Currency Queen

She sold time, smiles, companionship, and even love—only to find she never had any. Shen Tinglan, the founder of "Tinglan Time" and the queen of the emotional economic empire. Her time is worth three thousand yuan per minute, her smile is a trademark worth millions, and her company makes the top wealthy people willing to surrender. In this era where everything is tradable, she has turned "being needed" into a sophisticated art and "making people fall in love" into a hugely profitable business. She thought she was the rule-maker until she decided to sell the last commodity - love. Seven days of "immersive love experience", priced at four million, was for her first "client" eighteen years ago. She thought this was the ultimate challenge, an opportunity to prove that she could be "real." But she was wrong. When the shadow of her stepfather reappears, when her most loyal customer goes dark, and when she discovers that even her "awakening" may be another performance - she finally realizes: she is not the queen of the empire, but just the most exquisite prisoner. From the golden cage to social death, from rebuilding ruins to finding the truth, this is a modern fable about how to stop acting, how to allow yourself not to be needed, and how to learn to love. "I am not a healer, only a traveler. Remember this and you will not be lost."