Playing with Roses

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[The heroine's brother's story, Nightingale in Hiding, is now underway! See my profile.]

#Age Gap / Powerful Man Bows His Head / Pursuing Her After Losing Her

Blurb:

Shu Qingwan and Rong Yin once had a relationship.

But she knew their differences were too great. They could never have a future together.

When rumors spread in their circle that his white moonlight was returning to the country, she let him go and left.

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After returning to the country, she becomes a hugely popular inheritor of intangible cultural heritage. Then it is revealed that she was the woman in the famous qipao video that went viral years ago.

With her jade-like beauty, slender waist, and striking elegance, Shu Qingwan's popularity skyrockets.

When an interviewer asks about her past relationship, she doesn't dodge the question. She simply smiles and says, "He taught me to let go of anger and desire, and to see the truth early."

That day, he was right there, watching her say every word.

She had been by his side for many years.

But what he had taught her was to indulge in anger and desire, to give in to greed and longing.

Blurb 2:

Shu Qingwan is the long-lost daughter of the Lin family. After finding her, her parents feel they owe her a great deal and cherish her like a treasure.

Seeing that their younger son is always moving from one romance to the next while their daughter remains single, they specially arrange a blind date for her.

Naturally, the man meets her parents' approval and is one in a hundred.

She thinks there is no harm in trying a relationship.

But just as she makes up her mind, Rong Yin suddenly appears and says, "Long time no see."

The man is elegant and aloof, yet his presence is overwhelming. He disrupts the date, revealing all at once his forceful possessiveness and desire to claim her.

*The rose he watered with his own hands can only bloom for him.

[Side story]

Rong Yin is famous for his cold, ascetic nature. He has a villa deep in the mountains where he often stays for months at a time. All his friends know it.

But then rumors suddenly begin that the mountain villa is hiding a secret.

He isn't there cultivating his character at all. He is hiding the white moonlight in his heart!

The rumors spread, and his friends grow curious. At last, they decide to investigate while he's off guard.

Their plan goes perfectly, and they all manage to sneak inside.

But they never expected that their nighttime search would uncover not a white moonlight, but someone who had disappeared for days for reasons unknown...

Seeing the person run downstairs barefoot, holding up her skirt, someone exclaims in shock, "Qingwan?!"

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Rong Yin has seen what she was like when she loved him most.

He has also heard her say, "Mr. Rong, I have to get married someday."

"I saw a blaze begin on a lonely mountain."

Later,

she becomes the one who loves him unconditionally.

[Reader's guide]

1. One-on-one romance / both leads have had no previous partners / happy ending / five-year age gap / Beijing power-circle setting / mild coercive romance.

2. Beijing power player x alluring qipao beauty, faux ascetic x siren.

3. Includes a fake-and-real heiress storyline.

*The title comes from the verse, "Duckweed parts to reveal the green brocade pond; summer orioles trill among the roses."

*The earliest screenshot documenting the family-bond storyline is dated 24.04.07. Any imitation will be dealt with.

The story of the heroine's older brother, Lin An, is now underway! There's already plenty to read, so come check it out, dear readers~

Nightingale in Hiding

#Beijing power player 🦊 x Hong Kong heiress 🦋

#Age Gap / Two Wealthy Families / Married First, Love Later / Stuffy Father Figure x Proud Siren

Blurb:

Lin An, the new head of the Lin family in Beijing, is famous for his cold, passionless nature.

Shen Qizhen, the pampered youngest daughter of Hong Kong's Shen family, is proud and radiant.

Beijing and Hong Kong lie a thousand miles apart, and these two are just as different in personality.

When news breaks that their families are joining forces through marriage...

Both cities are in an uproar!

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At a Hong Kong party after their marriage,

Fourth Miss Shen is as popular as ever, surrounded by admirers.

When a certain man suddenly appears, his unmistakable air of nobility immediately sets off a stir.

Her admirers curiously ask who he is.

Shen Qizhen stammers, "Um, we're kind of acquainted..."

Lin An calmly says, "Yes. Her legal spouse."

Everyone: "...?!"

Could you two at least get your stories straight?

2:

Everyone knows the marriage between the Lin and Shen families is merely a union of convenience.

Shen Qizhen thinks so too.

But after the wedding, things gradually start to feel off...

"This doesn't seem right."

