Flicker

Flirting / Love triangle / Everyone is evil

The female lead has character flaws. Please don't read if that's not for you.

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As the only daughter of a business tycoon in Yancheng, Ming Li enjoys endless indulgence and admiration. She's a dazzling gem, coveted by countless young men of talent and status.

But before all that, she was the most insignificant sort of person imaginable.

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When Ming Li met Yu Si in the depths of misery, he gave her two choices. The first was to stay at the Liujin Pavilion and eke out a miserable existence, relying on men to get by.

The second was to reach out and touch the sun.

Without hesitation, she chose the latter. Wearing the identity he gave her, she fought and clawed her way up, taking everything that had never belonged to her.

But Ming Li knew she was nothing more than the most exquisite puppet in his hands, the perfect pawn in his quest for power. So she was selfish and cold-hearted, weighing the pros and cons of everything.

To curb the influence of powerful interests, Yu Si had her approach Si Jibai, the rising star of the business world.

Ming Li accepted her fate. As long as she didn't have to return to the rotting slums, it didn't matter whose feet she grovelled at or what position she took.

What mattered was seizing this lifeline and clawing her way up.

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Until the day Ming Li traced Si Jibai's Adam's apple with her fingertip in a shadowy corner, pressed her red lips close to his ear, and looked up to meet Yu Si's dark, brooding gaze.

In this deadly game, only she gets to decide whether she'll be the hunter or the sacrifice.

Theme: Love and the lust for power