THE WHITE FLOWER’S SECRET

The night of the full moon over the luxurious Lâm family mansion felt strangely heavy with the weight of a persistent nightmare, overshadowing Lâm Chưởng Đường’s 19th birthday celebration. She, Chưởng Đường—a girl sheltered yet constantly burdened by her own shyness and a prominent scar on her forehead—should have been immersed in happiness, ready to bravely confess her lifelong crush on Lâm Vũ Hiên.

Yet, lately, her mind had been haunted by a vague face in her dreams.

“Who are you? Why do you always appear in my dreams? I can never clearly see your face.”

A futile question, compounded by confusion: Why, when she clearly liked Lâm Vũ Hiên, was she dreaming of intimate moments with another man?

Just as she was about to step into the party hall, a series of strange, vivid words—like a running commentary from another universe—flashed across her mind, sharp and urgent:

“Sweetie, don’t confess to Lâm Vũ Hiên on your birthday. He’s a scumbag who’s been brainwashing you.”

Her world spun. Was she entangled with a “villain”? Was Lâm Vũ Hiên going to betray her? Were these warnings the truth? She felt compelled to listen, even as doubt warred with a terrifying premonition.

Development

In the splendid hall, Lâm Chưởng Đường, despite her timid exterior with concealing bangs and large black glasses, had internally begun a fierce battle. She realized the party’s true purpose: a trap.

While grappling with her inner turmoil, the commentary continued to expose the bitter truth:

“That bastard is flirting with you only for the Lâm family shares. He and Kiều Chuyệt have been carrying on in secret for a long time. That filthy couple is currently stealing a moment on a ‘star bed’ somewhere.”

The horrific scene was confirmed by a video suddenly played in public. On her own birthday, Lâm Chưởng Đường was betrayed by her crush and her only “best friend,” Kiều Chuyệt. She was stunned and heartbroken, but refused to crumble.

At that moment, a man entered. It was Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, the heir of the richest family, with a cold, reserved, and introverted demeanor—the very “villain” the commentary had mentioned. His presence at the Lâm family’s party was exceptionally rare.

The wicked stepmother figure, Mrs. Trương, tried to orchestrate an engagement with Lâm Vũ Hiên to secure the family assets: “If you want your sister and brother to be family forever, let’s turn this birthday party into an engagement party.”

Chưởng Đường snapped out of her delusion. She was no longer the girl blinded by love.

“Feelings cannot be forced. Lâm Vũ Hiên, it’s fine that you don’t like me, but if you try to kill me, don’t blame me.”

She had gathered evidence. In that moment, the commentary revealed a shocking secret:

“’Stealing credit’ means the person who saved you 10 years ago abroad wasn’t Lâm Vũ Hiên, but Kỳ Nghiễn Từ.”

The man she had admired and believed to be her savior all these years was just a fraud.

To the astonishment of everyone present, Chưởng Đường shed her weak pretense. She turned to Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, who stood silently watching:

“Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, I like you.”

A bold, challenging declaration. Kỳ Nghiễn Từ was momentarily stunned. When Lâm Vũ Hiên tried to intervene and humiliate her, Kỳ Nghiễn Từ coldly pulled her close:

“Let her go. She is my girlfriend.”

And he kissed her. A public, decisive kiss, asserting his claim. The birthday party transformed into a party of destiny. He presented her with the Open Blue diamond family heirloom ring, valued at 500 billion VND.

Lâm Chưởng Đường accepted. She left her deceptive family and moved into the Kỳ family home, despite the breakneck speed of their relationship. There, she gradually discovered the true Kỳ Nghiễn Từ—a man of substance who, despite having the world, suffered from claustrophobia and nyctophobia. He was meticulous; he washed the dishes himself rather than letting the servants do it, wanting to personally take care of her.

“Trash belongs in the trash can,” he declared, accepting her complete abandonment of Lâm Vũ Hiên.

Climax

Lâm Chưởng Đường’s transformation quickly made her a target for jealous rivals. Lâm Vũ Hiên and his cohorts reignited an old rumor, forcing her to return to school to confront her past.

Six months prior, Lâm Chưởng Đường had been forced to take a leave of absence after being falsely accused of seducing Professor Uông and pushing him down the stairs.

When she and Kỳ Nghiễn Từ entered the campus, the humiliation erupted. Her former roommates and other students surrounded her, gossiping, spewing insults, and even splashing a bucket of cold water over her.

“The slut who seduces men should be washed clean with a bucket of water!”

Chưởng Đường trembled, but Kỳ Nghiễn Từ did not hesitate. He shielded her, using his cold power and presence to protect her.

“What do you want to do? Hit back. You don’t know how to fight? I will teach you.”

In the midst of the chaos, Chưởng Đường’s former roommates appeared, feigning reconciliation but actually admitting and confirming the rumor was true, advising her to apologize to resume her studies. It was then that Kỳ Nghiễn Từ silently recorded their entire exchange:

“It was so difficult to cover up the fact that you seduced the professor. Yet you come back and hit people…”

Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, with the recording in hand, exposed their malicious scheme: “If you don’t want to go to jail, get out of here immediately. Otherwise, I will hand this recording over to the police.”

The climax did not end there. Kỳ Nghiễn Từ had ordered an investigation into Professor Uông. The results were publicly released: Professor Uông, beneath the mask of a respectable educator, was a sexual predator who used charity as a cover to target minors. The evidence cleared Lâm Chưởng Đường’s name completely. Professor Uông was arrested, and her slanderers faced legal consequences.

“Kỳ Nghiễn Từ will always stand by me. He never believed the words they used to slander me.”

Ending

After a fever caused by the cold water attack, Lâm Chưởng Đường woke up under Kỳ Nghiễn Từ’s tender care. She had finally overcome her dark past.

That evening, she and Kỳ Nghiễn Từ attended a dinner hosted by her father—which was, in reality, a final attempt to leverage her for a partnership with Kỳ Thị.

At the dining table, in front of her father, stepmother, and stepbrother, Lâm Chưởng Đường was harshly interrogated about her absence from school and her family’s complete neglect was laid bare.

Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, unable to tolerate their heartlessness and calculation, slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his gaze sweeping coldly over the Lâm family:

“When she was sad, none of you knew. When she was bullied, none of you knew. Now that the criminal has been arrested, you still say she is at fault. Is this how you usually take care of her?”

He took her hand and declared definitively: “Let’s go.”

They returned to the Kỳ mansion. In their room, Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, though exhausted, expressed his sadness and regret for not appearing sooner to protect her. Chưởng Đường comforted him.

“I don’t have men’s pajamas. This large size should fit you.”

A sudden moment of intimacy was interrupted by Lâm Vũ Hiên’s final attempt at sowing doubt, relayed through Kỳ Nghiễn Từ’s words: “You often rented hotel rooms with him during the day. Theme hotels, outdoor hotels—they all have your information.”

Chưởng Đường, no longer weak, refuted him directly: “That was Kiều Chuyệt secretly using my information to book rooms. I was never there. Did you investigate me?”

Kỳ Nghiễn Từ gently responded: “I only wanted to confirm you were safe. I don’t like him; I only like you.”

Lâm Chưởng Đường repeated her confession, and Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, always restrained, finally gave in to his emotions.

True love had triumphed over deceit. The phone rang. Kỳ Nghiễn Từ’s mother was calling, eager to meet her future daughter-in-law.

Lâm Chưởng Đường smiled, her gloom finally banished. Beside Kỳ Nghiễn Từ, she had found her true home and her rightful place. Her life, like a novel being rewritten, had finally found its genuinely happy chapter.