The Pinnacle

The whole novel is free. The author can't be bothered to divide it into chapters, so most of the later chapters are around ten thousand characters long.

A chosen business-warfare maniac rich lady who makes sure her husband gets what he wants x a devoted, crazy man who follows his wife because she gives him what he wants

Crazy scale:

Male lead: puppy level. Explodes when angry, clings when happy, and gets red-eyed and pouts when upset.

Female lead: demon level. Smiles while stabbing people, slowly takes their lives, and wipes out the Hong Kong stock market whenever she's annoyed.

[Also known as Madly in Love. Melodramatic, with an unstable cast in both mental state and character. Love after marriage x first marriage, then love x business warfare x going completely unhinged.]

Blurb:

Ye Chiyi successfully dated the philandering heir to Fengwen Group for five years, only to get cheated on.

Leng Linyan's reason for cheating on her was simple and blunt: "I've fallen in love with someone else. She's the daughter of Hong Kong's richest man, and she's better than you in both status and character."

At the same time, the daughter of Hong Kong's richest man cheated on her childhood sweetheart, Leng Jihan, who was Leng Linyan's younger brother.

Her reason was just as simple and blunt: "You're an illegitimate child. He's the rightful heir."

To marry the heiress without a hitch, Leng Linyan forces Ye Chiyi to marry Leng Jihan.

When one melodramatic disaster after another lands in Ye Chiyi's lap, she accepts it.

Because Leng Linyan is right: she isn't above it all!

Soon, Ye Chiyi seeks out Leng Jihan, whom she barely knows, and convinces him to marry her.

And then this happens...

Leng Jihan calls Ye Chiyi a locust, while Ye Chiyi calls Leng Jihan a bastard. They trade insults!

In the end, their magical duel turns physical. Leng Jihan tackles Ye Chiyi, and Ye Chiyi smashes a wine bottle over his head, leaving him covered in blood.

The process of "convincing" him was a little bumpy, but Leng Jihan still agrees to marry her.

Married life isn't smooth for the two of them either.

On their wedding night, Leng Jihan runs off and beats up Leng Linyan.

After spending the night alone in their new home, Ye Chiyi goes to the Leng family the next day to retrieve her husband, and even takes a slap meant for him.

Leng Jihan can't understand why this wicked woman is defending him. She's clearly cruel, so why pretend to be a chaste and loyal wife?

Ye Chiyi only tells him, "We're husband and wife. You should defend my dignity the way I defend yours."

"If you want to live off me, I can provide for you. Just don't cause me trouble."

Leng Jihan feels that his masculine dignity has been trampled.

So he decides he'll live off her, but he'll do it proudly!

Leng Jihan is the illegitimate son everyone in Hong Kong laughs at. After Ye Chiyi marries him, she gets mocked too.

After their wedding night, Leng Jihan leans against the headboard, his muscular chest covered in her scratches. "They stole your fiance, and they stole my fiancee. Two unlucky people like us make a perfect match."

Ye Chiyi sneers. "No. They're the unlucky ones."

Dark clouds gather outside, but her smile is radiant. "Just wait and see. I'll make everyone kneel and beg me for mercy."

She'll stop at nothing to make it happen.

*

Ye Chiyi and Leng Jihan's marriage is born of betrayal and compromise.

Deep down, both of them have secrets they'd rather keep hidden.

They are the most intimate of spouses, whispering to each other in bed at night.

They are also the most treacherous of enemies, stabbing each other in the back behind the scenes.

This is a contest between madmen.

Who will reach the top in the end?

Theme: Keep your cool.