The Ultimate Hunting Ground [Broken and Mended]

■ A shrewd, money-minded woman x a lovesick, devoted golden retriever

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Blurb:

Ever since she was a child, Fang Xia had an unusually strong desire for money.

The first time she saw Xie Yan, aside from his strikingly handsome face, what caught Fang Xia's eye first was the expensive watch on his wrist.

Fang Xia then launched a series of carefully targeted moves, and managed to win Xie Yan over in just five days.

But their relationship lasted only four months.

It began with the young master of the Xie family falling in love.

It ended with the young master of the Xie family in unbearable pain.

As for Fang Xia, the culprit, she took forty million and flew to the United States after ending things over the phone.

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Xie Yan was born with a cold, detached nature. While friends in his social circle were busy jumping from one relationship to the next, he was occupied with racing, polo, fencing, and more...

He had no interest in dating, nor did he have the time.

He never expected that a whim after returning to China, simply going to a friend's company to sign a contract on their behalf, would lead him to the one fate he couldn't escape.

Those five days seemed to be the time Fang Xia spent on her conquest.

In reality, in Xie Yan's heart, they were enough to take him from love at first sight to being completely in love with her.

Xie Yan had imagined countless reasons Fang Xia might break up with him, and had taken precautions in advance, but he never imagined she would do it for money.

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When they met again four years later, Fang Xia once more boldly and proactively appeared before Xie Yan. A single embrace was enough to bring him to his knees.

Childhood friend: "That woman is up to no good. She might be looking for you to take responsibility for someone else's kid."

Xie Yan: "She must still like me. Otherwise, why come to me instead of someone else?"

Childhood friend: ...

Mrs. Xie absolutely refused to let her son be played by a woman like this, so she took out the recording of her negotiations with Fang Xia from four years ago.

Listening to Fang Xia demand forty million instead of the original twenty million as her breakup fee, Xie Yan was very pleased.

Xie Yan: "She loves money, and I have money. We were made for each other."

Mrs. Xie: ...

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Notes:

1. Single-couple romance, happy ending.

2. Urban business-warfare plot, interspersed with flashbacks to four years earlier. The heroine's personal storyline takes up more of the story.

3. 70% of the chapters are paywalled, with a 24-hour delay.

Theme: Fortunately, there is still light.