This novel has been thoroughly revised in its entirety... 2026.05.21
(1)
From the age of eight to twenty-six.
Xu Zhen gambled her entire youth on a love story with no visible ending.
She thought she and Lu Shen were destined to be together. So wherever he went, whatever he wanted to do, she never argued or fought for anything. She hid all her brilliance and willingly became the woman behind him, hidden away from the world.
But nobody told her that love could be mutual, or one-sided.
Just as she spent eighteen years proving her love for him, Lu Shen used eighteen years to slap her hard with the truth: he did not love her.
People say that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Xu Zhen never cried, so even after eighteen years, she still hadn't gotten that piece of candy from Lu Shen.
(2)
Everyone said Lu Shen was Heaven's favorite: born into privilege and immensely talented, he had fallen from the heights of the entertainment industry, only to turn the business world upside down.
But no one knew how hard and how long his road out of the darkness had been.
And no one knew that someone had loved him with all her might, only to be lost by him to the passing years.
She had seen him at his most wretched and stayed by his side through his most painful days.
But later, his light was gone.
Love is one-sided. How can you call it a wasted life?
Reader's Guide:
1. A second chance at love, same male lead, happy ending.
2. There is redemption and there are hidden circumstances. Please don't read if that's not for you.
3. A true groveling arc later on.
Coming soon: Secret Love in Harbor City. Add it to your favorites if you're interested.
Synopsis:
The first time Chen Jianqing met Xie Shoumo was after a summer downpour. Soaked to the skin, she asked him to lend her some clothes.
They met for the second time at an aerial restaurant in Pearl Bay. She asked her professor to set her up with someone, but mistook him for somebody else.
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Xie Shoumo had little family affection and few romantic entanglements in his life. Then he met Chen Jianqing, and everything fell into place.
They once sat together in silence all night at the top of Taiping Mountain.
They also shared thirty-three passionate kisses on the Central Ferris wheel.
They were like any ordinary couple, doing all the most romantic things in the world.
And like any lovers, they parted at the very moment they loved each other most.
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On the day Chen Jianqing left Harbor City, a spectacular fireworks display lit up Victoria Harbour in broad daylight.
Xie Shoumo stood by the harbor all night.
Afraid to find out which flight she was on, he watched every plane leaving the city.
A second chance at love, both leads have only ever been with each other, both are virgins.
Theme: Independence and selfhood
While sleeping with the male protagonist, I watched the male protagonist and his girlfriend kiss each other. The female protagonist was a bit meaner. The male protagonist is also a real scumbag and cannot be cleaned.
I always feel that authors who are willing to overhaul a book are good authors 🤗
Ah? Can you forgive me for selling badly?
Lu Shen is easy to be soft-hearted towards other women, but cold-hearted towards the heroine. Sure enough, wild flowers are more fragrant than domestic flowers.
The heroine is really mean, poor people must be hateful
When is the crematorium?
Big, come on^0^~I love you
Big, come on^0^~
Big, come on^0^~
Big, come on! I love you so much^3^