The Nineties: Use Him, Tempt Him, Then Dump Him

Lin Zhaozhao died in that glittering, debauched year of 2024. In her previous life, she was a kept woman, dependent on a wealthy family, only to be discarded like trash and die miserably on the street. Reborn in 1992, an age when gold seemed to lie everywhere and fortunes grew like forests, Lin Zhaozhao swore that this time she wouldn't be a vine clinging to a towering tree. She would become the one and only queen of the business world!

For her first pot of gold, she set her sights on Lu Yanzhou, the hardest-to-handle “young master” in Beijing's elite circles. Everyone said Lu Yanzhou had powerful connections and a cold disposition, a lofty beauty no one could reach. At their first meeting, Lin Zhaozhao stopped his car. Her eyes were alluring, but her voice was calm. “Young Master Lu, let's make a deal. I'll double your profits on this shipment, and you lend me your influence. What do you say?” Lu Yanzhou lit a cigarette with casual disdain and scoffed. “You think you can?”

Later, when the Hong Kong stock market was in turmoil, she turned the tide. When Pudong was developed, she claimed land and ruled her domain. As Lin Zhaozhao stood at the peak of wealth, ready to retire after making it big and kick away this “stepping stone,” the ever-arrogant Lu Yanzhou clamped a hand around her wrist, his eyes red and his voice hoarse. “Lin Zhaozhao, you used me and now you want to leave? Not a chance!”

She used him, tempted him, surpassed him, and in the end... persuaded herself to keep him.