly made her suppress her laughter and regain her composure. "Don't move. If the scissors pierce your flesh, I won't be responsible. Don't try to scam me."

After she finished speaking, she skillfully cut open her clothes and treated her wounds. Ji Hancheng stared at her blankly, wishing that time could freeze at this moment.

Tang Junyao carefully tended to her wound, then suddenly thought of the nurse from that night. Ji Hancheng was wearing the same outfit today, and she felt there was a resemblance to the nurse from that night. She tentatively asked, "Was the nurse who took care of me the night I had a fever also you?"

Ji Hancheng realized that this woman was really smart. She sneaked in three times, was discovered twice, and was caught red-handed the third time. "Hmm." He simply stopped denying it, since he had already been discovered anyway.

Now it doesn't seem so bad; it seems like dressing in women's clothing might actually get me closer to her.

Tang Junyao's heart was filled with complicated emotions at this moment. She never thought that Ji Hancheng would go to such lengths for her. What CEO would secretly dress up as a woman just to see a woman? There must have been many in ancient times, but in the capital, wasn't Ji Hancheng the first?

It's impossible not to feel a flutter in your heart. The lake, which had been calm for so long, cracked again because of this man dressed as a woman.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ji Hancheng looked up at the woman's delicate face, seemingly oblivious to the pain in his chest, and asked, "What is the root cause of your dislike for me?"

"Was it my sarcastic remarks to you back then, or the marriage agreement, or Lu Man?"

She paused in treating the wound, clenched her fist, then quickly relaxed it and continued treating it, saying calmly, "It's all in the past, what's the point of talking about this now?"

"Yes, I want to know why." I want to die knowing the reason.

After a long pause, Tang Junyao's gentle voice finally came through, "To be honest, I don't hate you. When we first got our marriage certificate, I didn't want a divorce. It's kind of ridiculous to say, but to get a marriage certificate with a complete stranger and not want a divorce? Anyone would think I'm crazy. Maybe it's because I trusted my grandfather and thought the family he found for me must be reliable. My mother's marriage ended in failure, and I have a strong aversion to failed marriages. So, at first, I thought I'd give it a try with you, but you looked down on me and thought I was after your power."

He always seemed to think that some treacherous people wanted to harm him.

This was the first time she had told him her true feelings. She didn't know why she was willing to reveal her true thoughts from two years ago today; perhaps it was because of the women's clothing she wore that night.

"Ji Hancheng, everyone has a heart. After you repeatedly distanced yourself from me, I lost all my hope. I'll just wait three months to get a divorce and give you your freedom. I can understand your frustration, resentment, and disdain at being forced to marry a stranger like me. I don't blame you for looking down on this. Relationships are based on mutual consent. How can a forced relationship be sweet?"

Ji Hancheng felt a sharp, dull pain in his chest, as if it were being tightly gripped by two hands. So, she hadn't wanted a divorce initially; he had driven her away step by step. Enduring the excruciating pain and heartache, he asked, "Then what made you choose to end the marriage early...?"

"You gave the information to Lu Man." Yes, this was the reason she couldn't accept the most.

it is as expected.

"I'm sorry, but if I said the information I gave her wasn't what you think, would you believe me?"

Tang Junyao didn't speak, but just listened to him quietly. He knew she didn't believe him if she didn't speak.

She continued, "Yaoyao, I lack emotional intelligence. I gave the information to Lu Man not because I was helping her cover it up, but just to warn her that her behavior was under my watch and I hoped she would stop. I didn't know it would backfire and make it seem like I was on her side. Also, I felt uncomfortable because you were getting close to Su Yu, and I was very rude that night."

Lu Jinnan had also said that his thinking was wrong, but at that time he didn't think it was so wrong. Until now, when this woman said that this was the thing that hurt her the most, he had to admit that he was terribly wrong.

Tang Junyao: Is this man saying he's jealous? So, can it be interpreted as him having feelings for her two years ago?