He Was from an Island Far Away

* Not a pure romance. It mixes in the calculations and trade-offs of adulthood.

After being involved with the wrong man and nearly falling victim to a scheme that would have left her penniless, heiress Zuo Siyao decides to keep the father and raise the child: no feelings involved, and she'll leave once she's gotten what she wants.

She sets her sights on a top-tier specimen with "quality genes": handsome, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, intelligent, and emotionally stable!

The only problem is, he's hard to seduce... What to do? Throw money at him!

She has never thought scheming is shameful. Besides, this man, who won't act without seeing a reward, may not be all that pure-hearted himself.

She teases him: "You'd better come when I call and leave when I send you away."

He replies coolly, "No way. I'm not the sort of person who can put up with humiliation."

Later, Zuo Siyao gets what she wanted. Even though she can't control her feelings, she still turns away, heartbroken.

Later still, after learning the truth, he is so furious he faints, but he refuses to let their relationship end.

A friend makes him see sense: "Back then, she treated you like an outer island. As soon as the tide rose, she cut you off."

An outer island? He is determined to become the inner island she can never separate from herself.

Title inspiration: Zhangzhou, Fujian, has two islands, an inner and an outer one. When the tide ebbs, they meet; when it rises, they separate, leaving the outer island isolated. Yet beneath the sea, their foundations are connected. They share the same roots and have never truly been divided.

Also titled: "Keep the Father, Raise the Child! The Heiress Seduces Him, Gets Pregnant, and Runs, While the CEO Goes Mad Chasing His Wife" or "The Heiress Borrows His Genes and Secretly Has His Baby, Driving the Cold CEO to Faint."

Theme: Many people see themselves but fail to see others. Learn to "see".