I'm Done Being This Rich Family's Cutesy Darling

[The print edition has been retitled Little Rose. Preorders open on the evening of October 22. See Weibo: @Mo An An An An] Gu Ran was Ji Shiyu's sweet little darling, a little rose held in the palm of his hand. As a stand-in for his deceased first love, she was spoiled beyond belief by the man, who wanted to pile everything in the world at her feet. Gu Ran flew on private jets to attend fashion shows and took yachts to buy islands. She was arrogant, extravagant, and wildly indulgent. They said the daughters of every wealthy family in A City had to give her a wide berth. Lately, this stand-in had become even more smug. After years of waiting, she had finally come into her own. She spent a fortune on an antique at an auction, then announced to everyone that she was about to marry Ji Shiyu. She would put the antique in the bedroom of their new home. But things did not go as she hoped. After Gu Ran had proudly spread the news of her impending marriage to Ji Shiyu throughout A City's social circles, his first love, who had supposedly died, came back. Gu Ran: Oh, crap. As expected, the man immediately withdrew everything he had ever given her, coldly tossing out a single word: "Get lost." Gu Ran packed up and left in disgrace. To make a living, she started livestreaming online. The pampered canary of the past would now call anyone "Big Brother" for a price. Her livestreams grew more and more popular, and the tips kept piling up. One day, Ji Shiyu heard his sweet little darling calling other men "Big Brother" over and over, with business booming. "Thanks for the rocket, Big Brother." "Good night, Big Brother. Get some sleep." "Tomorrow night, I'll still be your little darling, Big Brother." Alone in the deep of night, Ji Shiyu tossed and turned, unable to sleep. At last, he realized that the thorns of his little rose had somehow sunk deep into his heart. He sent her a message: Don't call anyone else Big Brother. Come back. I'll keep supporting you. System notification: Message not delivered. You have been blocked by the recipient. Recently, Gu Ran, a newly popular female streamer on a livestreaming platform, has shot to fame. With her cute voice, beautiful face, and flirtatious charm, she can make any man fall for her and even make straight women swoon. She's been hailed as the streaming world's number-one flirt. They say there are enough rich men pursuing her to circle the globe three times. The wealthiest one is surnamed Ji. He can casually send her diamonds worth over a hundred million. It's only a matter of time before the top female streamer marries into a wealthy family. In response, Gu Ran went live to set the record straight: "He sent them. I didn't accept them." "I earn eight figures a year. Why would I get married?" Little Maiden Heart: Blurb When Meng Siwei was young, she loved Pei Chen with all her heart. Everyone at school knew she was in love with him. She pushed her school team to fight for first place just to hear Pei Chen say her name. She even gave up sports to cram day and night for her studies, determined to get into the same university as him. Unfortunately, some things are destined to depend on talent, like studying. On the day Pei Chen received his acceptance letter from a prestigious university, he glanced at Meng Siwei's dismal scores and walked past her without a word. When Meng Siwei got home, her mother was using a magnifying glass to search for some obscure college that would accept her. She opened her yearbook and finally found Pei Chen's message to her. It said: "You don't know your own limits." At last, Meng Siwei was truly heartbroken. She tossed the yearbook aside, picked herself up, and enrolled in a cram school. Years later, at a class reunion, someone told her that Pei Chen had come, too. Meng Siwei answered, "Oh," found the still-proud and dazzling man in the crowd, and thought her younger self had had pretty good taste. Then she chatted and laughed with everyone, never once letting her gaze linger on him again. Everyone there marveled at how much things had changed. Meng Siwei could not even be bothered to look at Pei Chen, while he had probably long since forgotten she existed. Until, one day, someone shared a video in their class chat. At night, Pei Chen held Meng Siwei from behind and pleaded in a voice message: "Don't go." In the age of short videos, traffic is king. While every department was struggling with publicity targets and KPI assessments, the City Public Security Bureau unexpectedly cracked the secret to going viral. Their policewoman Meng Siwei appeared on camera for the first time, sending face-loving viewers into a frenzy and earning a million likes. The second time, she took down two burly men with her bare hands. The bureau capitalized on the momentum and released a series of public service videos, including "Officer Meng Shows You How to Watch Out for New Types of Drugs" and "Preventing Telecom Scams with Meng Siwei." Their KPI figures soared, leaving official accounts everywhere green with envy. Before long, someone dug up an old, long-unused social media account belonging to Meng Siwei, the secret behind the viral success. A heartrending story about her youthful pursuit of a boy was exposed. Just as the whole internet was moved to tears on her behalf, the viral star herself finally showed up again Meng Siwei: "That's ancient history. Deleted. Don't bring it up." "The large-scale matchmaking event for eligible young people in XX City: I'm contestant number 152. Click the link below and join me in finding your perfect match! Registration link: www.IWantToBeSingleNoMorepcsjb.com" Theme: Work for your own living, and you'll have food and clothing.