The Last Page

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Blurb

[Transformed, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic VS Gentle and Strong Despite Being Just as Tragic]

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Shi Yinyin runs away from her wedding and hides out in Nanhu.

There, she unexpectedly meets him. His face looks so much like that of her first love, who has long been buried in the cemetery.

But he isn't him.

The day they first meet, the hospital corridor reeks of disinfectant, and she can't help but lose focus.

The director says, "His name is He Shian."

People say his identity is a mystery, and that he's cold, dangerous, and not to be trifled with.

Her best friend warns her not to play with fire.

But Shi Yinyin seems bewitched, falling for his looks again and again.

It's her birthday that night.

The candlelight flickers atop a cake covered in cherries, and the flutter in her heart is almost unbearable.

She rises onto her toes to kiss him, but he turns his head away. His breath burns against her ear. "Shi Yinyin... Do you know who I am?"

Shi Yinyin doesn't understand.

Not until later, when she sees the last page of the merit book at Tingyu Temple. Year after year, someone has written the same words in two different hands: "May Yinyin be safe and well."

The first signature belongs to her deceased first love.

The second is He Shian.

#The fog lifts, and at last I see you.#

#On the last page, a tender voice and half a sigh.#

Reading Guide:

1. Important: This is not a substitute romance.

2. Reunited after years apart | Rekindled love | Miscommunication | A little regret and remorse | HE

3. The story contains many authorial liberties, all in service of the plot. Please don't read them as reflecting the author's personal values.

4. The emotional push and pull caused by their lack of information runs through two-thirds of the story. It's about 320,000 words long, so please be patient as you look for the answers.

5. Romance-focused, with the career serving the plot. The male lead is two years older than the female lead.

6. One-on-one romance, both leads' first time. No one is perfect, and neither are any of the characters.

[Blurb revised on 2023-10-31 and saved with a screenshot.]

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By the time Su Li goes to great lengths to meet Shen Bozhou, her life is already a complete mess.

Her career has suffered one disaster after another, her love life has been betrayed, and her father has suddenly become critically ill. His only wish is for her to marry into the Shen family of Hong Kong.

She agrees.

Each gets what they want from this marriage: she wants his power and influence, and he covets her... Nobody can say what the young master of the Shen family is after.

On their wedding night, he moves to the guest room, telling her, "I'm used to sleeping alone."

Before the door closes, Su Li calls after him. "What about the promise you made me?"

The man turns back, his gaze unreadable behind his glasses. "We'll see how you do."

She does just fine.

She's gentle and sensible, never oversteps, and never expects him to care much about her.

Until one day, he discovers that the "vitamins" she takes every day are actually sleeping pills.

That night, Su Li steps out of the shower and sees the man who claimed he was "used to sleeping alone" leaning against the head of her bed.

He pats the space beside him, his voice languid. "I've been having trouble sleeping lately. Come sleep with me."

Su Li thinks this is just another part of their arrangement.

But after that night, Shen Bozhou seems like a different person.

He indulges her every whim and grants all her wishes.

Little by little, Su Li starts to waver. Maybe he likes her too.

But just as she is almost convinced that genuine feelings have taken root in their marriage, she unexpectedly hears him, slightly drunk, laughing with his friends:

"Why get a marriage certificate if there's no love involved?"

"If I get tired of her one day, at least her household register won't show that she's been divorced."

After sobering up, Shen Bozhou notices his wife growing colder toward him by the day.

Then half the clothes disappear from the master bedroom's dressing room, and a message pops up on his phone: [I'm tired of you. Thanks.]

Later, Hong Kong's high society is in an uproar.

The young master of the Shen family does every outrageous thing imaginable to win back his ex-wife.

The usually composed man pins her against the bathroom wall, obsession burning in his eyes.

Su Li snaps, "Shen Bozhou, you're a liar!"

He chuckles softly, his fingertips brushing her cheek. His voice is hoarse. "Yes, I am."

#In this half-dreaming, half-awake world, you are the only desire I surrender to with a clear mind.#

Theme: Someone will always love your brilliant radiance and the shadows behind you.