The Promise Under The Doorstep

From the moment of her birth, Ye Yuan is made to live as a boy in order to protect her mother's place as mistress of the Ye Manor. Beneath the name Ye Tuling, she walks the thorny road of the imperial examinations, where every step could expose a secret worth dying for. Caught between the brutal scheming of the household and the dangers of the court, she meets Xie Ci, a cold, ruthless man who reads the hearts of others like an open book. He slowly uncovers her secret, and comes to see her as the one light that saves his life.

A boy and a girl were childhood best friends. But after a fateful summer, the boy completely transformed—becoming a rebellious heartthrob and the girl's sworn enemy in high school. When she is forced to become his tutor, hidden secrets gradually come to light, and feelings they thought were long gone begin to rekindle in the most unexpected way.