Qin Song beat out a Japanese competitor to win the Go championship at the Asian Games. When a variety show came knocking, he was also recognized by the wealthy Yu family of Haicheng as a relative.
His birth mother was the Yu family's real daughter, switched at birth. Because of her upbringing, she had been treated with disdain and coldness at home, and Qin Song was unwelcome too. Relying on their ties to the Fu family of the capital, they even tried to force Qin Song off the show and forbid him from claiming to be a member of the Yu family.
Qin Song was completely baffled.
Had they never bothered to find out about his relationship with the Fu family?
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The Fu family invested in the variety show, but the fake heiress's family got to enjoy all the show's special treatment before Qin Song did. They even ordered Qin Song's mother around like a servant, speaking to her with cutting contempt.
Unable to stand it any longer, the cool, detached Qin Song transformed into a furious warrior and beat them so badly they ended up in the hospital.
The fake heiress's family exploited public opinion, slandering and abusing Qin Song online, then taunted him in private:
"You offended someone protected by the Fu family. Even if you get down on your knees and apologize now, they won't forgive you."
The Yu family gloated, only to receive a court summons from the Fu family.
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Fu Chong, the current head of the Fu family, is a rising power in the business world.
Everyone who has dealt with him knows that he is amiable but ruthless, and many who oppose him end up either insane or behind bars.
Only Qin Song is his weakness.
Five-year-old Qin Song was soft and adorable. At thirteen, he was bright and handsome. At eighteen, he was cute, clingy, and loved to act spoiled. Fu Chong reserved nearly all the tenderness and love in his life for him alone.
So when someone foolish enough to do so bullies Qin Song, Fu Chong is more than happy to send them on their way to ruin.
Reading guide:
1. A modern sweet romance, with a set one-on-one pairing.
2. If you don't like it, just click the X. No fighting in the comments.
3. Manuscript in progress. Blurb screenshot dated March 31, 2022.
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Blurb:
Xie Xiang had a dream. In it, his rival Pei Su was implicated in the Empress's witchcraft scandal, had his entire family executed, and was exiled to a bitterly cold wilderness.
Later, Pei Su died in a stone-filled pit on a stormy day, his body left incomplete.
Only Xie Xiang ran frantically through the rain, found Pei Su's remains and buried him, then did everything he could to clear his name.
When Xie Xiang woke, he received an imperial decree.
General Pei Su, Defender of the North, would soon return to the capital. The civil and military officials were to gather at Zichen Hall to accompany him.
Pei Su had gone north with his father at sixteen to defend the border.
Now nearly twenty, he was handsome and dashing. As he rode through the main streets, his spirited air won countless admirers.
Everyone had forgotten that in the northern frontier, he had been cruel and brutal, skinning and dismembering his enemies. To the enemy forces, he had been a living demon.
After seeing him, Xie Xiang gave a cold sneer. "You're too conspicuous. Disaster is bound to follow."
His words happened to reach Pei Su's ears. As their eyes met, tension surged between them, and everyone around them sucked in a breath.
His utter disregard for the new favorite of the court left them trembling, terrified of getting caught in the crossfire.
Everyone knew Pei Su and Xie Xiang were on bad terms.
Pei Su disliked Xie Xiang's refined, pedantic ways, while Xie Xiang found Pei Su reckless and arrogant. Apart from banquets at the palace, the two were almost never seen together.
After all these years, they met again and still couldn't stand the sight of each other.
But Pei Su had changed. He was no longer as arrogant and overbearing as before, and when he looked at Xie Xiang, there was none of his former contempt or disdain.
He stepped in front of Xie Xiang, gripped his chin, and laughed with brazen abandon:
"Xie Ji'an, as the saying goes, a virtuous wife means fewer troubles for her husband. So I'm going to marry you!"
Theme: Love is always the purest feeling, and the one that stirs the heart most deeply.