Tokyo Bay

[Highlight: The novel is complete. Some edits have been made to avoid having it locked, but they do not affect readability. The revised version is written in the second person.]

Started on July 16, 2024

A short feminist story

Blurb:

At twenty-four, Fu Xiliu was parachuted into her family's group's Tokyo branch, drawing everyone's attention and causing an uproar in public opinion.

Men flocked to her, racking their brains to win her favor and hoping to rise from obscurity to greatness.

She thought it was laughable.

But Fu Xiliu didn't mind playing them like dogs. When she was in a good mood, she'd toss them a bone, and someone would come scampering over to fetch it.

She would pretend to be touched and praise them for being so sweet, then turn around and spend a fortune at her members-only club.

She was the club's most valued guest, and everyone from top to bottom did their utmost to provide impeccable service.

But at her birthday party, someone knocked over the champagne tower, killing her mood completely.

The manager brought the culprit over and made him apologize.

The young man kept his head bowed. His fitted white shirt was buttoned up with only the top two undone, and blood spread across his pale chest.

Fu Xiliu told him to look up, only to meet a pair of alluring, dewy peach-blossom eyes.

Her anger mysteriously faded. She asked the manager why she had never seen him before.

The manager bowed repeatedly and explained that the young man was new and still unworthy of serving her.

Fu Xiliu smiled. "That's all right. He'll be worthy in a moment."

That night, she made him the club's top earner by showering him with ten million yen.

As she was leaving, she smiled and pressed hard on the wound the broken glass had cut into him, watching as pain drained the color from his face. "You knocked over the champagne tower on purpose, didn't you?"

He smiled candidly. "It's a business with a huge return. Would Miss Fu really pass it up?"

Excellent. So brazen.

And so interesting.

Couple: A ruthless heiress who has renounced love × a seductive master of the game who plays the pig to eat the tiger

"Welcome to Tokyo. Here, you either make your dreams come true or lose everything."

★ Reader's Guide:

1. Older woman/younger man, two equally powerful leads, a true female-centric heroine, the male lead gets put through the wringer, and everyone is a villain.

2. A story written for my own enjoyment. No writing advice, please. If it isn't to your taste, kindly stop reading.

3. The events take place overseas and have nothing to do with our country. Our country is governed by the rule of law. If you encounter such a situation, use the law to protect yourself.

4. The work is not the author, and the author is not the work. Please don't conflate the two. Post negative reviews, warnings, and complaints elsewhere, not in my comments.

The blurb was screenshotted and saved on June 17, 2024.

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"I was crying alone, and you beside me asked,

So we live close together,

Until we shine."

- Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas, "Let Me Hear"

Theme: Love is a lie