Anonymous Game

[Completed. The text will be revised later. I am not responsible for pirated copies.]

1.

She is both Zhou Yun and Shen Yun.

When she was eight, an accident led the Zhou family to adopt her. Everyone said she had stepped straight into the world of the wealthy and would prosper from then on.

No one knew the adoption was built on layers of lies, giving her a prestigious identity that brought the Zhou family fame and respect.

She thought she was different to Zhou Yu.

He treated her far better than anyone else, so well that she lost her head and developed feelings for him she should never have had.

The moment she gave him her heart, she heard him explaining their relationship to someone else, defining it once and for all.

“After adopting her, we have to take responsibility. We can’t give people anything to gossip about.”

Only then did she realize Zhou Yu had never been short of women. He was simply good at hiding it.

She drew a firm line between them and left the Zhou family.

2.

When everyone looked down on her and bombarded her with sarcasm, she met someone whose reputation was no better than hers.

He was the most mysterious presence in Suyuan, an enigmatic figure the media clamored to interview but could never reach, and the Shenghong president Wen, whose reputation was sharply divided between good and evil.

He had no gossip surrounding him and attended no banquets. The outside world knew him only as the president of Shenghong.

That day, he helped her.

Only later did she understand that he had deliberately approached her.

3.

He admitted that he had sent the anonymous email, luring her back to Suyuan. His intention to use her was obvious.

The terms of their deal were these: he would help her escape the Zhou family’s control, return to a peaceful life, and reveal the truth to the public.

In exchange, she had to obey his every instruction like a puppet on strings.

She had never been one to meekly accept her lot, but she understood the value of playing along.

He knew her, so she pretended to be her true self in front of him;

he set traps for her, so she acted as if she knew nothing and obediently walked into them.

That night, the man who never attended banquets showed up in person. Amid the clink of glasses, he pulled her into a secluded spot and demanded in a low voice,

“You were in such a hurry to deny our relationship in front of your brother. Are you keeping me as a backup?”

Later, she saw his gaze change. She knew the prey’s counterattack had officially begun.

4.

She disappeared without a trace, and no one could find her.

Half a year later, her return from the dead left everyone stunned, including him.

He lost the composure with which he had always kept everything under control. He arrived overnight, travel-worn and weary, just to see for himself that she was alive.

Their eyes met. His voice hoarse, he asked her,

“Does your offer still stand? You said you wanted me to ask you in person to come back.”

[Please note:]

* A clever heroine (not obvious at first, but she takes the world by storm later on)

* A calculating hero who plans every step

* They use each other in turn. Don’t judge the leads by a single chapter (I’m not responsible for anyone’s personal assumptions)

* Business intrigue, revenge, and mind-bending twists (skipping chapters may make some parts hard to follow)

Theme: Be brave enough to pursue love