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The chairman of Yuanjiang Group has only one daughter. Rumor has it that the young Miss Zheng is beautiful, socially adept, and one of the few capable heirs among Yizhou's rich kids.

Then the chairman was convicted and sentenced to death. The young Miss Zheng didn't even bother pretending anymore. She sold the company, then left Yizhou without looking back.

She vowed to set her soul free, and her first destination was a plateau three or four thousand meters above sea level.

With the scorching sun overhead and oxygen thin, Zheng Jiaxi stood unsteadily on the edge of a cliff, just to catch a glimpse of the scenery below.

Suddenly, a warm, strong hand clamped around her forearm, holding on no matter how hard she tried to shake it off.

The owner of the hand seemed to have gotten the wrong idea and tried to persuade her: "A bad life is better than a good death."

Zheng Jiaxi found it amusing. She wanted to see what kind of bodhisattva was so fond of meddling, and it turned out the man was exactly her type from head to toe.

A wild impulse took root, and she blurted out, "How about tonight? Let me feel what makes life worth living."

At the time, Chen Sen had just one thought: He seemed to have run into a "lunatic."

Two or three thousand kilometers from the plateau, a small southern city had abundant rain, lush vegetation, and more oxygen than anyone could breathe in.

Chen Sen had barely stepped into the internet cafe when the girl at the front desk hurried over to complain.

Pointing to one of the computer stations, she grumbled to the boss, "Brother Sen, she's the one who beat up Bozai! I've been keeping an eye on her for ages. Don't let her off easy!"

Chen Sen narrowed his eyes at the graceful figure. He pressed too hard with his fingertips and accidentally snuffed out the cigarette he'd only smoked halfway.

Amid the choking, swirling smoke, he clenched his jaw and said coldly, "She's someone I can't afford to mess with, either."

When they met again, Zheng Jiaxi recognized Chen Sen immediately.

But he acted as if he'd lost his memory and pretended not to know her.

A friend asked curiously, "You know him?"

After thinking it over, Zheng Jiaxi tossed out an offhand reply: "You could say that. I owe him a little something."

"What do you owe him?"

"A debt of affection?"

"..."

The rainy night was hot and humid, and alcohol once again became the catalyst for losing control.

Chen Sen wrapped an arm around the woman's waist, the feelings in his heart having surged countless times already.

He asked in a low voice, "Zheng Jiaxi, are you serious this time?"

Reader's Guide:

*The female lead has an ex. The male lead doesn't.

*Not a road-trip story. They reunite right from the beginning. Happy ending.

*Cool guy X feisty girl

New blurb dated 2023-05-19 (screenshot saved)

Blurb for upcoming novel No More Than Moonlight:

Xu Shufan made two decisions that outsiders found hard to understand.

She took in the daughter of a deceased friend and quit the best Grade-A Tertiary hospital in the city.

Her days went on as usual, and the transition to Xu Shufan's new job went smoothly.

The private hospital she transferred to was grand and luxurious, with air conditioning in the conference room so cold you'd think it was free.

Xu Shufan answered every question seriously, but the man sitting across from her tapped his pen against the table and asked in a curious tone, "Unmarried, with a child?"

Jiang Yicheng's probing gaze seemed to see right through Xu Shufan, leaving her confused.

"May I ask how that relates to the job?"

They were strangers, with no history of bad blood. Xu Shufan simply assumed that this major shareholder behind the hospital was looking for a fight out of boredom.

Until she happened to hear Jiang Yicheng's opinion of her.

It was just one word: fake.

-

Jiang Yicheng had never cared much about getting married or starting a family.

It took every trick the Jiang matriarch had up her sleeve, desperate for a grandchild, just to get her son to add a blind date on WeChat.

The woman said her surname was Xu. She'd graduated from a prestigious university and was a dentist. After a brief interaction, Jiang Yicheng quickly reached a conclusion.

Beautiful on the outside, but empty-headed. A bona fide "pretty face."

What Jiang Yicheng hadn't expected was that the "pretty face" he looked down on would become one of the hospital's biggest names, while acting like she didn't know him at all, a complete contrast with her warm attitude on WeChat.

Most shocking of all, she had a child.

"Mr. Jiang, we haven't met before, have we?"

"Are you sure?"

"Do you have a problem with me?"

Not only did he have a problem with her, he was also becoming interested in her.

-

Late one night, before the man's shadow could fall over her, Xu Shufan slapped him without hesitation.

"Such a fake."

"Mm. I am."

Jiang Yicheng's breathing turned uneven as he leaned down to whisper in her ear.

"Don't you think the child is missing a father?"

Theme: Saving yourself, again and again