Burning Anew

Originally titled Money Makes the World Go Round, please add it to your collection. Blurb: After an injury forced Jin Zan to give up his dream of becoming a figure skater, he returned home, only for his father to unceremoniously dump him into the family company, where he had to start at the very bottom. Overnight, the prince turned into a frog, and Jin Zan became the "down-and-out wage slave" his brothers were always teasing him about. One night, in a private KTV room, Jin Zan accidentally drank a little too much and started complaining to everyone about how a rich second-generation like him had to run errands for an "ugly woman" who ordered him around. Carried away by the alcohol, he impulsively bet everyone that he could win over the least noticeable "ugly woman" in the company within a month and then dump her. If he failed, he would pay one million yuan to someone at the table. The bet was on, and Jin Zan took action. Just as he expected, he won the bet: within a month, he got together with her and then dumped her, turning the "ugly woman," Qian Tongwei, into a laughingstock at the company. He thought he had finally gotten even, and figured Qian Tongwei would be too ashamed to show her face again. But the next day, she still showed up at the office, completely unfazed. In the same irritating tone as always, she said, "Get to work." Jin Zan stared at her in surprise. "You?" Qian Tongwei didn't bat an eye. "Relax. The game of love is over. We're just boss and subordinate now, nothing more." Jin Zan was unhappy and thought to himself: Nothing more, my ass! Much later, at Shengjia Group's annual gala, Qian Tongwei appeared in a red dress and white high heels, no longer the quiet, unattractive woman she used to be. Her curvaceous figure and stunning face caused an instant commotion, and everyone began whispering, wondering who she was. Jin Zan stood a short distance away, gazing at that familiar yet unfamiliar face, his feelings a tangled mess. He had seen that face long ago, in another man's photo album. *Fireworks burn bright for only a moment, but for you, I would set them alight once more. *An older woman-younger man romance, with a five-year age gap. *A workplace novel set in real estate. *A second-chance romance. Revised on July 22, 2021. Screenshot saved. Theme: Pain is the price of growing up.