He promised to come back for her. She never expected him to return wanting her heart.Bai Lu has always lived a sheltered life, surrounded by wealth, love, and people who would do anything to protect her. Sweet, affectionate, and a little spoiled, she's the kind of girl who wears her heart on her sleeve. But beneath her innocent smile lies a secret that could change everything.Ten years ago, her childhood sweetheart, Lu Jinyan, left China without giving her the answers she desperately needed. At just ten years old, Bai Lu couldn't understand why her favourite person had disappeared. The calls eventually faded, the promises became distant memories, and the boy she called Gege became a stranger.Now, at twenty, Bai Lu is reunited with the boy who once meant everything to her. Only he isn't a boy anymore.Lu Jinyan is twenty-two, wealthy, powerful, and dangerously protective. As the heir to the Lu family, he has returned with business ambitions that bring the Lu Group and Bai Corporation together. But while everyone else sees a merger, Lu Jinyan sees a second chance with the girl he never truly forgot.Bai Lu, however, isn't the little girl who used to follow him everywhere. She's older now, more independent, and determined not to let him break her heart twice.Between family expectations, an inheritance battle, buried secrets, and feelings neither of them can ignore, their reunion becomes far more complicated than either imagined.He may be the only person who knows how to make her smile, but can she trust the boy who once left her behind?And when the truth about their past finally comes to light, will love be enough to keep them together?This time, Lu Jinyan has no intention of leaving his Little Dumpling behind.