Batter My Heart,Mr Xi (Book 2)

(Sequel to Ties and Fate.)

Yang Zhilan's idyllic village life is shattered when her late adoptive father's past comes back to haunt her family as he had double-crossed a very powerful mercenary group.

Adding to the turmoil, she doesn't remember the last 18 years of her life. Yang Zhilan knows for a fact she is not from her village and that she probably had a life somewhere. Nonetheless, her mother and brother are the only family she has ever known and will always cherish them.

Fearing for their safety, Yang Zhilan's mother urges her and her brother Yang Chu to seek refuge in the city and only come back when everything has settled. Perhaps contact the army division led by the Xi successor who has been cracking down on mercenary groups recently .

In the city, she luckily secures a job at the Xi company and to her surprise, becomes his assistant's assistant for a project upon his return from abroad. However, their first encounter leaves the Xi successor, Xi Jinwei visibly shaken, as if he has seen a ghost from his past.

As Yang Zhilan navigates her new life, long-buried secrets unravel, jealous love interests emerge and dangerous individuals threaten to disrupt the delicate balance she has found. In the midst of this turmoil, she must confront the ultimate question: is she worthy of Xi Jinwei's affection and the privileged life he represents? And most of all, who is she?

(Sequel to Ties and Fate.)