A Pond of Starlight

Please follow my new book, There Really Is No Secret Crush [An ambitious business tycoon x a glamorous, prickly streamer] Xia Xingxiao sent a WeChat message to her best friend. She typed and deleted, hesitating for ages, before finally shutting her eyes and hitting send. Star-Eating Star: [I accidentally slept with my ex. Do I have to take responsibility?] Her best friend replied instantly: [Shi Yanchi??? Should I start calling you Mrs. CEO? I saw that trending topic and knew there was something going on between you two.] It all started when the famous financial news anchor Xia Xingxiao was preparing to wrap up an interview with her usual cool detachment, only for the president of MUSE to call her out. With effortless poise, Shi Yanchi stopped the cameraman from turning off the camera. Adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses, he said, "Oh? Reporter Xia asked about my relationship status?" Xia Xingxiao: ... Shi Yanchi turned openly toward the livestream camera, the corners of his mouth lifting. "I have a girlfriend. Things are going well between us." On the very first day after MUSE president Shi Yanchi returned to the country, he took over the top headlines on both the financial and entertainment charts. [Netizen 1] Boo-hoo, President Shi has a girlfriend. I'm heartbroken. [Netizen 2] I bet there's something going on between those two. I've never seen Anchor Xia make that face before. [Netizen 3] An anonymous insider says they were together in high school. The more people dug, the more fascinating it got. Piece by piece, the story of their time at Haicheng High School came together: a first love that had ended without ever going anywhere. Xia Xingxiao couldn't be bothered with the gossip. She tossed her phone back into her bag and looked coldly at the refined, haughty man before her. "If you have a girlfriend, why are you here giving a statement?" Shi Yanchi's gaze darkened. He wrapped his arms tightly around her from behind and murmured into her shoulder. "My girlfriend slept with me, but won't give me a title. All I can do is try harder." Xia Xingxiao's cheeks suddenly warmed, as if time had turned back several years. Beneath the magnolia tree, Shi Yanchi's peach-blossom eyes were half smiling, half resentful. "I'm such a great catch, and I still don't have a girlfriend. Does that make any sense?" [Reading Notes] 1. Both leads have only ever been with each other, and this is both their first love. 2. The plot is melodramatic. The professional details are sourced from the internet, so I recommend buying one chapter at a time. 3. Extreme fans of the female lead are not welcome. You don't have to tell me if you're dropping the book. Please respect one another. (The blurb was written on September 7 and has been screenshotted.) Please add my upcoming book, The Heiress Has a Problem, to your collection. [An arrogant, high-maintenance heiress & a cocky bad boy] A malicious heiress and a mad dog even crazier than she is On the day her arranged-marriage match proposed, Ye Shengsheng got herself a shiny new pair of horns. Her fiance had cheated on her with her best friend, the very person she used to tell everything to. Who knew what her friend had been saying behind her back, but that very same day, Ye Shengsheng became the target of everyone in their social circle. She pulled one lonely name off her blocked list and, for the first time in three years, sent him a message: [I'm getting married next week. Interested?] Bian Che, heir to the Hengyi Group, was rebellious and flamboyant. In Ye Shengsheng's words, he was a complete jerk. Who could have guessed that these two, always butting heads, would end up as the bride and groom at the wedding of the century? Ye Shengsheng was perfectly calm. She'd already made up her mind: keep the child, get rid of the father. She'd have an heir. What did she need a man for? Unfortunately, after countless sleepless nights and aching hips and knees, half a year of trying still hadn't brought any news. Bian Che seemed even more eager to get divorced than she was. He bought her fertility charms and pregnancy guides, and even flew home just for her ovulation window... "Traditional Chinese medicine says we shouldn't do it too often, but we can make each session last longer." "Western medicine says the woman-on-top position makes conception easier." Since he was so invested in having a child, Ye Shengsheng figured the infertility had to be her fault. She never expected that even she, a woman who prided herself on knowing men inside and out, could misjudge someone. Staring at the sterilization report, she seethed. Bian Che, you've got some nerve... No, you don't have any balls at all! That night, Bian Che had barely walked through the door when the divorce agreement came flying at him. He ignored Ye Shengsheng's fury, calmly unbuckled his belt, his eyes brazen and wanton. "When you dumped me, you said a man wasn't worth playing with twice..." "Now I'm going to make sure you get your fill!" Theme: Promoting the power of China's homegrown new energy industry.