"What's wrong with it?"

Shen Qizhen falls silent, her face hot as she gives him a reluctant glance. "I can sit by myself."

Lin An's fingers idly trace her waist as he patiently explains, "Mrs. Lin, I already gave in earlier and didn't kiss you in front of your childhood sweetheart."

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At first, when people ask about the reason for this marriage,

Lin An gives one answer: a family alliance.

They would treat each other with respect, without needing to talk about feelings or bear any burdens.

But later, he is the first to want more.

He loves her more than she could ever have imagined.

Why can't she love him a little more?

"Qizhen, I grant you freedom, but you must also let me love you."

[Reader's guide]

-No previous partners | Happy ending | Five-year age gap | Beijing-Hong Kong romance | Ensemble cast | Equally matched leads

-Married first, love later. The aloof beauty bows her head.

-Radiant, proud heiress 🦋 vs. faux-ascetic, calculating power player 🦊

-Includes a family-background storyline. It also has the kind of family-bond plot I love, and a nontraditional fake-and-real heiress story.

-The heroine is the older brother from Roses in Bloom. His characterization is unchanged, though the timeline may differ. The two books stand alone and can be read separately~

Here's a recommendation for my newly completed book below. It's similar to Roses in Bloom and can be found in my profile!

Beyond Love and Desire

*Age Gap / Pursuing Her After Losing Her / Fake and Real Heiresses

*Beijing power player x alluring, ambitious beauty

Blurb:

When Ming Yang was desperate and out of options, someone pointed her toward a powerful man at a private dinner.

But she knew they could never have a future together.

When news of his arranged marriage broke, she cleanly walked away, ended things, and went abroad.

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After the breakup, her career soared.

She was radiant and stunning, her brilliance impossible to ignore, and her popularity kept rising.

As for the stepping stone she had once used, she had long since left him behind.

They meet again at a familiar dinner party.

She steps outside to make a call. When she turns back, her path is suddenly blocked.

Ming Yang smiles brightly. "A proper ex should act like they don't recognize each other when they meet, Mr. Shen."

The man stands in the shadows, casually lifting the corner of his mouth.

Is that so?

But when did he ever tell her she could use him and toss him aside?

Blurb 2:

Shen Jinian is famous for his cold, ascetic nature. Though he is usually busier than anyone, one day he suddenly shows up on a film set and stays for months. No one knows why.

At a bonfire party, everyone chats about their love lives. As it happens, both Ming Yang and he are single.

In public, they act like they barely know each other.

One day after filming, the male lead knocks on Ming Yang's door and politely asks if she needs help getting out of character.

The room is so quiet, it seems empty. He leans closer to listen.

He has no idea that, on the other side of the door,

the woman he's looking for has just been lifted onto a table. Her breathing is held in a thin thread as she desperately tries to hide the little sounds being drawn out of her.

The man in front of her pushes her away and says just one thing: "Make him leave."

Blurb 3:

Ming Yang is the long-lost daughter of the Wen family. They have searched for her for years and cherish her like a treasure.

One day, shocking allegations that she was kept by a benefactor and had an abortion suddenly come to light.

The scandal crashes down like an avalanche, and the whole internet fills with every kind of vicious comment.

A full day passes after the scandal breaks.

That night, no one expects the first response to come not from her, but from the head of the Shen Group, who has never appeared in public before:

Shen Jinian:

["I was fortunate enough to accompany her through every desolate year.

She is the one and only heroine of my life. @Ming Yang"]

She isn't the one reaching above her station. He is the one bowing to her.

His public declaration leaves the entire internet in an uproar.

What is even more unexpected is that the Wen family later steps in to claim her themselves: [The eldest daughter of the Wen Group. @Ming Yang]

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Shen Jinian has seen the way she looked at him when she loved him most.

He has also seen her look at someone else exactly the way she looks at him.

[To cross an endless sea of love and desire, and fall once, completely.]

[Reader's guide]

1. One-on-one romance / both leads have had no previous partners / happy ending / five-year age gap.

2. Faux-sugar-daddy romance / difference in status / Beijing power-circle setting / taking her by force / fake and real heiresses.

3. The heroine is focused on her career. In the later story, the hero is completely lovesick and only wants her to give him a title.

Theme: Promote intangible cultural heritage and let it shine