Porcelain, Not Artemisia

My next novel will be Exclusive Desire. Please add it to your reading lists, ladies!

Reunion after a long separation / pursuit after a breakup / perfect match / face-slapping and falling in love

[Arrogant, dashing, and refined x earnest, honest, and adorable]

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Xu Yi first meets Zhou Zeyan on the third day after she hurriedly takes over the porcelain sculpture workshop.

The man wears a black trench coat, his figure tucked into the spring scenery and falling blossoms as he leans lazily against a mottled stone wall.

Elegant and distinguished, his expression cool and distant, he seems completely out of place in the dilapidated, noisy surroundings.

Xu Yi assumes he's just a well-mannered debt collector.

Then she hears his low, magnetic voice, its question tenderly drawn out as he softly says her name.

For a fleeting moment, it feels as though the two of them share the familiarity of people who have been apart for many years.

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Zhou Zeyan has been betrothed since childhood.

They first met when he was seven. His grandfather's comrade-in-arms was invited over and brought three-year-old Xu Yi along.

The boy was rebellious and unruly, hated being tied down, and made no secret of his dislike for her.

But the little girl, looking like a New Year painting doll, never tired of toddling after him and calling him "big brother" in her baby voice.

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Their second meeting comes twenty years later, when Xu Yi is surrounded by creditors on all sides.

Her slender, delicate figure is wrapped in a light pink cotton-linen dress, revealing a section of smooth, pale leg. She is a far cry from the round, adorable little girl who used to follow him around calling him big brother...

In the dazzling spring light, her skirt billows freely in the breeze, and Zhou Zeyan's heartbeat inexplicably loses its rhythm.

Unfortunately...

The young woman not only doesn't remember him, but politely and kindly tries to comfort him.

"There's no need to feel embarrassed about collecting a debt!"

Zhou Zeyan: "..."

Fine!

A debt of love is still a debt! He really shouldn't hold back!

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Zhou Zeyan has always had a knot in his heart. The woman he likes has not only forgotten him,

but even the name saved in her phone is spelled completely wrong.

He secretly swears that sooner or later, she'll have to make it up to him, with interest, using his full name.

Until one rainy night,

Zhou Zeyan finally gets his wish, holding her captive in his arms as they cling close and whisper questions to each other.

"Baby, who am I?!"

In the deep night, rain patters against the banana leaves. In a wild, feverish dream, he makes his girl say his name over and over, all night long...

Reader's guide:

Mature content, one-on-one, happy ending, four-year age gap

I plan to write Exclusive Desire next. Here's the synopsis. Please add it to your reading lists!

Entertainment industry / mutual pining comes true / healing each other

[Sweet-and-sultry, angelic white swan who can be sweet or cool x wolfish, charming, scheming b-king]

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Everyone in the industry says Wen Yu used her stunning looks to climb into the bed of a powerful tycoon, her career sailing smoothly all the way to becoming a hot new star.

Only Wen Yu knows the truth. As an entertainment-industry wage slave walking on eggshells, that persona was just a way to avoid getting caught up in sexual-harassment rumors. The tycoon was someone she'd secretly hitched a ride on, too.

But her good fortune didn't last long. A washed-up nobody copied her entire rise to fame, becoming a piece of sticky gum she couldn't shake off.

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Shen Jiayun is a newcomer who debuted with top-tier resources. Arrogant, sharp-tongued, and haughty, he relies on a face that outshines everyone else to keep his small but loyal fanbase of beauty enthusiasts.

He mooches food and lodging, rides her coattails for publicity and couple promotions, and eventually becomes the "snail gentleman" by Wen Yu's side, doing the laundry, cooking, walking the dog, and feeding the cat.

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Later, Wen Yu's career takes off, and her rival arranges a smear campaign against her.

Just as she's at a loss, the influential marketing accounts that used to be the first to change their tune suddenly switch sides and lead the charge in defending her studio.

The industry's highly coveted major projects also start coming her way.

After repeated investigations, all the behind-the-scenes investors point to the tycoon she had pretended to promote.

As an entertainment-industry wage slave, Wen Yu feels like she's gotten herself into trouble, so she nervously goes to confront him.

In the dim light, the flint of a lighter scrapes with a dull sound.

The man cups his hand around the flame and lights a cigarette. Through the swirling smoke, his narrow eyes are deep and captivating.

"Come here and let your sugar daddy hold you."

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Isn't this the very same "snail gentleman" who was just asking after her over the phone?

A story about #A CEO Who Becomes a Washed-Up Celebrity for Love and Turns Mutual Pining into True Love#

and #An Entertainment-Industry Wage Slave Really Does Hitch a Ride on a Sugar Daddy#

This story is connected to the upcoming novel next door, Spoiled Darling.

The synopsis was posted on September 15, 2024, and has been screenshotted.

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