A Canary? I'm a Professional, What Did You Expect?

[Formerly a pampered young heiress, now a canary with ten all-around talents VS a first love who has endured in silence and bided her time VS a cold, scheming benefactor VS a ruthless young master who kills without batting an eye]

[Surrounded by wolves, taking by force, reuniting after a long separation, mending a broken relationship, HE]

“Dad died young, Mom loves to gamble, my little brother is mentally disabled, and she’s left in pieces.” That’s Zhuang Ying’s current situation, and it’s also Ruan Zhi’s.

Ruan Zhi’s life is clearly divided into two parts.

In the first half, she was Ruan Zhi. In the second, she is Zhuang Ying.

She used to regard money as dirt.

Now, she wishes she could sift gold out of that dirt.

When she was young, she would sob her heart out reading romance novels, as delicate as a flower. Now she can grace the halls and attend grand events, or head down to Nanshan and beat up thugs. She’s terrifyingly capable.

She once loved with all the purity and sincerity in her heart, but that devotion was either exploited or scorned. So she forged herself an unbreakable body and became a diligent, dedicated canary.

A long time ago,

Nan Chi said, “Ruanruan, with our family vendettas and blood debts before us, how can you and I grow old together?”

Qi Kai said, “Miss Zhuang, surely you haven’t forgotten. The only relationship between us is a contractual one.”

Han Zhousheng said, “A Zhi, I told you that if you stayed with me for two years, I’d keep your family safe. Nothing more, nothing less.”

But later, these men all went mad and came to her, demanding her genuine feelings.

Ruan Zhi: “Genuine feelings? What are those? Can they be exchanged for money? Are they sold by the liang or by the jin? If the price is right, I’ll go dig up a grave and see if I can find some.”

She’s short on money. Very short on money.

This story is one liang of sincerity, two qian of deceit, three parts saying one thing and meaning another, and four drops of heartache, before finally reaching a happy ending.

Not a strong female lead. Half angst, half sweetness, with just the right balance of tart and sweet.

There are many tangled relationships, so readers who need their characters spotless should steer clear.