The Chess Game in the Vermilion Courtyard

Name: The Chess Game in the Vermilion Courtyard
Author: Dreamweaver

朱庭寒弈

by Dreamweaver (融梦)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 219k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Billionaire CEO
Updated: 2mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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[Powerful families | Devoted couple | Angst and sweetness | Feuding clans]

Ruthless Fifth Miss bent on seizing power × moody heir to a powerful family

He Jinyou is the fifth young lady of the He family, with four brothers above her who are as vicious as wolves and tigers. Constantly manipulated and schemed against, she is determined to seize a voice in the family.

Bai Xun, the sole heir to the Bai family of Heijiao City, is inscrutable and wields immense power.

When they first lay their cards on the table beneath the corridor, her eyes gleam with unshakable resolve. “After today, I’ll climb over their bodies and take the position of head of the He family.”

Bai Xun studies her in silence. “What makes you think you can take that position?”

He Jinyou replies with a faint smile. “What makes them qualified to take it? And what makes me unqualified?”

She makes him a solemn promise. “All you have to do is help me get through today. After that, name whatever you need, and I, He Jinyou, will give it to you.”

Later, when that promise comes up again,

Bai Xun fixes his gaze on her. “I want you.”

It begins with a bargain, and a promise binds them together.

When ambition meets obsession, how will they escape this endless strife?

*This story is entirely fictional. Neither lead is perfect; both are self-serving and stubborn, with values shaped by personal interests. There are no saintly protagonists. Readers who are uncomfortable with morally ambiguous characters or prefer purely virtuous leads should read at their own discretion!!!

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