In this new work, Lin Suan, once known as the “human abacus” of Suzhou’s Pingtan stages, faces a family upheaval. Armed with a diploma and a secret she cannot reveal, she ventures alone into the dazzling, chaotic world of Shanghai venture capital.
Her goal is Deep Blue Capital, the temple of finance towering beside the Huangpu River, and the man behind it all, Lu Shen, who puts reason above everything and controls every risk.
Drawing on a unique skill that blends Pingtan mental arithmetic with financial strategy, she rises at astonishing speed in this ruthless industry, becoming a star to watch. Yet behind the cold numbers lies a careful scheme: every precisely timed investment is a dagger aimed at the truth, and every clash with Lu Shen is a wild gamble between reason and emotion.
As her investigation nears its core, she discovers that the cold truth is tangled up with the man beside her, the man she is finding harder and harder to resist. Then a financial storm sweeping across the Bund drags them both into the abyss...
Should she continue her revenge alone, or join forces with him to break the deadlock? In this high-stakes gamble where true feelings are the wager, can she balance the books of Shanghai’s turbulent world, a ledger that holds both her past and her future, amid schemes and growing affection?
Lu, welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
