Love's Passage Through the Lost Ford

Miao Zhu's parents were skilled at social climbing, and from a young age, she was their tool for upward mobility. The Mu family was illustrious, and Mu Shanyi was beyond reach. Miao Zhu's parents dared not harbor such lofty ambitions; instead, they focused on currying favor with Mu Shanyi's stepmother, hoping to arrange a marriage between Miao Zhu and Sheng Xingran, Mu Shanyi's half-sister. On that day, during a gathering of the Sheng and Miao families, the elders clinked glasses in the dining room, enthusiastically envisioning the future of Miao Zhu and Sheng Xingran. Meanwhile, upstairs in Mu Shanyi's bedroom, Miao Zhu asked to borrow a cigarette and said, "I want to be with you." The b...