Secretly Spoiling You

My next novel will be Easy to Mess With, an entertainment-industry revenge story.

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The first time Mu Xinian saw Yan Sui, he was acting like he owned the place, standing outside an internet cafe and calling out to customers, with... a mop propped under his arm... like a brothel madam.

The rain splashed at her feet. She tilted her umbrella, looked at the sun that was almost out of sight, then glanced at Yan Sui's sunglasses. So he was blind.

She turned and walked away.

Then a voice behind her stopped her in her tracks. “You! Stop!”

Oh no. I made it way too obvious.

Yan Sui: I'll admit I'm a delinquent, but who are you calling blind?!

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Later, as Mu Xinian put her great ambition of building a strong socialist nation into practice by guiding the young blossoms of society who had dropped out and skipped school, she put what she had learned to good use. “Look, if he doesn't study properly, he'll only be able to mop floors and run errands at an internet cafe when he grows up.”

One of those young blossoms protested. “What's wrong with working at an internet cafe and being online all day? That sounds awesome.”

Mu Xinian was exasperated. “You won't be able to get a girlfriend that way when you grow up.”

“What's a girlfriend? Can you use her to get online?”

Mu Xinian: “...”

Mu Xinian: Even though I've already started enjoying my retirement, I still hope you'll grow up to become pillars of the nation.

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Later still, someone told her, “You don't know? All the internet cafes in the six streets and eighteen alleys of our old town belong to A Sui.”

Mu Xinian: “...”

I really underestimated him.

A Sui: Want to be friends? Give them my name and you can use the internet for free.

Across the six streets and eighteen alleys, no one is as cocky as A Sui.

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A young, cocky rich kid who plays dumb while running an internet cafe, paired with a genuine heiress who wants nothing and has started enjoying retirement at a young age.

Also known as: The Years I Didn't Eat Cilantro, My Boyfriend Is Three Years Younger, and You Don't Know How Great Early Retirement Is

Theme: Become a pillar of the nation.