You Are My Morning Star

#My new neighboring novel, Can't Resist the Teasing (blurb below), is now available! Sweet romance, passion, and satisfying wish fulfillment. Please support it! Leave a comment to get a red envelope!#

[Blurb]

After returning from studying abroad, Shen Jialan suffers one betrayal after another in love, followed by an unjust prison sentence.

While she languishes behind bars, Gu Zhao, a powerful figure who rules the Shanghai Bund, walks into her cell. "Miss Shen, let's make a deal."

Shen Jialan has no choice but to agree to work with him to fight the foreign powers and build factories. Though she does it out of necessity, the work unexpectedly rekindles her fighting spirit and helps her piece together the shattered remains of her heart.

After kicking her trash ex to the curb, Shen Jialan thrives in business and works in perfect sync with Gu Zhao. But just as their relationship grows closer, she discovers that he was the one who plotted against her from the start.

Shen Jialan: "You schemed against me, Mr. Gu?"

Gu Zhao: "That's right. I schemed against you because I want... to make you mine."

When Shen Jialan was a girl, she single-handedly saved the Hua-Ya Bank building from collapse. Back then, Gu Zhao was just a young apprentice in a tailor shop. Years have passed, and Shen Jialan no longer remembers that apprentice, but he can never forget the profile of the girl who bent her head and patiently taught him to write his own name, stroke by stroke.

"The name Zhao means dawn breaking through the darkness. I took it because of you."

You opened my eyes. Now let me protect you as you move forward.

[A story about two formidable people joining forces. Both the hero and heroine are strong, with no age gap. The hero is ruthless and decisive; the heroine is clever and brave. Set in the Republican era, as turbulent times bring them together, they join forces to carve out a place for themselves in a chaotic world. Both are virgins. Happy ending.]

******Blurb for Can't Resist the Teasing******

Tech mogul who acts like a sweet puppy before showing his fangs × cool, "heartless" investor; jealous, aloof tsundere [man] × fake innocent flirt [woman]

[1]

A few years ago, Fu Songsheng kept a young man abroad. He was handsome and excellent at his "job," and she was very pleased with him.

Then something happened, and she had her own problems to deal with. Seeing that he had no proper job, she kindly asked, "Want me to introduce you to a rich older woman?"

The young man frowned. "There are people lining up all the way to France to meet me. What, do you have a friend who wants to cut the line?"

Fu Songsheng: "..." Sorry to bother you.

So she swept away without a backward glance and went home, leaving him behind without a worry.

[2]

Years later, her company is in crisis. Her partner says, "This is our last stand. We have to land Zhou Bai's new project!"

Zhou Bai, a tech mogul and one of Forbes' top 100, with a string of other blindingly impressive titles.

The most important thing is... he shares a name with the puppy she dumped back then.

Before she goes to meet him, she thinks, How could I be that lucky?

After they meet, her face is frozen in a smile. "...Heh heh, what a coincidence."

[3]

The bright-eyed boy from back then has become a shrewd businessman with a cold gaze and a sharp way of doing things.

To win the project, Fu Songsheng tries to win Zhou Bai over with food, drinks, and tender care.

At the end of it all, she still remembers to ask, "Mr. Zhou, about that project..."

He ignores her every time.

Until one day, she accidentally sends him a message meant for her best friend: "Are you free later? Come home with me..." She hurriedly tries to retract it.

To her surprise, he replies: "I am. Okay."

The unfeeling office worker asks for the eight-hundredth time, as usual: "Mr. Zhou, about that project..."

Zhou Bai: "Marry me. What's mine is yours."

#No matter how long he pretends to be aloof, he can't resist the four words "Come home with me." The ultimate easy mark to flirt with.#

Also known as The Joys of Being a Rich Older Woman, I'll Take Care of You, I Brought a Mogul Home, and Boys Should Protect Themselves When They Go Out.

Theme: You opened my eyes, and I'll protect you as you move forward.