The Moon Tide Is Hard to Fade [Reborn]

[Not a sweet romance, not wish fulfillment. There are quite a few painful scenes, and only the ending is happy. Anyone who can stick with it is a hero (salutes and thanks you).]

1.

On the Four Views Continent, a vast chasm separates great demons from the lowborn.

Chun Yan has a stunningly beautiful face, but was born into a low station. Without the means to protect herself, she fears her fate will be as bleak as a withering flower.

So she enters the Qi residence, hoping to win the heart of its master and secure her own future. But there, she catches sight of Miss Li, a woman of such lofty status that everyone envies her. Miss Li lets her gaze fall on Chun Yan for a moment.

From then on, Miss Li holds Chun Yan's heart in her hands, with her life at her mercy.

2.

Rumor has it that Chun Yan, the sickly Li Yu can's little maid, died in the Battle of Chushan.

No one mourned her, but Li Yuecan kept a lamp burning for her, afraid she might not find her way home.

Four years later, amid cries of “Lord Chun,” Chun Yan returned to her homeland. The shackles that had bound her because of her weakness had been broken.

The first thing she did was pull the moon she’d longed for into her arms. Tracing Miss Li’s lips, she said, “The more unattainable something is, the more I want to taste it.”

The pure, humble maid of the past was gone.

3.

Li Yuecan was stabbed to death by the head of the Qi family. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to seven months before the Battle of Chushan.

She thought of “Lord Chun,” with her alluring charm and teasing words, and decided there was still time to change everything.

She would teach Chun Yan to wield a blade herself, so she could point its tip at anyone who dared to hurt her.

Li Yuecan thought that if she could keep Chun Yan from being abandoned at Chushan, the light in Chun Yan’s eyes would remain as clear as before.

But she didn’t know that Chun Yan’s madness, ruthlessness, and cruelty had been buried in her soul from the very beginning. The Battle of Chushan had not been what set it off.

She had.

Blurb screenshotted and uploaded on May 4, 2024.

Reader's guide:

* Li Yuecan (shen). Protagonist is the bottom. Readers who favor the top should take care.

* A sickly, aloof, dignified bottom x a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside, crazed beauty top. The top is genuinely insane and plays favorites. She’s not a good person. Please don’t read if that bothers you. No need to tell me if you drop it, thanks.

* Both are each other’s first and only partner, physically and emotionally.

* The romance is angsty, exhilarating, sweet, and compelling. It’s exactly the kind the author likes.

* Another world with a demon-clan setting. The various details are just for fun, so please don’t overanalyze them. No ranking or comparison posts, please.

My next novel will be a girls' love story, The Upper Crust (Entertainment Industry): a down-on-her-luck heiress and minor celebrity bottom x a cold, irritable investor top.

The first time Chen Qiushan saw Song Wenhuai, she was carrying a cheap black backpack. The hems of her navy school uniform pants were rolled up three centimeters, exposing slender, pale ankles. On her feet was a pair of yellowed canvas shoes.

Her eyes were darker than most people’s, yet somehow bright. When she looked at Chen Qiushan, they held an unusual focus and sincerity.

Poor, clean, honest, well-behaved.

These were the words that came to Chen Qiushan’s mind. Then she tossed back her curled hair, openly revealing the determination in her eyes.

Chen Qiushan had two defining traits.

First, she had never failed to get what she wanted.

Second, she had a short attention span. Her interest came quickly and went just as fast.

After dating for half a year, Chen Qiushan lost interest and decisively broke up with Song Wenhuai, giving her a large sum as a breakup payment. She was sure she hadn’t treated her unfairly.

Song Wenhuai stared at the transfer on her screen and smashed her phone onto the floor.

Later, two major events shook high society.

Chen Qiushan was cast out of the Chen family, and the illegitimate daughter the Song family had brought home a few years earlier swallowed up the entire Song family business, landing Madam Song in the ICU.

Those who had once mocked the Song family’s illegitimate daughter now turned on Chen Qiushan, who was said to have had a falling-out with Song Wenhuai, and kicked her while she was down.

One rainy night, Chen Qiushan stood in front of Song Wenhuai, soaked through, a fire blazing in her eyes. “Help me.”

Song Wenhuai crossed her legs and gave her an indifferent look. Her voice was cold. “Help you? What’s in it for me?”

Chen Qiushan gritted her teeth and bent down, leaning toward Song Wenhuai’s brilliant red lips. Her closed lashes trembled like a butterfly about to take flight. Raindrops fell from her hair onto Song Wenhuai’s hand. Song Wenhuai’s fingers spasmed slightly, but she sat completely still and accepted this submissive kiss.

Though Chen Qiushan was the one pleading in grief, Song Wenhuai felt that even after all these years, she had still lost utterly.

Song Wenhuai also had two defining traits.

First, she never let an insult go unanswered. Anyone who had bullied her would be crushed into the dirt.

Second, Chen Qiushan was her one and only exception.

Blurb screenshotted and uploaded on May 4, 2024, as proof.

Reader's guide:

* I’m a simple girl. This is exactly my kind of story. If you like it, come on in. If not, just click the X~

* A down-on-her-luck heiress and minor celebrity bottom vs. an obsessive, crazed investor top. Age gap: four years, with the top younger. Happy ending.

* The characters aren’t perfect. Both leads have some flaws at first and grow as they learn to get along.

* They start dating after the top becomes an adult following her college entrance exams. The top’s mother is not a mistress, but the long-suffering first wife.

* The author isn’t part of the entertainment industry and doesn’t know how it works. Everything about the industry is made up; there are no real-life inspirations. Please don’t try to connect the story to anyone.

* Rational discussion is welcome. You can like or dislike the characters and plot, but please don’t abuse anyone or make personal attacks~

Theme: Recognize your own heart amid difficult circumstances, and strive to grow.