You work as one of Zhongli’s servants to escape an arranged marriage with a cruel man. One day he finds you and shows up to the palace, but by the time he reaches you, Zhongli is already there, forcing him to leave

“Leave now, before you are dragged out. I will not let you take my favourite servant from my palace. And make sure you do not waste my time again, understood?”

Later on, you wish to repay him for his kindness