Pre-order "The Tamed Canary Turned Out to Be a Crazy Beauty" is available in the column. Interested readers can check it out. The blurb is at the end. Mu Xiqing is the eldest daughter of the Mu family, unloved. After her mother died, her father quickly brought his mistress into the house, got the marriage certificate, along with a boy a year younger than her. That same year, the century-old Duan family suddenly proposed a marriage alliance with the Mu family's children. The Mu family dared not refuse due to the Duan family's power. Rumors said Duan Xunshuang was gloomy and cold, with a twisted personality. The last person engaged to her was tortured beyond recognition and committed suicide. Mu father, unwilling to let his son suffer such torment, wanted to send Mu Xiqing instead. Upon learning this, Mu Xiqing merely nodded faintly to her hypocritical father: "I will obey father's arrangement." She heard that although Duan Xunshuang was ruthless, the century-old Duan family had promised that as long as one formally married Duan Xunshuang, they could obtain one wish. And she just happened to need that wish—to completely destroy the Mu family, who caused her mother's death. * Due to an accident, Duan Xunshuang's eyes were damaged, nearly blind. Grandmother Duan, loving her granddaughter, tried many methods but could not fully cure her. Later, she somehow obtained a folk remedy: find someone whoseBa Zi matches hers to take care of her, and over time, her sight would recover. Upon hearing this, Duan Xunshuang just smiled faintly, thinking her grandmother superstitious. But when she heard the name of the marriage partner, she agreed. Occasionally being superstitious seemed not bad. When Mu Xiqing appeared before her, the eyes covered with silk showed signs of improvement. She wanted to take a good look at the person she had been thinking about day and night. "If I marry you, you will grant me one wish, right?" Mu Xiqing's voice carried an imperceptible tremor as she spoke her first words. "As long as I can do it," she replied gently. * Later, Mu Xiqing discovered that Duan Xunshuang was very different from the rumors. Beneath her cold and aloof exterior hid a burning heart. She looked at the woman sitting beside her and was momentarily dazed. Even later, the woman who had regained her sight destroyed the Mu family with a wave of her hand, then lazily leaned into her arms and warmly asked, "I haven't asked yet, what is the wish you wanted?" Looking at the indulgent woman in her arms, she inexplicably said, "I want you." — Relying on her family's wealth, Zhou Ruomu kept a canary. From the first meeting, Zhou Ruomu took a liking to Xia Shuran, coveting her appearance andTan Lian her beauty. Hearing that Xia Shuran needed money, she boldly pulled her into a corner, a bank card between her fingers, leaned over with a smile, the card sliding across Xia Shuran's delicate collarbone and tapping her face: "Aren't you short of money? Be my lover, and this is yours." Zhou Ruomu thought Xia Shuran was a canary she kept; she provided food, clothing, and shelter, and the other must obey her unconditionally. And indeed, Xia Shuran was obedient to her, satisfying her various sudden whims, once making her indulge in the canary's gentle embrace. * Until not long after, a project she was handling was won by a rival company, whose leader was Xia Shuran. Only then did Zhou Ruomu learn Xia Shuran's identity—the head of a topHao Men family. She watched the woman she had treated as a canary sit gracefully across from her, her gaze falling on her, and she lightly curled her lips: "I think we can talk about something else." Zhou Ruomu sneered: "Talk about what? How you've been playing me all this time?" Xia Shuran's eyes showed a hint of innocence as she leaned in: "But, it was you who came to provoke me first." She devoutly kissed the corner of the other's lips, her eyes full of possessiveness: "From beginning to end, I let you do whatever you wanted, didn't I?" * Zhou Ruomu finally realized something was wrong. She thought of the time she proposed the sugar daddy arrangement and felt her face hurt. So she packed her things, left their home, and unilaterally ended her relationship with Xia Shuran— But as soon as she stepped out the door, she was blocked back. Xia Shuran pinned her on the bed, gripping her wrist, and asked harshly: "Haven't I been good enough to you? Why do you want to leave me so badly?" And only then did Zhou Ruomu understand that she was the canary trapped in the cage.