Love's Passage

[Bonus epilogue updated. The full novel has been thoroughly revised. Please support the official version!] [New novel The Nightingale in Hiding is now underway! Please add the companion novel Night of Lost Ways to your library] *Age gap / groveling arc / mistaken identity heiresses *Power player from Beijing’s elite circle × ambitious, alluring temptress Blurb: When Ming Yang was desperate, someone gave her a tip: approach the most powerful man at a dinner party. But she knew there could never be a future between them. When news came that he was to marry for political advantage, she walked away without hesitation, ended things, and left the country. - After their breakup, her career took off. She became dazzling and extraordinary, her star rising ever higher. As for the stepping stone from her past, she had long since cast him aside. They met again at a familiar dinner party. She stepped outside to make a call, and when she turned back, her way was suddenly blocked. Ming Yang smiled sweetly. “A decent ex should act like we’re strangers, shouldn’t he, Mr. Shen?” The man stood in the shadows, the corner of his mouth lifting carelessly. Is that so? But when did he ever tell her she could use him and then toss him aside? Blurb 2: Shen Jinian is famous for his cold, abstinent nature. Though he’s busier than anyone, one day he suddenly appears on a film set and stays for months. No one knows why. At a bonfire party, everyone discusses their love lives. As it happens, both Ming Yang and he are single. In public, they act like they barely know each other. One day after filming, the male lead knocks on Ming Yang’s door, politely asking if she needs help getting into character. The room is so quiet it seems empty. He leans closer to listen. He has no idea that just beyond the door, the woman he’s looking for has just been lifted onto a table, holding her breath and struggling to hide the little sounds forced out of her. The man in front of her pushes her back and says only, “Make him leave.” Blurb 3: Ming Yang is the long-lost daughter of the Wen family. They searched for her for years and now cherish her like a priceless treasure. One day, damaging rumors suddenly surface, claiming she was kept by a wealthy man and had an abortion. Public opinion crashes down like an avalanche, and vicious comments flood the internet. A full day passes after the scandal breaks. That night, no one expects the first response to come not from her, but from Shen Jinian, the head of the Shen Group, who has never appeared in public: Shen Jinian: [I was fortunate enough to accompany her through every desolate year. She is the one and only leading lady of my life. @Ming Yang] She wasn’t reaching above her station. He was the one bowing to her. His public declaration leaves the whole internet in an uproar. And even more unexpectedly, the Wen family later steps in personally to claim her: [The eldest daughter of the Wen Group. @Ming Yang] - Shen Jinian has seen her eyes when she loved herself most. He has also seen her look at someone else exactly the way she looks at him. [To cross an endless sea of passion, and fall once, completely] Reader’s guide: 1. One-on-one romance / both leads’ first love / happy ending / five-year age gap 2. Fake sugar-daddy story / status difference / Beijing elite circle / possessive pursuit / mistaken identity heiresses 3. The heroine is devoted to her career. The hero later turns into a lovesick fool whose only goal is to claim his place in her life. The companion novel about her older brother is open for pre-orders. Please add it to your library! It’s next in line! Night of Lost Ways #Powerful man bows his head / groveling arc Blurb: When they were young and reckless, neither would back down when they clashed. After several confrontations with him, she was the first to retreat. Lin Tingsong accepted an offer without hesitation and left the city, determined never to see him again. I must never fall for Wen Hengzhi again, she thought. - For years after their breakup, she never set foot in Beicheng again. Work brought her back, and she never expected to run into him the very next day. As they reminisced over dinner, someone praised her idea: “That’s a great idea.” The mood was light, and Lin Tingsong joined in with a laugh. “My ex taught me.” When the evening was ending, she got up to go to the restroom. But when she came out, someone was waiting for her. He asked coolly, “I taught you?” She lifted her lips in a smile. “Did I say it was you?” - Wen Hengzhi × Lin Tingsong -He wants her to bow to him forever. They were young and inexperienced then, not yet aware of how deeply they felt. The new novel is underway and has plenty of chapters already. Come on in! Please add it to your library and show your support~ The Nightingale in Hiding #Beijing power player 🦊 × Hong Kong heiress 🦋 #Age gap / two wealthy families, marriage before love / old-fashioned father figure × proud, alluring temptress Blurb: Lin An, the new head of the Lin family in Beijing, is famously cold and indifferent to desire. Shen Qizhen, the pampered youngest daughter of Hong Kong’s Shen family, is proud and radiant. Beijing and Hong Kong are a thousand miles apart, and their personalities are just as different. When news of their families’ arranged marriage breaks Both cities erupt! - At a Hong Kong party after the wedding, Fourth Miss Shen is surrounded by admirers, as lively as ever. When a certain man suddenly appears, his unmistakable air of noble distinction immediately sets everyone abuzz. One admirer asks who he is. Shen Qizhen hesitates. “Well, we’re sort of acquainted…” Lin An remains perfectly composed. “Yes. My lawful spouse.” Everyone: “...?!” Could you two at least get your stories straight? 2: Everyone knows the marriage between the Lin and Shen families is purely an alliance of convenience. Shen Qizhen thinks so too. But after the wedding, things gradually start to feel off “This doesn’t seem quite right.” “What’s wrong with it?” Shen Qizhen falls silent, her face warm as she shoots him a reluctant glance. “I can sit by myself.” Lin An idly traces her waist with his fingertips and patiently reasons with her. “Mrs. Lin, I already gave in just now. I didn’t kiss you in front of your childhood sweetheart.” - At first, when people asked why they’d married, Lin An’s answer was: a family alliance. They would be courteous to each other, with no need for love and no burdens. But later, he was the first to want more. He loves her more than she could ever imagine. Why can’t she love him just a little more? “Qizhen, I’ll give you your freedom, but you have to let me love you too.” [Reader’s guide] - Both leads’ first love | happy ending | five-year age gap | Beijing-Hong Kong romance | ensemble cast | evenly matched leads - Marriage before love; the aloof, untouchable one bows in submission - Radiant, proud heiress 🦋 vs. seemingly abstinent, scheming power player 🦊 - A story about family backgrounds, with the kind of warm family relationships I love. An unconventional mistaken-heiress plot. - This is the story of the heroine’s older brother from Thorny Roses. His characterization stays the same, though the timeline may differ. The books are independent and can be read separately~ Theme: Keep striving upward and seize the wind that belongs to you.