The Owl's Dream of the Moon

Night settles over Beijing, neon lights slicing through the dense evening air and outlining the opulent silhouette of the bustling metropolis. In the city’s most exclusive commercial district, traffic streams endlessly beneath the night sky. Sports car engines roar one after another, mingling with the raucous music from bars along the street. This is the nightlife of Beijing’s elite, a revelry that never seems to end. Tang Xiaoming lounges in the back of a black Maybach, idly twirling a custom lighter between his fingers. His eyes and brows are tinged with lazy nonchalance and defiance. He is the sole heir to the Tang family, one of Beijing’s most powerful clans, and widely regarded as the city’s number-one playboy. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he has a prestigious family background and an exceptionally handsome face, with sharp features and striking good looks. Yet he is also lazy and unruly. While other children spent their youth studying hard and learning proper manners, he was already frequenting clubs and bars, indulging in wine and women and partying night after night. There was never a shortage of cigarettes, alcohol, and scandals. Socialites and influencers of every kind flocked around him, and his exploits filled the entertainment pages every few days. His outrageous reputation was known to everyone. Then he suddenly discovered that in his previous life, he had been a pawn, and a pawn who had accepted his role willingly. He had sacrificed everything for that cold, heartless woman, letting her use him for half his life. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.