Beyond The Superficial
“You think love is pretty words and warm smiles? I’ve bled for mine. I’ve starved for it. And if I must—I'll fight the world for you.”
Syra Li is breathtaking, brilliant… and broken.
A reclusive artist haunted by beauty that never brought her peace, Syra has spent her life being seen—but never known. The world worships her face, collectors covet her art, and men crave the image she represents. But beneath the surface lies a woman who has been used, underestimated, and betrayed far too many times to believe in fairy tales.
Until Lou Yan walks in—silent, relentless, and far too focused.
A billionaire monk-turned-CEO, Lou lives by control, discipline, and brutal logic. Women like Syra, with her chaos and contradictions, were never part of the plan. But from the moment he sees her painting alone in a forgotten studio, something ancient and unshakable awakens in him.
He wants her.
Not the artist.
Not the beauty.
Her.
But Syra isn’t a prize to be won—or a flower to be sheltered. She’s fire, scars, and sharp edges. And Lou? Lou doesn’t flinch.
When fate binds them together through a contract neither of them fully understands, walls begin to crack, secrets unravel, and a love unlike any they’ve known starts to bloom.
But the world isn’t kind to women like Syra.
And men like Lou were never meant to fall.
In a battle between image and identity, past and present, logic and longing—can love truly go beyond the superficial