Whirlpool [Reborn]

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★★★★★ Novel Blurb ★★★★★

At twenty-five, Yi Zhongyu was thrown out of the Chen family. His fiance accused him of cheating and being promiscuous, his adoptive parents despised and cursed him, and his father's inheritance was taken from him. As he left the courthouse, rain poured down. A heavy truck hit him, leaving him critically injured and close to death.

In the hospital, he reached out to the person who came to see him and managed to gasp out two words: "Save me."

The man answered in a low voice, "All right."

Yi Zhongyu didn't die, but he never woke up, either. His soul left his body, and for ten years he silently existed as a ghost.

Unbeknownst to Chen Qiyu, they had once leaned against each other, their hair entwined as they watched mountains and gazed at the water.

Until that man died in a plane crash. On the same day, Yi Zhongyu regained consciousness, and his soul reunited with his body.

He went to the man's funeral, calling himself his widow.

At the funeral, Nan Cong, the man who had hit him with a car all those years ago, was there. Nan Cong had taken Yi Zhongyu's place in the Chen family. Now he looked down on him from above, dismissing him like a master driving away an unwanted guest. Then he told him a secret.

"Your father and Chen Qiyu alike, they both died unnatural deaths."

Someone shoved Yi Zhongyu down the steps. This time, his consciousness vanished completely.

When he woke again, Yi Zhongyu had returned to the age of twenty.

He swore he would never again let the Chen family devour the business his father had left behind.

He swore he would give Chen Qiyu the happy ending he deserved.

But why, this time, did Chen Qiyu act as if he had never known him?

Yi Zhongyu refused to accept it. He wouldn't give up.

He tried hard to stay by Chen Qiyu's side, only to be met with coldness again and again.

Later, Yi Zhongyu finally discovered that cracks could form in Chen Qiyu's icy exterior, too.

He would risk everything to save Yi Zhongyu from a fire.

On a rainy night, he would pin him inside a cramped car and kiss him.

When Chen Yanchuan threatened Yi Zhongyu, he would claim him as his own.

When Yi Zhongyu was isolated and helpless, he would still give him the same blazing love he had in both lifetimes.

My love, my love, don't frown.

My love, my love, you are precious.

(BGM: "Whirlpool" by Shirley Yuen and Anthony)

Reader advisory: 1. Beautiful, patient bottom × steady, powerful top. A fourteen-year age gap. The top is a full-on fatherly type. If that's not for you, please click away.

★★★★ Upcoming Novel ★★★★ Below are upcoming novels ★★★★ "A Mob of Their Own [News]"

·Upcoming Novel Blurb·

[Romance]

Everyone at the company knew that Huo Changting, CEO of Haoshen Group, had been married for seven years. The diamond wedding band on his right ring finger practically blinded anyone who looked at it. Some had even caught Huo Changting kissing the "boss's wife" in the underground parking garage. The boss's wife had been wearing a gray hoodie with the hood up, though, so all anyone could tell was that the person had a slender build. It was hard to even tell their gender.

Everyone at the company knew that Lu Ning, human resources manager at Haoshen Group, was gentle and considerate, with a reassuring, "husband material" air about him. Sadly, he was still single. Plenty of people had dropped hints, but Lu Ning had always played dumb and dodged them. Approaching thirty and still unattached, he naturally drew the attention of plenty of young men and women. Yet in his seven years at the company, his entire private life consisted of working overtime, then working more overtime. He was a bona fide workaholic. His private life was so spotless that it only inspired more speculation.

What nobody at the company knew was that Lu Ning and Huo Changting had been secretly married for seven years. Lu Ning himself had signed the prenuptial agreement stipulating that they keep it private. But after seven years of marriage, their life had grown increasingly dull, and Lu Ning felt more and more lost. Deeply disappointed in his marriage, he was considering going their separate ways.

Yet fate seemed to love playing tricks.

His biological father, missing for twenty years, reappeared with bad news: he'd somehow racked up a debt of fifty million yuan. The creditor came knocking with one message: pay up, or die. Lu Ning didn't want to get involved, but his father threatened to go to his husband if he refused to help.

Lu Ning gritted his teeth, went to Huo Changting in person to explain the situation, and figured he might as well take the opportunity to get a divorce once and for all.

But Huo Changting said, "I can cover the fifty million. But you have to agree to one condition: take charge of FNK for me, and put the divorce on hold until you've paid me back."

Lu Ning considered it briefly. With his current salary, various assets, and investments, he could repay fifty million in about ten years. Besides, although he was an introvert who didn't like leaving his comfort zone, he had always longed to work in news. The position of news director was exactly what he wanted.

And so they reached a new prenuptial agreement (before the divorce).

[Career]

Print media was steadily declining, but the news industry was more prominent than ever. Haoshen Group was about to launch its major new channel, FNK News, and Lu Ning received a transfer order out of the blue. Despite having no frontline news experience, he was exceptionally promoted to director of the news channel.

Nobody knew that Lu Ning had graduated from the journalism and communications program at his university's School of Journalism. He had even earned his professional reporter certification with top marks before graduating.

Except for those closest to him, nobody knew that his original dream had been to become a news reporter.

