The Hermit Crab’s Spring

[Complete manuscript finished, daily updates]

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Li Xiaoxie was abandoned as a baby by the sea. The adoptive father who found him was a strange man with half his head missing.

To repay him, Li Xiaoxie spent the best ten years of his life by his adoptive father's sickbed.

After his adoptive father dies, Li Xiaoxie discovers he's a young man with nothing: no money, no job, and no partner.

Luckily, a gullible rich guy from out of town is willing to rent his old house.

One day later...

The gullible rich guy: "I want to join the household! I'll pay for my meals every month."

Li Xiaoxie: "?"

The gullible rich guy: "I'll do the dishes, too! Please consider it."

Li Xiaoxie is stunned. Is his cooking really that good?

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When Chi Bin leaves the capital, everyone around him is baffled.

After working so hard to become the go-to photographer for top stars, he walks away at the peak of his career.

But no one knows that he can't eat or sleep, and his health is on the verge of collapse.

A randomly selected plane ticket takes Chi Bin to a small seaside town.

At first, he thinks his taciturn landlord is a useless shut-in. Later, he discovers he's a hidden gem, a pearl lost in the ocean!

Chi Bin: "You might not believe me, but I've found a treasure!"

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Later, Li Xiaoxie becomes a food influencer with millions of followers.

Hater: "He's just some little influencer. Anyone can cook!"

The next day, the media reports: "Wealthy family finds long-lost youngest son after 30 years, gifts him shares in a ten-billion-yuan corporation!"

At that moment, Li Xiaoxie's super-rich fan club leader jumps up with a cry: "What did you say? My idol is my own uncle!"

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*Please note: The love interest has an ex, but things are completely over between them. He is absolutely devoted to the protagonist, and the two help each other heal.

[Coming Soon] The Big Shot Who Brings Bad Luck to Husbands but Not to Fairy Dresses:

"No one understands funeral arrangements better than I do."

So says Ye Jiaran, who has seen off several boyfriends in his 29 years of life.

After bringing bad luck to so many husbands, Ye Jiaran has resigned himself to staying single forever.

Good thing he's got a mental illness...

But big shots are a dime a dozen. A gorgeous big shot who walks onstage in a fairy dress is much rarer.

The type is right, the feeling is there. Sometimes falling in love comes as unexpectedly as stepping in dog shit.

Ye Jiaran is terrified he'll bring about another lover's death, and frets over every step of their relationship.

But this time...

Wait! Why is he the one having all the bad luck?!

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Bo Naihan grew up drowning in pain. Meeting Ye Jiaran was the one stroke of good luck in his miserable life.

But coincidences are the proof that fate exists.

Ye Jiaran turns his head and laughs bitterly. "I'm sick. Do you want to break up with me?"

"No," Bo Naihan answers firmly.

Later, to keep this ray of light by his side, Bo Naihan is forced to lie, dragged down by the past.

But sometimes lies aren't frightening. The truth is even more devastating.

After all, the chasm between them is made of the past and two lives.

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A rainy night, a murder, secrets, revenge...

A love hidden deep in the heart draws two generations into a painful tangle.

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[Reading Guide]

* The love interest isn't actually a cross-dressing big shot, but he is definitely a big shot!

* This is not a mystery novel! No investigations or hunting down criminals!

* One-on-one romance. The love interest is younger than the protagonist, but composed and successful in his career.

Theme: Face life head-on! Being alive isn't the goal. The goal is to live well.