Beauty's Nest

Cheng Ye is a former competitive swimmer who works as a beauty and body-treatment technician after retiring. Shen Man, a wealthy woman, has pursued him relentlessly for years, tightening her hold by giving him a car and a house. Xia Zhi, a new receptionist, looks remarkably like Ruan Qingxia, Cheng Ye's first love, who disappeared eight years ago, and her background is a mystery. Cheng Ye and Xia Zhi investigate and discover that eight years ago, Ruan Qingxia caught Shen Man's ex-husband, Zhou Yi, adulterating goods for sale at the shop. Shen Man sent her away with 50,000 yuan to protect her, and she vanished without a trace. A photo of a garden of gardenias was the trust Ruan Qingxia left behind. Shen Man knows the truth and has secretly kept Cheng Ye at the shop as a "scales," preparing the way for Qingxia's return. Qingxia comes back with evidence she has gathered over eight years, reunites with Shen Man, and renews her old relationship with Cheng Ye by buying an annual membership card. The four of them attend Zhou Yi's trap banquet and turn the tables on him, but draw threats and surveillance in return. Volume One ends with them escaping danger on a dark road. Qingxia returns to work at the "Beauty Nest," and all four hold their positions as they await the November 15 court hearing and the final reckoning with Zhou Yi.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.