Burning City

[Main story complete, bonus chapters to come] Xie Yun's mother died when she was young. On one day when Xie Yun was twenty-three, her father also died in a car accident, leaving her shops on ten streets in Jiang City, several buildings in the old district, and a seafood restaurant on the verge of going under. She went from a rich young lady to a businesswoman who could stand on her own. Wherever she went, people politely called her "Miss Xie." Everyone thought the heiress was doomed. One day, in a howling rainstorm, the heiress fished a soaked stray puppy out from beside a trash can. His name was Lu Luan. He was nineteen. * Xie Yun (text): A-Luan, I'm at your school gate. Why didn't you come to school again? Are people at school bullying you? Campus king Lu Luan: ... Xie Yun (text): A-Luan, I saw you surrounded by a bunch of shady people in an alley. Are they trying to rob you? Don't be scared. If they are, just text 1 and I'll send someone to save you. Lu Luan, in the alley assigning jobs to his underlings: ... He was once a king, but then bowed his head and pledged himself to her. * The demolition and redevelopment of the old district, dubbed the "city's scar" * The young lady strikes back * Powerful woman vs. young wolf * Older woman/younger man * Content warning: The heroine grows over the course of the story. If that's not for you, please don't read. * Xiang Ge on Weibo: @RacingPoetSunsetElephant The next story is open for follows. Please add it to your reading list! "Wait, Let Me Call a Cat" Blurb: Xu Anchun unexpectedly gets a System that lets her see her favorability ratings with various potential male leads and key characters. Does Xu Anchun reach the pinnacle of life from then on? Not at all... Probably? * Fashion comes full circle, and Xu Anchun is its karma coming back to haunt it. * Also known as: "My System and My Cat," "Sinking Together with My System," "Did I Starve My System to Death Today?" and "The Male Lead's Favorability Is Dropping Again. Hahaha, Screw You." Theme: The growth story of an independent, self-reliant powerhouse heroine