For the Romance of Deep Harbor

Li Xiujuan took a liking to Liang Xuyin, the man who "rescued" her.

One early morning in 1994, Liang Xuyin drove an expensive Bentley to Yongji Bridge.

The Hong Kong media called him "the youngest grandmaster of martial arts." He owned a mansion and had a fortune worth hundreds of millions.

Among a crowd of wealthy young men, Li Xiujuan chose Chen Jin as her stepping-stone.

Chen Jin's friends warned him, both openly and in private, about how deliberately Li Xiujuan was pursuing him.

Chen Jin swirled his wineglass, crooked one finger, and she came over.

Li Xiujuan leaned against his car, her thick, curly black hair spilling over her shoulders.

Chen Jin approached with interest.

Li Xiujuan tapped the car door. "Is this yours? Can you take me for a drive along the river?"

He opened the back door and took out a bottle of Moet Chandon. "My house is by the sea. We can drink champagne together and watch the sunrise."

Li Xiujuan leaned close to his ear. "...Come with me."

Chen Jin spent lavishly on the beauties of Zhugang.

They called him "the ship that never docks."

Who would have thought that one day he'd be sitting in a roadside food stall drinking champagne with a woman in a bespoke gown?

To get Liang Xuyin, working girl Li Xiujuan used Chen Jin, the carefree, rich playboy, as a stepping-stone.

Chen Jin knew the score, of course. In a materialistic society, what kind of woman hadn't he met?

He'd seen every kind of beauty, yet he could put up with this woman's vulgarity and bizarre tastes. He'd reach into his pocket with his refined hand, bend down to put the high heel she'd deliberately kicked off back on her foot, and lift the trailing hem of her bespoke silk gown.

◆ The glamorous transformation of a poor working girl

◆ Fake socialite x playboy. Flawed characters, read with care.

◆ Set in the 1990s

Theme: The hardships before you are only temporary. Hold on to your original aspirations and don't lose yourself.