Echoes from a Lonely Island

Echoes from a Lonely Island

[Blurb]

Wen Nuo's boyfriend of a year cheated on her, treating her like dirt from head to toe. At the very end, with his arm around his mistress, he told her, "The connections she has are beyond anything you can imagine."

Wen Nuo really couldn't imagine it. Who in Bincheng could possibly have more clout in the legal profession than the Wen family?

The youngest daughter of the prominent Wen family of Tianhe had taken a terrible fall in love.

Just as she decided to give up on men, she met a man with a face straight out of a dream.

Cool and aloof by nature, he became the gentle older brother in her heart, though he deliberately kept that side of himself hidden.

Back then, Wen Nuo thought Fu Chengyu was no more than a sweet little interlude in her life.

2. Everyone in Bincheng's high society knows that Fu Chengyu has two major grudges.

One is against the uncle who, for his own selfish ends, drove Fu Chengyu's parents into ruin.

The other is against Wen Yanyue, Tianhe's top lawyer, who insisted on defending Fu Changchi and pleading not guilty.

Until one day, Fu Chengyu hurried back from abroad just to attend the youngest daughter of the Wen family's graduation ceremony.

A busybody asked, "Second Young Master Fu, have you made peace with the Wen family?"

The first time Fu Chengyu spoke of the Wen family of Tianhe, he had a smile on his lips. "No."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. You really couldn't judge by appearances. The rumors that the Fu family was about to marry into the Wen family of Tianhe couldn't be trusted.

Fu Chengyu pictured Wen Nuo's eyes, red as a rabbit's whenever she was upset. His voice turned wistful. "I just took something precious from her. I can't pretend nothing happened."

The gossiping crowd: "!!!"

// Wen Nuo x Fu Chengyu

// An internationally renowned lawyer, admired by all yet modest and reserved x Mr. Fu, ruthless and decisive in business

[Reader's Guide]

1. Mutual devotion, both virgins. The heroine heals the hero. They've known each other for years, though the heroine doesn't know it at first.

2. 90% sweetness.

3. The legal details aren't professionally accurate; some things are based on the author's assumptions. The legal aspects serve the romance, so please don't scrutinize them.

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Tonight, Adrift [Coming Soon, No. 1] Please add to your collection!

On the night her father remarried, Xu Ran wandered into an absurd seaside party.

Her youthful face made her easy prey, drawing countless malicious gazes.

When people heard she was a film school student, they all egged her on to sing.

She refused, and someone tugged at her until she fell at his feet. That was the first time she met Zhuo Shuwen.

His eyes lowered, he said coolly, "Don't give the girl a hard time." He sounded impatient, but it worked.

She wasn't bothered again for the rest of the night.

They didn't speak again, but sat together and listened to the sea all night.

Later, he made her a star and gave her the best opportunities. She was the only woman by his side.

Everyone in the industry envied her good fortune.

Only she knew she looked like someone else, a woman he loved but could never have.

On the night she decided to leave, she was interviewed and asked about her love life. Xu Ran, who usually avoided the subject, smiled at him in the crowd, three parts tipsy.

His expression was indifferent. He looked at her, but she couldn't tell who he saw when he looked through her.

Xu Ran: "Do you know what happens to a ship that runs aground?"

"It may dock for a little while, but in the end it has to leave, because it never truly belonged to you."

Later on,

The one who wanted to leave never managed to go.

A port sprang up at the far end of the city. Year after year, ships came and went, yet one pleasure boat remained moored there.

People in the industry joked that Young Master Zhuo spent a fortune on a woman.

Zhuo Shuwen struck a match, fighting the craving in his heart without lighting his cigarette. His gaze kept drifting to the young woman in the distance, and he smiled helplessly. "I've already fallen for her. What does money matter?"

There Is Dawn and Dusk in This World [Coming Soon, No. 2] Please add to your collection!

[Marriage Before Love]

[Lu Kening | Pei An (Pei Sinian)]

1.

Lu Kening got married on a whim, introduced to an older schoolmate who'd graduated a few years ahead of her.

They said he had once been a famous figure at their school, but she'd grown up dependent on others. To escape the family that had stolen her parents' property and wanted to bleed her dry, she'd spent all her time juggling school and work. She'd never bothered to find out about any of that.

The day they registered their marriage was the first time she'd met Pei An.

Clutching the prenuptial agreement she'd drafted herself, she stared at the famous musician she often saw on entertainment programs, more shocked than clearheaded.

"Are you... Pei Sinian?"

"Yes. Should I sign here?"

"N-no, you don't need to sign it." Her assets probably weren't even worth the royalties from one of his songs.

2.

Pei Sinian became famous at a young age, writing hit song after hit song, but no one had ever seen him with a girlfriend.

Then someone spotted him frequently visiting a bookstore on a street corner, where he'd sit all day.

Rumors spread that he'd fallen for one of the women who worked there, but most people thought he was just there for inspiration. After all, he was known in the industry for being solitary and keeping people at a distance.

At last, the paparazzi captured footage of Pei Sinian and Lu Kening together.

He held a book up on the highest shelf. She went up on tiptoe but still couldn't reach it. The man chuckled and said he'd only help if she begged him.

She was exasperated but had no choice. Reluctantly and halfheartedly, she brushed her lips against the corner of his mouth.

"Pei An! Hurry up and get it down for me!"

3.

It was a minor earthquake in the entertainment industry. Everyone flocked to Pei Sinian's Weibo account, demanding an explanation.

Pei Sinian, who usually avoided social media, made a rare appearance online.

He scrolled through six pages of comments and fished out one that had sunk to the bottom.

[Could the talented Pei have secretly gotten married? Maybe that woman isn't his girlfriend, but his wife?!!]

Only then was Pei Sinian satisfied enough to reply: [Yes, she's my wife. She doesn't like being bothered, so please leave her alone.]

Everyone: [???]

Theme: Keep a positive outlook on life.