Hong Kong's Most Unromantic Man

Name: Hong Kong's Most Unromantic Man
Author: December Yo

香江第一不深情

by December Yo (十二月呦)

Status: Completed
Length: 451k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Workplace & Marriage
Updated: 2y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Hong Kong’s charming playboy × a down-to-earth beauty and executive

Zhong Rou is content with having a little money. Her life motto is simple: as long as there’s money to earn and work to do, that’s enough.

After graduating from college in 2009, Zhong Rou joined a small cosmetics factory. She worked tirelessly every day, taking on several roles under the boss, and rose from office clerk to department manager, like a loyal old housekeeper!

She had watched the little workshop, which had only a dozen or so employees back then, grow into a sizable factory with annual profits of a billion yuan.

Now Zhong Rou had reached the awkward age when she needed to start worrying about settling down for good.

Before the New Year, her boss, Chen Defa, attended several business seminars. At the company’s team-building dinner on the first night back after the holiday, he’d had a little to drink. As the alcohol went to his head, he slapped his bald head and decided to take the company public.

They chose Rongyue, a Hong Kong brand-planning firm.

The planning team had already been staying locally for more than three months, researching the brand, visiting the factory, and assessing the market…

At long last, they reached the final stage. Rongyue’s headquarters also showed great sincerity by sending its creative director, Liang Cheng, to conduct the final review and make the call.

Zhong Rou met him at the airport. He looked just as the rumors had described: handsome and refined, with an elegant air. Like all Hong Kong elites, he exuded the relaxed confidence of old money. But his character was every bit as questionable as people said.

He was exactly the sort of man Zhong Rou hated most!

When the project ended, she offered him a parting piece of advice: “Be careful you don’t catch anything.”

Liang Cheng shot back, “Just make sure you don’t become frigid, Manager Zhong.”

Other names

The Self-Cultivation of the Prince of Central中环太子的自我修养Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

206Chapters

2.9kReads · 30 days

220.7kReads · all time

270Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.8Score

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I really like the tone; it has a touch of traditional romance. I also quite like the Hong Kong male lead. When I think of Hong Kong, images of those Hong Kong drama characters always come to mind—it's full of storytelling and a nostalgic feel. The romance unfolds at a slow pace, the plot progresses realistically, and the details are well-done. The author seems like a mature and experienced woman. I love it and hope for more updates and more stories!
50 likes2y ago
You won't regret getting into this genre. I've read several of the author's other novels and really enjoyed them.
30 likes2y ago
It's a great read, blending romance with workplace elements. The characters are genuine and natural, and the workplace dynamics are understated. The honest, spoiled girl and the roguish, handsome boss are exactly the kind of characters I like. It's quite surprising that the author's writing style is so similar to contemporary romance novels on Douban.
24 likes2y ago
This is an absolutely fantastic novel. This rating doesn't do it justice; it definitely deserves a 9.6 Or higher. I started reading too early; I should have waited until it was finished before I started reading it. I'm itching to read more! The author's writing is incredibly smooth… As a bookworm, I'm eagerly awaiting updates! Thumbs up! Not a single chapter has been skipped! The updates are a bit slow, not enough for me to keep up. It's like watching a drama every day, it's so good!
14 likes2y ago
It's pretty good, I stayed up all night to finish it 🤭🤭 The female lead is beautiful, kind, cute, and responsible, but sometimes she's a bit clumsy and has low emotional intelligence. I saw a lot of comments criticizing her, which I feel is completely unnecessary. It's just that the author created her as such—too naive, not suited for the complexities of the workplace.
13 likes7mo ago
The writing is so ambiguous, so heart-fluttering! The atmosphere is perfect, please update soon, stop slacking off!
12 likes2y ago
I read it from beginning to end. The workplace scenes have reached over 110 chapters, and the romance between the male and female leads has only made some progress so far. This is already halfway through the story, and it's the first time I've read a novel where the romance develops so slowly. But I actually managed to finish it all.
11 likes1y ago
Ugh! I don't understand! This book is so good, why is the rating so low?! It really has that old-school, high-ranking official romance novel vibe 😢😢😢 It's very well written, I didn't feel it was verbose at all, I stayed up all night to finish it, it's just such a pity I didn't get to the part after having children! If the author has time to write more side stories about what happens after having children, that would be so perfect and complete 😢😢😢😢
9 likes1y ago
The rating is too low. It's a pretty good novel. The male lead, despite his roguish exterior, is actually a decent man! The female lead has excellent upbringing. I like workplace novels, and at least this one isn't a naive and innocent character! Give it a try! Worth adding to your collection and recommending!
8 likes2y ago
So good! 🍉🍉🍉 This workplace dynamic is so clear-cut. Without the help of a senior, a newbie like me would be eliminated countless times. 🤭🤭 Perhaps it was fate that brought these two outstanding men together. 🍉🍉 Liang got his way. 🤭🤭 I'll wait until it's fully released before watching, but I haven't watched it for a week yet, and it's still not enough! Liang is so good at this! 🤦🤦
8 likes2y ago