The East Bank's Rise and Fall

The two-volume print edition is now available on all platforms, including exclusive bonus stories. “She stood by him through ten years of hardship, so he gave her an entire world in return.” * The East Coast, a symbol of power and wealth, is home to humanity’s most insatiable desires and ugliest nature. Yet it also nurtures the purest souls, the fiercest ambitions, and a secret one boy kept for ten years. Every story begins here. * “Once you’ve gone out and seen the world, if you still haven’t changed your mind, come back to me.” The companion novel, *Thorns and Flames*, telling Qin Zhi and Yu Tong’s story, is complete. Click the link on the right to add it to your collection → *Weibo: @Shi Jiuyuan Visit the author’s page to follow: Coming soon: *Thorns and Flames* Blurb: Eight years ago, an exceptionally beautiful young woman arrived on the East Coast. Men went wild for her, and women were jealous. Before long, rumors about her spread everywhere. They said she had the most beautiful face and the filthiest body. Beneath the silver moonlight, the wounds on her body were shocking. Countless sneers and insults cut into her pure skin like knives. Amid all the strange looks, he brought her home without fear, shielding her from every thorn in her path. But when the first light of dawn fell into the empty room, he went mad. She left, but forever left her innocence on the East Coast, and left it to him. Eight years later, they met again among the barren mountains of the Northwest. She told others she didn’t know him, but he cornered her in a cramped space, his gaze so heated it could melt her. “Looks like you have a bad memory. You can even forget your first man? It’s all right. I’ll help you remember, nice and slowly.” Theme: Strive to improve yourself