Playing Nice

Novel blurb:

As everyone knows, Jiang Ke'er is Lu Tian'an's little shadow. To marry into the Lu family, she gave up her position as the second daughter of the Jiang family, abandoned her career, and cut off her friends. From then on, she hid her temper and her sharp edges, pretending to be sweet for love.

But it is never that final straw that breaks the camel's back.

After two years of marriage and two years of being neglected, Jiang Ke'er learned the truth about her marriage from Lu Tian'an's childhood sweetheart. At last, she understood that she had been nothing but a joke from the very beginning, and that no one could ever replace the woman he held in his heart.

Having seen through everything, Jiang Ke'er left without hesitation.

When they met again, Jiang Ke'er had already claimed an important place for herself in show business. With her stunning looks and superb acting skills, she had become one of the industry's hottest rising stars. Countless admirers chased after her, eager to curry favor.

Watching Jiang Ke'er drink and make merry with all those men vying for her attention, Lu Tian'an approached with a cold expression. “Mrs. Lu, don't forget, we're not divorced yet!”

Lu Tian'an discovered that the woman he'd spent years searching for, the one he'd always held in his heart, was Jiang Ke'er!

Lu Tian'an: “You said that year you'd watch me win the championship. Did that mean nothing to you?”

Jiang Ke'er: “Who takes a child's words seriously?”

With that, she got into another man's car right in front of Lu Tian'an.

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The aloof head of the Lu family, newly crowned snooker heartthrob Lu Tian'an, had always despised the glitz and darkness of show business. He even refused to humor reporters in post-match interviews, yet now he had appeared on a film set. Everyone was stunned!

Pointing to his assistant behind him, Lu Tian'an instructed, “Hand out the coffee to everyone. Thank you all for taking care of my wife.”

Everyone: “Wow...”

Jiang Ke'er: “???”

Lu Tian'an: “Darling...”

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Blurb:

Su Tang first met Lu Zhou at a train station in a small town on China's southwestern frontier.

Though he was dressed plainly, the man had a lazy, distinguished air about him. The watch on his wrist and the camera by his side were both worth a fortune. In every way, he seemed like an outsider.

When he saw Su Tang, his dark eyes suddenly lit up, like a languid lion spotting the prey it had long been yearning for.

The next time she saw Lu Zhou was at a banquet attended by the elite of Beicheng's antique trade. Su Tang had traded her work clothes for a shimmering gold, backless evening gown. With her hair pinned up high, she nervously entered the venue and looked up, only to meet those unfathomable eyes again.

“We meet again so soon.” The man's voice was cool, almost nonchalant, but his eyes were still alight.

The first time, a misunderstanding had led Su Tang to mistake him for “a walking 500,000 yuan reward*.” Now that the misunderstanding was cleared up, she had come not only to apologize, but also to ask him for a favor.

But she'd mistaken the young master of an antique-dealing family for a spy scouting the mountains, then indignantly reported him. Su Tang curled her fingers, unsure how to bring herself to ask for help.

The man seemed to see how awkward she felt. Setting down his crystal goblet filled with red wine, he led her slowly out of the banquet hall. “Having trouble with a restoration project? Would you let me take a look?”

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Everyone said that Lu Zhou seemed like a different person lately.

He'd never cared to associate with the academic world, but now he went to the research institute every day. Once so laid-back, he now worked from dawn till dusk, practically living in the restoration room.

And he was no longer cold, either. When Su Tang came to him for help, he didn't just patiently break down everything he knew for her. Once he was done, he'd even ask gently, “Did you understand? If not, I can explain it again.”

Everyone guessed that Lu Zhou had fallen in love all over again, smitten with Su Tang, the beautiful graduate student at the research institute who specialized in artifact restoration.

Lu Zhou could only shake his head helplessly. How could this be a new romance? He'd been adrift in love for years.

From the very beginning, when he caught a fleeting glimpse through the classroom's floor-to-ceiling windows of Su Tang reading by the window with her hair tied in a high ponytail, he couldn't look away. Unfortunately, Su Tang had eyes and a heart only for her studies. After all these years of secretly loving her, it had taken an artifact to finally make her remember his name.

*Legend has it that reporting a spy earns a reward of 500,000 yuan, so “a walking 500,000 yuan reward” refers to a spy.

Blurb:

In a single day, Chu Fang personally brought her five-year relationship to an end, then signed with Jingyuan Pictures, a rival company.

The day after signing, Chu Fang traveled alone to a remote mountain region in Guizhou to film a drama. As soon as she arrived on set, she ran into the new boss's eldest son, Jiang Xing, whom his father had sent to be her driver...

Their relationship began with hostility and mutual dislike, making peaceful coexistence seem impossible.

Gradually, however, their constant clashes shifted into an indefinable, delicate tension.

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Chu Fang: “Jiang Xing, a spoiled young master like you belongs in a world of indulgence, wasting your days away amid bright lights and wild parties. That's your proper path. I really don't understand why you insist on making trouble here with me.”

Jiang Xing: “Then do you believe someone in real life would wait for you without hesitation for five years?”

Chu Fang: “I don't. Well, I wouldn't say I don't believe it. I do believe there can be beautiful love in this world. I just don't believe it can stay unchanged forever. Besides, five years is a long time. People change. No one is irreplaceable.”

Jiang Xing: “Are you really so afraid of people finding out about us? Am I so shameful to you? Have you ever even once made room for me in your future?”

Chu Fang: “Do you think we have a future?”

Jiang Xing: “Wait for me. Just wait a little longer. I'll grow up soon, and I'll be able to give you a place to shelter.”

Chu Fang: “Everyone says I'm ambitious, but no one ever believes that all I want is to find someone who truly loves me and live a peaceful life together.”

Theme: If you fall in love, keep loving.