1980s Hong Kong: Reading Minds and Getting Rich

A mind-reading charlatan who can tell people what they want to hear, heroine of Rose and Gun x a deep-thinking Hong Kong big shot, a ferocious tiger of a hero who submits to only one person

The orphan Ding Jiayi grew up fending for herself in the Kowloon Walled City, but got caught up in a gang fight and died without anyone noticing.

She thought that was the simple end of her wretched life.

But the next day, she opened her eyes again.

The good news: She had come back from the dead.

The even better news: She had gained a special ability, mind reading.

This ability let her protect herself in the Walled City. But this time, she also wanted to see the view from the mountain top.

So she set her sights on Hong Kong's wealthy elite. They had money, they had secrets, and most importantly, they were superstitious.

A master of metaphysics appeared in Hong Kong out of nowhere. Her divinations were accurate and struck straight to the heart.

The daughter of a shipping magnate has been kidnapped? The police arrive even faster than the ransom money.

A rich wife is losing her place in the family? Reveal that her husband is infertile, and no one will dare question her status again.

A battle over a wealthy family's inheritance? Hey, hey, make way. I'll divide up the estate for you.

With secrets she'd "heard," Ding Jiayi solved problems the wealthy couldn't fix even by throwing money at them. Overnight, she went from a slum to a mansion on the Peak.

Everyone praised Master Ding as a goddess descended from heaven. She only smiled, knowing that the secrets of the human heart never run out.

Until a top-tier Hong Kong banquet, where she met the most inscrutable and suspicious man in the room, a big shot who ruled both the underworld and the establishment: Huan Ran.

He tested her, guarded against her, and was convinced she had ulterior motives.

But she only smiled, and in doing so, eased a knot that had been in his heart for years and opened the door to his world.

Huan Ran had a secret he had never found the chance to share.

"I love someone, but she doesn't know."

Ding Jiayi had a secret too. She was waiting for him to say it.

"I know your secret. I love you too."

[Reading Guide]

1. A feel-good growth story. The heroine succeeds on her own, and the leads are made for each other. There's no plot where the hero outshines the strong heroine.

2. Both leads are virgins, happy ending, a sweet story by my own definition.

3. Remember to put Guagua somewhere sunny in your favorites and let it grow in peace. I'll bloom all on my own!

Theme: The secrets of the human heart never run out.