Miss Pearl [Broken Mirror, Mended]

My new lighthearted, satisfying novel, Resources Darling Idol [Entertainment Industry], is currently being fully drafted, with 140,000 words completed. I’ll post daily once pre-orders pass 50, so feel free to visit my author page and add it to your library!

[Rekindled Romance] Former heiress, meek and yielding heir to a classical floral art tradition x gentle, steadfast first love, elite lawyer

The Marriage Law does not recognize feudal dross

[Plot Version]

Mingzhu, an heiress stripped of her family name, struggles to get by with her mother. But her extraordinary talent draws the constant coercion of her fiercely controlling father, eventually tearing apart the family of her first love, Shen Chao.

To resist her father’s authority, Mingzhu gives up her beloved astrophysics. The once brilliant girl becomes a flower seller in the bustling world of mortals.

Fortunately, even after ten years apart, that young man is still waiting for her to return.

A popular online flower shop called Miss Pearl brings Mingzhu back into Shen Chao’s life. Rumors swirl about her identity, with some calling her a homewrecker and others a gold digger.

With Fan Mingjing pulling strings, Shen Chao returns to Mingzhu’s side, but what awaits them is another storm of trouble.

Her obsessive father threatens Shen Chao’s life and forces Mingzhu to accept an arranged marriage. The girl who has meekly endured the weight of power for ten years finally learns to fight back, just as her older brother wished. The girl who struggled to survive like a fragrant woodbine can at last bloom in all her fiery glory.

[Disclaimer: The characters’ professions involve floral art and law, but the author knows very little about these fields. Please treat this as a story, don’t take it too seriously, and don’t identify with any real people or situations. ~TOT]

[Daily updates]

[The full story is drafted, so read with confidence!]

New novel pre-order: Resources Darling Idol [Entertainment Industry]

Lighthearted, satisfying story [second-tier actress with industry connections x obscure actor with real talent]

Rong, a piece of jade in the hand, easily broken and in need of delicate care; rong, a tree in the mountains, resilient and able to shelter the climbing vine.

Ji Rong is Yan Sui’s die-hard fan. Three years ago, she boldly entered the entertainment industry for his sake, but she has now made it to the second tier while he is still languishing in the eighteenth.

Fortunately, Ji Rong is a player with money to burn, and she knows how to make it rain.

Cancel my contract? I’ll pay the penalty.

Want to rise in the industry? I’ll buy fake followers.

The show’s a flop? I’ll invest in it.

A relationship? What? There’s really such a good thing in this world!

Wait! He won’t think I’m using my influence to sleep with him, will he?

Ji Rong, an actress with industry connections, is a die-hard fan of Yan Sui, an obscure actor. She has been lurking in his fan group for years, watching his career remain steady and go nowhere.

She has done plenty of fighting with anti-fans, buying traffic, and writing long posts, all while quietly watching him rise.

Then one day, her biggest fan quits the fandom and exposes her identity!

[Plot Version]

Ji Rong, the entertainment industry’s number one actress with connections, coasts her way into the Golden Screen Awards, only to be stood up by the presenter at the ceremony and become a laughingstock inside and outside the industry. But she! Does! Not! Care! At! All!

Yan Sui, who has spent thirteen years in the industry and is still an obscure actor, is about to terminate his contract with his agency when he gets injured on set and faces a massive compensation bill. He’s at the end of his rope.

“You’re already in this state, so why not sign with me?” Ji Rong asks eagerly from beside his hospital bed, one arm in a sling.

Fresh out of surgery, Yan Sui looks her up and down without a word, as if he thinks she’s telling a joke.

So, to everyone’s astonishment, Ji Rong swiftly breaks with her generous former agency, Jiuhe Culture, sets up her own studio, and settles his contract penalty with ruthless efficiency.

With a powerful backer to rely on, Yan Sui appears on variety shows and takes supporting roles. Thanks to the backing of capital, his superb acting and good character win the affection of countless viewers.

When the great roc catches the wind, it soars ninety thousand miles.

Meanwhile, Ji Rong’s good luck is gradually running out...

“Do you really not remember me?” Ji Rong murmurs, touching the lone sandalwood bead on her wrist.

That gloomy hospital, like a prison; that ward filled with machines and the stench of death; the helpless girl, her hands bound to the metal bed frame, unable to move...

He was once the only light she had left in this world.

One scandal after another breaks: keeping a lover, promiscuity, acting as a pimp, gambling, assault, tax evasion... Ji Rong doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Even organized crime couldn’t rack up this many charges.

Looking at the little one sleeping peacefully in her arms, she suddenly understands the choice her mother made long ago.

She has spent her life as a flower in a greenhouse. From now on, she will become a tree in the mountains.

She starts a company, signs new talent, invests in new shows...

Years later, whenever people talk about Ji Rong, they can’t help but sigh: “That woman...”

There is never only one path in life.

What will be, will be.

Theme: The Marriage Law does not recognize feudal dross