On the day he gave his work report, Lu Ning looked toward the CEO's office above. Inside, Huo Changting met his eyes.

But a career in journalism was far from easy. Ideals and passion alone were never enough to succeed.

In the news industry, the pursuit of truth was its lifeline.

To uphold justice, Lu Ning stood alone against public opinion, only to receive threatening letters from extremists. Some even threw water at him on his way to work as a show of intimidation.

To give people a voice, Lu Ning reported on a company's scandal during a live broadcast in prime time. Afterwards, he was framed as having been paid to smear the company, and news of his father's fifty-million-yuan debt was exposed.

To uncover the truth, Lu Ning went undercover himself, only to be discovered and nearly killed on the spot.

Everyone at the company thought President Huo was swamped with work, and that FNK was an insignificant little part of Haoshen. Even without Lu Ning, countless new directors named Niu Ning, Ma Ning, or Fox Ning would take over in time. But Huo Changting personally pulled Lu Ning out of danger again and again.

When public opinion turned against Lu Ning, Huo Changting personally issued legal notices, stopping every damaging claim at its source.

When Lu Ning was threatened, Huo Changting personally cleared his name of the "news bribery" allegations and announced that his father's debt had been paid.

When Lu Ning was kidnapped, Huo Changting halted the board meeting and risked everything to save him himself.

Someone had once photographed Huo Changting embracing and kissing someone in the underground parking garage. With advances in technology, people realized that the other person in the kissing photo looked a lot like Lu Ning.

And at that moment, Huo Changting had Lu Ning trapped against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the CEO's office. His voice was hoarse with seven years of restraint and regret. "Ningning, I can shoulder the company, public opinion, even your debt for you. But divorce... don't even think about it."

"There has only ever been one truth between us: I love you."

I loved you where no one could see. Now I'm willing to tell the whole world that you are the one I will love for the rest of my life.

******** Upcoming Novel 2: "Can a Cat Give Birth to a Wolf Cub?" *************

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Shi Qi was a cat, a very good cat: a beautiful, well-proportioned black-and-white cat. He just wasn't very bright, and a man tricked him out of his virginity as soon as he arrived in the city.

The optimistic black-and-white cat wasn't one to hold a grudge, and being deceived didn't stop him from pursuing his big-city dreams. He worked hard and, thanks to his handsome looks and sweet talk, landed a secretary job at a major company.

But after only a month on the job, Shi Qi suddenly discovered he was pregnant! Fortunately, the pregnancy wasn't very noticeable. As long as he wore loose clothes, no one would find out.

However, pregnancy weakened a cat's spiritual power, and after sunset he might involuntarily turn back into his original form.

Pregnant cats also became more sensitive. Shi Qi found it incredibly annoying that his direct superior at the company, Lu Mingzhong, kept picking on him for no reason.

Lu Mingzhong was tall and imposing, with a terrible temper. He had seven assistants, one assigned to be his personal assistant each day of the week.

That was because no one could stand working with Mingzhong two days in a row.

One day after work, it was already late, and Shi Qi had been the personal assistant that day. He was completely exhausted. As soon as he reached the building's entrance, he couldn't help turning back into a cat.

Then a pair of hands scooped him up roughly and pulled him into an embrace.

Those hands were strong and powerful, and for a moment Shi Qi couldn't break free.

And so Shi Qi was forced to become a house cat.

*

Lu Mingzhong had picked up a cat, a beautiful, well-proportioned black-and-white cat. It was probably a stray from near the company, but it was gorgeous, with a perfectly split black-and-white face and smooth, long fur as lovely as an expensive Ragdoll's.

Lu Mingzhong had never been popular with animals. Even the animals at the zoo avoided him, let alone strays on the street.

Only this little black-and-white cat came straight up to him.

Lu Mingzhong immediately decided to take the cat home, become its devoted servant, and pamper it with the best food and care.

Even more astonishingly, a month later, the cat he had picked up gave birth to a kitten.

Something wasn't right. Unless he was mistaken, this cat was male.

After a full three seconds of inner debate, Lu Mingzhong decided to forget about it and raise the kitten first.

But the cat he'd picked up proved to be completely irresponsible. It abandoned its kitten and disappeared.

Another month passed. As Lu Mingzhong searched for the adult cat and took care of the kitten at home, the kitten gradually grew.

Something wasn't right. Unless he was mistaken, why didn't the kitten look like a cat? It looked a little like a wolf.

Lu Mingzhong stroked his own fluffy tail.

"Could it be that whatever you raise starts to look like you?"

[Extra Scene]

After the adult cat went missing, Lu Mingzhong printed missing-cat flyers and shared a post in the company chat asking people to look for it.

Neighbors and coworkers alike shook their heads and said they hadn't seen the cat.

Then someone gave Lu Mingzhong a suggestion: include a picture of the kitten. Maybe the adult cat would see how much its child missed it and come back.

Lu Mingzhong thought this was a brilliant idea.

That day, Shi Qi happened to be working as the personal assistant.

Shi Qi saw that Lu Mingzhong had set a picture of his kitten as his screensaver. He hesitated, wanting to say something but not knowing how, then finally blurted out:

"Your kitten looks a lot like me."

Theme: Only by loving yourself can you learn to love others.