Watching the Fire from Across the River [Entertainment Industry]

[Complete. Buy it for just five yuan, quq] Coming next: Bestowed Upon the Fallen, Bowing in Shame At seventeen, Jiang Ruan was beautiful and knew it, radiant and bold, living a life everyone envied. But Jiang Ruan had a secret: she liked Jiang Zhi from the advanced class, almost to the point of hysteria. She had secretly loved him for two years and pursued him for one, but she could never warm a heart harder than stone. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Jiang Ruan finally gave up for good and left the country without a second thought. An Eastern red rose, winner of the Best Actress award at a film festival. Five years later, Jiang Ruan's name rang across the entertainment industry in China, and she returned home with awards and glory. By then, the Jiang family had suffered two failed investments in a row. The once-prominent family was no longer nearly as wealthy as it had been. Jiang Ruan had even returned to earn some quick money to help the family stay afloat. She never expected that less than half a month later, a huge sum of money would be deposited anonymously into the company's account, and her father's long-lost smile would return. Jiang Ruan couldn't understand what kindhearted bodhisattva would help the Jiang family through such a difficult time. The answer came soon enough. The "living bodhisattva," Jiang Zhi, appeared before Jiang Ruan with a marriage agreement. That was his condition. After they married, Jiang Ruan continued to spend long stretches filming on location. The gossip about her never stopped, and she never once offered Jiang Zhi an explanation. Jealousy burned like a wildfire, consuming Jiang Zhi's reason through countless sleepless nights. Jiang Zhi couldn't understand how Jiang Ruan could bear to watch him suffer with such cold indifference, or how she could stand by and do nothing. She had once... liked him so much. * The male lead chases his wife to win her back Both are each other's first and end up together Eighty percent anti-piracy ratio My upcoming novel: Bestowed Upon the Fallen The Xie family of the imperial capital had been known for their propriety for generations, but this generation produced Xie Yu, a notorious troublemaker. On the day he was supposed to marry the eldest daughter of the Chu family, he boarded a private plane and jetted off abroad on vacation. Chu Jiao was left alone at the wedding venue. In front of countless media livestreams, she expressionlessly tossed her wedding ring into the trash. At the same time, she put an end to her ten-year-long unrequited love for Xie Yu. * When Xie Yu was twenty-one, the biggest joke he'd ever heard was that Chu Jiao liked him. A well-bred socialite like her had nothing in common with a wastrel like him. People in their circles must have been so bored they could make up any sort of gossip. Less than a year later, the Xie and Chu families arranged their engagement. To keep them from becoming a bitter couple, Xie Yu ran away from the wedding with a clear conscience. Back then, Xie Yu had been recklessly young and arrogant. He never imagined that one day he would appear before Chu Jiao in such a humiliatingly lowly state. He couldn't earn even the slightest pity or concession from her, yet he was still willing to endure it. * It was pouring that night. Chu Jiao walked out of a bar side by side with another man, the two of them chatting happily. The young man stood in the rain without a word, his eyes turning red, unable to hide his anger and jealousy. And from beginning to end, Chu Jiao didn't even look at him. Late at night. Xie Yu was burning with fever, but still refused to let go of Chu Jiao's hand. His voice was hoarse. "Sis, please don't leave me, okay?" Chu Jiao lowered her head and pried his fingers open one by one. "Xie Yu, everyone has to learn to grow up on their own." [She gave him a ruin he would remember for the rest of his life, then left in devastating silence.] Spoiled young master X stoic beauty Older woman, younger man; he chases his wife to win her back Both are each other's first, and end up together Theme: Be an independent woman in the modern age. Building a career beats dating.