We're in This Together

Yimo had grown up in an orphanage and was later adopted. His adoptive father had done it to get certain tax breaks and maintain his image as a philanthropist.

Though they hadn't neglected Yimo or Ji Ran materially, there had been no real familial affection between them. So Yimo didn't really understand that twisted love between parents and children.

But when he thought about it, there were plenty of male fans who were "mom fans" of his virtual persona, Mizuhoshi.

If he announced one day that someone had kidnapped him and he'd given his heart to someone, wouldn't they probably lose their minds too?

Yimo rubbed his brow, then couldn't help taking Tong Muxue's hand. In a gentle voice, he said, "My Little Rich Girl, if I really get caught, please talk to your father and ask him to go easy on me. Could you spare my life?"

"After all, you're his biological daughter. If you put in the effort, there's still room to turn things around, isn't there?"

Tong Muxue looked at Yimo, who had suddenly turned gentle, and clasped his hand in return. In an equally gentle voice, she said, "Dear, my father has never cared about how I feel."

"The more I try to persuade him, the faster you'll probably die."

"On the other hand, if we really manage to steal the Eye of the Abyss, he might look at you with new respect as a senior."

Yimo thought for a moment. "So if your plan succeeds, even if we're caught, I'll still have a chance to live?"

"And I'll even get your father's approval—the kind where I marry into a wealthy family?"

Tong Muxue quickly explained, "No, no. He might look at you with new respect, but the two of us will have stolen the headlines