Raising Begonia

Ji Zhen Tang first saw Zhong Yu Bai at her boyfriend’s birthday banquet. Amidst the clinking of glasses, the man sat calmly in the midst of swirling smoke, unruffled, quietly listening to the conversations around the table. Her boyfriend leaned in to whisper to her, giving her a heads-up: “That’s my third uncle, don’t provoke him, I can’t handle it.” On the same day of the birthday banquet, her boyfriend got drunk and embarrassed her in front of everyone. Leaving the Zhong family mansion, she walked in the rain. Before long, an umbrella was held over her head, and Ji Zhen Tang looked back. The person following her turned out to be the same uncle from earlier. The man smiled gently, with...