Lost in a Beautiful Night

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Blurb:

[Down-and-out heiress x feral newcomer]

The most rebellious thing Zhu Yu did in high school was fall secretly in love with Zhou Liangye, her brother's sworn enemy.

Zhou Liangye was a stray dog, vicious in a fight and unwilling to bow to anyone. On the eve of his graduation, Zhu Yu pretended to stumble and threw herself at him.

Instead, he caught her by the wrist.

"Miss Zhu, is this supposed to be fun?" His voice was hoarse, his smile cold and thin.

Later, Zhu Yu graduated from university and her family went bankrupt.

She became an auctioneer and asked someone in their circle to auction off her family's antique furniture.

Every last piece of furniture ended up in Zhou Liangye's hands.

By then, Zhou Liangye had built a business from nothing and opened an architectural design firm. He had become a rising elite, full of confidence.

The rising tycoon was taken with the once-wealthy heiress's gentle manners and good breeding, and proposed marriage to Zhu Yu. She did not refuse.

On their wedding night, Zhou Liangye pinned Zhu Yu onto the luohan bed he had bought at auction.

His dark eyes were clouded with drunken haze, a cold, arrogant smile on his lips.

"Miss, whatever you can have, I can have too." His hot breath fell against her ear as he declared, "You belong to me too."

Zhu Yu knew their marriage was a transaction.

She would work for him to reassure his elders, while he would help her family through its financial crisis. Once the deal was done, she flew abroad to clear her head, then mailed him divorce papers.

To her surprise, Zhou Liangye arrived, road-weary, and blocked her doorway.

"Zhou Liangye, is this supposed to be fun?" Zhu Yu asked.

At her words, a trace of laughter suddenly slipped into Zhou Liangye's gloomy eyes. He bent down and bit her lip fiercely.

"It's incredibly fun."

* From the heroine's perspective, a secret crush comes true; from the hero's perspective, marriage first, love later

* Happy ending

Upcoming title Moonlight's Greed:

Mei Zhen grew up in the mountains. As soon as she graduated from high school, her family planned to marry her off.

Her childhood friend Song Qiang took her and ran to the city.

Song Qiang worked as a driver for the prominent Shao family, driving the head of the family, Shao Beian, around every day.

At Song Qiang's pleading, Shao Beian let Mei Zhen move into the Shao home, where she worked as a housekeeper while continuing her studies.

The peaceful days passed one after another, until one day Song Qiang came stumbling to find Mei Zhen.

"A Zhen, Mr. Shao agreed to promote me." His face was filled with panic. "The condition is that you have to be with him."

In Mei Zhen's eyes, Shao Beian was a god dwelling among the clouds.

The god was all-powerful, yet would occasionally stop in front of her, show her kindness, and ask about her studies.

Until the day Song Qiang came stumbling to find her.

She slowly walked into Shao Beian's study and raised a pair of bewildered eyes.

He held out his hand, his gaze gentle yet deeply intimidating.

"Xiao Zhen, you've finally come."

Young housekeeper x powerful tycoon

A near-forced-possession trope

Theme: Never lose the courage to strive for a better life