The Banker

[The author has changed pen names to Fu Congfu and now mainly writes strong female leads. Please visit the new profile.] Blurb: My name is Zhuang Wen. I once loved a heartless man. Jiang Cheng and I got married and lived together. His friends called me “sister-in-law,” but Jiang Cheng never loved me. He gave all his love to a woman he didn’t even dare touch. In the twenty-two years he’d known me, he never remembered my birthday. He held a wedding with me to provoke the woman he loved, Xia Tianqing. He even married me only because Xia Tianqing said, “Wenwen is a good girl. Don’t let her down.” What a joke. He’d already let me down completely. I had nothing left. Stories always say, “The one who loves more is the loser.” But sometimes... The one who loves more is the dealer. The things the beloved think they’ve won so easily will one day be lost again, every last one of them. Reader’s Guide: 1. Originally titled "Reading This Will Send Your Blood Pressure Through the Roof". I changed it because the title seemed unlucky. 2. An old-school setup: the abused heroine wakes up to her own worth and fights back. The male lead gets sent straight to the crematorium, with no getting back together. 3. The whole novel has been substantially revised because the original setup didn’t meet the rules. Please read it again. 4. Please treat each other with respect and leave comments rationally. The heroine’s pairing is Wang Hengxi. - - A novel under my other pen name (It’s still me, just with a different secret identity): [Ongoing] "You’re So Annoying" Author: Fu Congfu 1. Jiang Gao likes Wei Shuyun, and everyone knows it. She pursued Wei Shuyun for over a decade, spanning almost their entire school years. When Wei Shuyun was sick, she brought him medicine. When bullies picked on Wei Shuyun, she put bags over their heads and beat them with clubs. When Wei Shuyun’s parents both died and his relatives swindled him out of everything he owned, she even stepped forward and said she would adopt him, leaving everyone speechless. When everyone thought they would either end up together or never speak again, they made their choice clear by cutting off all contact. It’s said that someone once overheard Wei Shuyun, who had never lost his temper, tell Jiang Gao in a school building hallway, expressionless: “You’re so annoying.” 2. Wei, a professor at S University’s School of Architecture, is a bachelor nearing thirty and a real catch. He has a house and a car, no living parents, a stable job, and good health. Most importantly, he has a very good temper. But his friend discovered that he has one odd habit: He regularly buys women’s clothes. The problem is, they aren’t even his size. Why does he buy them? 3. The secretary noticed that their CEO Jiang had been distracted lately. When asked why, Jiang replied nonchalantly, “I miss my husband.” The secretary: Get a grip. You’re not even engaged. Then CEO Jiang disappeared the very next day. When she returned a while later, she’d gone from unmarried to married, with a handsome man at her side who treated her like a treasure and was afraid she might so much as bump or scrape herself. The secretary: ? That’s efficiency for you. No wonder she’s CEO Jiang. Wei Shuyun was helpless against Jiang Gao his entire life. The harshest thing he said to her in all those decades was, “You’re so annoying.” Even that was something Jiang Gao taught him to say. Headstrong female boss × Gentle, refined househusband P.S.: Told from the male lead’s perspective. The heroine doesn’t suffer; the male lead gets a little angst, but at heart this is a different kind of sweet romance. [Coming Soon] "Her Dependent" Author: Fu Congfu I. After her dream of becoming a singer fell apart, Jiang Mu lost her sense of self for a while. She became a personal trainer and rented a little place with thin walls. She no longer turned the bathroom into a recording studio just to sing. Her days were dull and uneventful. Then she met Fu Naiqian. At first, she was simply captivated by his looks. She thought he was beautiful and refined. He was 1.9 meters tall, yet had an extreme air of vulnerability. So she wanted to pour everything she had into building the most exquisite birdcage in the world, just to give this fragile bird somewhere to live. So she protected him, sheltered him, and made him hers. Then she fell deeper and deeper. He leaned against her and said: “Even if you gave me nothing but a single branch, I wouldn’t leave you. But if you aren’t happy, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.” At last, someone was willing to support her unconditionally, willing to stand beneath an empty stage and listen to her sing. She would show him just how worthy she was of his love. II. The more successful Fu Naiqian’s life was, the more boring it became. He disliked people looking at him with eager flattery or ingratiation. He would rather appear before everyone as a down-and-out, penniless scholar. Then he met Jiang Mu. At first, he was simply entranced by her singing. He thought the woman’s voice had a kind of magic, one that made it impossible to forget her even a year later. He could still hear her voice in his dreams in the middle of the night. So he approached her, seduced her, and depended on her. Then he fell deeper and deeper. She held him and said: “I’ll hold you like this, and keep holding you like this, even if you hurt me.” At last, someone saw through his awful, deeply insecure life and was willing to laugh and kiss him without reservation when he acted out the most. How could he ever bear to hurt her, even a little? He was happy to be her dependent, watching her shine and rise to the top. Cheerful, mature woman × Scheming, beautiful man The male lead is powerful yet fragile, so their dynamic may have a pronounced female-dominant feel. Please take note if that bothers you. Theme: You have to love yourself before you can love someone else.