[Alternate History] [Strong Female Lead]
In 1979, my father sold me to a widower for 350 yuan.
That night, clutching the jade Guanyin my grandmother had given me and a map of Hong Kong, I swam across the Shenzhen River.
They said there were only two paths for an illegal immigrant in Hong Kong: the alleys of Kowloon Walled City, or the neon lights of a nightclub.
I chose a third.
From garment factory worker to stockbroker, from a cubicle in the Walled City to a mansion on the Peak, in ten years I transformed “Jiang Ayue” into “Jiang Jianyue,” a name making headlines in Hong Kong's financial pages.
They called me cold-blooded, calculating, and ruthless.
I smiled and replied, “Yes. That’s how I won every last chip in your game.”
Until that man appeared.
He said, “Jiang Jianyue, you’ve spent your whole life scheming. Do you dare gamble on true feelings just once?”
I watched the fireworks over Victoria Harbour in 1997 behind him and said softly:
“My heart comes at a high price.”
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Every chapter has suspense, which is quite exciting.
Different stories, full of suspense
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The heroine is a courageous and insightful person.
The journey of a stowaway.