The Countercurrent of a Floating City

Su Jinyan was once the heir to a top capital family, but after being betrayed by his confidants, his family's empire collapsed overnight, leaving him at rock bottom with a mountain of debt, forcing him to live incognito among the common folk to survive. An unexpected conflict brings him into contact with Wen Shuhe, a decisive architectural firm director burdened by her family's shackles. Their opposing stances lead to mutual suspicion, evolving from wariness to forced alliance. As former enemies close in to crush him completely, and emotional entanglements with Wen Shuhe grow complicated, he hides his sharp edges and bides his time, plotting to reclaim what is rightfully his while confronting the unresolved ties between them. Rising against the current in desperate circumstances, he fights for both his career and his love. — Description from novelcodex.org