I’ll Give You an Island

[VIP chapters begin at chapter 75. Start shipping the couple from chapter 39!! The male lead doesn't appear before chapter 39; the story mainly follows the female lead's rise to fame. Chapters 63-65 are recommended. The next book will be about the side couple: A Catlike Boyfriend's Guide to Love.]

Blurb:

[Real Estate Tycoon VS Travel Influencer]

Many people think those who travel to deserted islands are reckless lunatics who don't care about their safety. But to travel blogger Song Xinxin, it's simply another journey in life.

She'd wanted to visit a deserted island for ages, but figured a video about visiting one on its own wouldn't attract many viewers without an interesting theme.

Seeing that her relatives, who ran a restaurant, were seriously overweight and couldn't lose any weight no matter what they tried, she had a sudden idea: a deserted-island weight-loss challenge.

Her younger brother and cameraman, Song Chenrong, her younger cousin, Tang Meike, her older cousin, Tang Haiqian, and Song Xinxin herself made up the four-person team heading to the island.

There was the theme. It was more challenging than a regular travel video and had a hook, but it would be more comfortable than a survival-on-a-deserted-island challenge.

2.

After going viral online, Song Xinxin met Lu Kezhe on the deserted island.

At first, she thought Lu Kezhe was the very definition of dangerous, creepy, and perverted. She didn't dare offend him, but didn't want to be around him either, so she planned to leave the island and keep her distance.

But Lu Kezhe said he wanted to join them.

Song Xinxin refused. "We're the deserted-island weight-loss group, and you're the deserted-island vacation group. It wouldn't work."

Lu Kezhe suggested, "What if we're the deserted-island weight-gain group? One group loses weight and the other gains it. Don't you think that would make for a more interesting video?"

3.

Song Xinxin saw how thin he was and thought he was beautiful, wanting to top him in a girl-boy relationship;

Lu Kezhe was thin but not weak. He already saw her as his future wife and vowed to top her in a boy-girl relationship.

She was levelheaded and didn't want to be tied down. Her feelings for him went no further than kissing;

he was crazy. His love for her skipped past confession and dating straight to a marriage proposal.

Song Xinxin: "Even if everyone says you're crazy, I know you're not. Deep down, I'm the real crazy girl."

Lu Kezhe: "No, I am crazy. I only seem a little more normal because I love you. I've always been extreme and selfish, except when it comes to you!"

**Note:

The satellite phone mentioned in the story is not like a Huawei phone; it's a much older technology. Huawei phones hadn't made that breakthrough when this story was published, so I won't revise the text. This clarification is provided here.

**Other:

1. Fictional story. Both leads are each other's first love and are virgins. Happy ending. They dote on each other.

2. The female lead isn't fat. She's not fair-skinned at first, but becomes so later. The male lead is a madman, extreme, and neither lead is perfect.

3. Chapters 32, 99, and 111 have been split. The complete versions are in the author's notes. They were split out because some readers might be squeamish. If you're squeamish, just hide the author's notes; the split won't affect the main story.

Chapters 107 and 118 weren't split because they couldn't be divided easily. Squeamish readers should skip them.

4. The deserted island is based on several real deserted islands in southern China. Although the story features travel to a deserted island, this isn't something I recommend in real life. Please don't go to deserted islands to imitate the characters and film videos. Safety first.

5. I don't support extreme weight loss. I only advocate healthy weight loss, or not losing weight at all. Health comes first.

6. The characters' opinions do not represent the author's opinions!!!

Blurb for A Catlike Boyfriend's Guide to Love:

1. Tang Meike first met Bai Xiangwen at her cousin's wedding.

She was a bridesmaid, and he was a groomsman.

She was her cousin's biggest fan. He was the groom's half-brother, though they weren't related by blood.

She had a grudge against her cousin's husband, so she took an instant dislike to Bai Xiangwen and egged on a group of relatives to get him drunk.

After the wedding, she saw Bai Xiangwen passed out on a stone bench in the park. Dressed in his white groomsman's suit, his cheeks flushed, he wouldn't wake no matter how much she poked him. Curled up, he looked a little like a white kitten.

She hated him so much. How could she think he was cute? It had to be her imagination!

2.

Tang Meike had an especially sweet face. In public, she was obedient and sensible; in private, she showed her claws and fangs.

Her cousin said Bai Xiangwen had never dated anyone, and that he was a capable, handsome, wealthy man. She wanted to set them up.

Tang Meike thought her cousin had been poisoned by love for her husband and was just extending that affection to his half-brother.

She acted sweet and obedient, but secretly wanted to tease him. "I hear you've never dated anyone. Want to try dating me?"

Bai Xiangwen didn't know she'd gotten the relatives to ply him with drinks at the wedding. He thought she was a sweet, well-behaved young woman, so her bold words caught him off guard. "We're family friends. If things go badly between us, won't it be awkward to see each other afterward?"

She pressed her lips together, trying not to bare her fangs. "Someone's been pursuing me lately. I've rejected him several times, but he won't take the hint. Since you don't want to be my boyfriend, you owe me one. You have to pretend to be my boyfriend and help me get rid of him."

He was easygoing and agreed.

She was supposed to be the well-behaved one in everyone's eyes, so why did she think he was the sweet one?

3.

She accompanied him on a journey to learn about his roots and ancestors. When he learned the truth about what had happened all those years ago, he cried.

Watching him cry, she, with her own easily moved heart, started crying too.

He said, "Do they think I'm something unfortunate, filthy, and lowly, so that's why they treated me this way?"

Afterward, she gave him a white cat cushion. "They say white cats symbolize good fortune, purity, and nobility. I'm giving it to you. Hug it while you sleep at night. It has a home now, so you can think of it as having a home too."

He hugged her and said, "Can we make a home together?"

Theme: Love in its free and unrestrained form