The Delicate Youngest Daughter of an Eighties Millionaire

Everyone in business says Qu Ling is a ruthless man, rebellious and untamed. Getting on his bad side is scarier than offending the Emperor of Heaven. He struck out on his own at fourteen, and in just ten years he's become a famous big shot in the industry.

Wei, a nouveau riche businessman, is a real people person. After working with Qu Ling once, he declared them kindred spirits despite their age difference and offered to introduce his precious daughter to him.

Everyone looked at Wei: broad-backed and burly. Then they looked at his son, tall, strong, and round. They urged Qu Ling, "Sons take after their mothers and daughters take after their fathers. Brother Qu, make sure you don't bring home a tigress."

"What if Wei's daughter takes after her mother?"

"That'd be even worse. If she takes after her mother, she'd look like her brother!"

Not long afterward, tall, handsome, and stern Qu Ling returned with a little fairy as lovely as a lotus rising from the water. Everyone's jaws dropped. This was Wei's daughter?!

*

Wei Fu was as lovely as her name suggested, with rosy cheeks, red lips, and pearly teeth. She was a delicate young lady. She'd heard that Qu Ling was wild and untamable, practically a lone wolf.

Unfortunately, her father insisted on introducing them, and she was anxious about it.

Later, she realized Qu Ling was always staring at her, as if he wanted to tuck her into his pocket and keep her by his side at all times.

What kind of wolf was that? He was clearly a clingy big dog!

*

In his youth, Qu Ling lived in the mire.

He curled up in a street corner like a homeless dog. A young girl bent down and spoke to him softly and kindly. Her little face tried to look brave, but she couldn't hide her fear. Her two glossy black braids drooped and trembled gently.

Don't be afraid. The vicious young boy wanted to say that, but in the end, he only shook his head in silence.

The girl became the one lodged in his heart, impossible to cut away, but he wasn't good enough for her.

He had a dream. When he woke from that long dream, all he remembered was a lonely grave and the pain of having his heart cut out. In the drizzle, he stood in a black suit and said, "If there's another life..."

Reader's Guide:

1. The main story is told from the heroine's perspective.

2. Set in an alternate world.

Blurb archived on October 16, 2022.

Theme: Cherish the present