Broke, but the Beloved of the Wealthy!

[This story will switch to a paid model on March 17. The paid chapters are 20-47, so please be careful not to purchase them twice!]

[Self-reliant, sunshiny shou who works hard and makes his own way x upright, aloof gong who is actually clingy and a devoted husband]

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Bian Yu had been poor for over a decade. Because of money, he had given up nearly everything, including his dignity and self-respect. Then one day, he suddenly realized that all those years of working himself to the bone for money had been a joke.

He was actually the "real young master" from one of those melodramatic novels?!

Damn it! Can someone pay him back a ton of money?!!!

The newly acknowledged young master of the Gu family was different from everyone else in high society.

His desire for money and his mercenary nature were plain as day, yet instead of competing for status in the Gu family, Bian Yu struck out on his own and started a business.

When business partners deliberately made things difficult for him, he didn't get angry. He downed glass after glass of "apology wine" with a smile still on his face, bowing to apologize and bending down to pick up money...

"Other than his face, there's nothing worth looking at."

Yet no matter how haughty or mocking the people in their circle were, that bright, sunny, almost cheap-looking smile never left Bian Yu's face.

His brash drive and exuberant ambition were written all over him. He seemed to... shine.

So the people in his circle called him vulgar and low-class, all while being unable to look away.

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The domineering CEO Alpha was gentle and courteous, always gazing at Bian Yu with tender affection as he pursued him with great fanfare. Behind his back, though, he told a friend in a flat, disdainful voice, "He's just a greedy little thing. Nothing special."

Later, all he could do was crouch on the ground in a sorry state, looking up at Bian Yu and asking bitterly, "I have plenty of money. Don't you want it anymore?"

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The second-generation heir once angrily warned Bian Yu, "Don't get any ideas about things that don't belong to you!" Later, when he awkwardly tried to confess, Bian Yu looked at his puppy-like, moist eyes with an air of hesitation.

"But you know the Gu family doesn't want me to start a business. How can I get married without money?"

In an instant, all the second-generation heir could think was, "He wants to marry me!" His mind filled with pink bubbles as he eagerly helped Bian Yu network, running here and there like an obedient dog.

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The heir who had also climbed up from the bottom watched coldly as the others laughed and schemed to mess with Bian Yu. When they excitedly asked if he wanted to join them, he only said, "I can't stand these little ducks who sell their smiles over drinks. Just keep him away from me."

He hated that Bian Yu had saved someone else instead of him. He hated that Bian Yu was friendly to every other man but treated him like a stranger!

Later, after Bian Yu punched him and left half his face swollen, the heir lay on the ground, staring at him almost obsessively. "You're so hot..."

But Bian Yu didn't even deign to spare him a glance.

Bai Shiyu had surpassed his father to become the sole heir from the moment he was born. He was at the pinnacle of both business and the arts, and treated everyone with the same cool detachment. He was a moon to be admired from afar, so cold he could leave people frostbitten.

Bian Yu pursued money and power, accustomed to plotting every step and calculating every smile.

When a man like that fell for him, it would be a shame not to take advantage of it...

But to Bai Shiyu, this was only natural. He loved Bian Yu unilaterally and was perfectly willing to be used.

He wanted to watch Bian Yu climb step by step to the top of the mountain, to see the most genuine blazing sun surrounded by flowers...

Until he saw another man take Bian Yu home with his own eyes. Bai Shiyu, always known for his upright character, stood silently behind the door. The veins stood out on the back of his hand as he gripped the doorknob, his heart filled with resentment.

He held himself back even as he yearned.

After that, Bai Shiyu abandoned his famed aloofness. He wrapped his arms around Bian Yu's waist on the back of a jet ski, clung to him with that untouchable face and refused to leave when drunk, and became like a clingy, silent pine tree in the snowy landscape of a foreign country...

Bian Yu was used to men fawning over him. He schemed against Bai Shiyu at every turn, yet with every step, he moved closer to the sincere heart Bai Shiyu offered him.

The biting ice melted in the warmth, then began to boil.

They welcomed it all.

[Mutual firsts, one-on-one romance, happy ending!

The scheming, jealousy, and getting caught up in passion are all here!]

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My next novel, in my author page: The Drama Queen Isn't Chasing Him Anymore!!

Blurb:

[Cool on the outside, fiery within and infuriating shou x tough guy whose mouth is even harder than his attitude]

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Huai Fan was a troublemaker who loved to make a scene, and he always picked on Qian Nan, the asshole he'd grown up with.

In front of their parents, they acted like lifelong friends. In reality, whenever they got together, sparks flew. They'd fought and fallen out more times than those unlucky couples who'd broken up and gotten back together eight hundred times.

Then one day, Huai Fan suddenly realized that the asshole had turned out rather handsome...

He decided to graciously make peace with Qian Nan. No, wait, he meant hold hands and start dating.

That night, Huai Fan excitedly sent a message to his future boyfriend: [I'm going to start pursuing you!]

Even Qian Nan, who had grown used to being tormented by him, felt a chill run down his back when he got the message. [Who are you?]

Beware of a new kind of pig-butchering scam.

The two people least likely to get together ended up dating in an incredibly clingy relationship for six whole years.

Then, after another huge fight, they broke up for good. Qian Nan coldly left the country without a word, and the two lost all contact.

Qian Nan became an ex-boyfriend. Huai Fan stood at the airport with tears in his eyes, looking like he had two runny fried eggs for eyes.

The above was all a dream Huai Fan had.

The first half was what he had really experienced, while in the second half, he was still in the middle of pursuing Qian Nan.

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After waking up, Huai Fan was so furious with that asshole Qian Nan that he could barely stand it!!!

How dare that asshole usurp his position! And then treat him coldly after breaking up?!

Worst of all, how dare he make Huai Fan cry until he looked like a pair of runny fried eggs?!!

In a fit of rage, Huai Fan grabbed his phone and sent the asshole a flood of messages, accusations, and insults.

[We're breaking up! You scumbag!!!]

Qian Nan, who had been following a flirtation guide step by step and was just about to accept demurely, looked at the guide, then at the message. He fell silent for two seconds.

[Is the pig-butchering scam over?]

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Qian Nan was a university student with boundless energy. Every day, he'd go for a morning run, eat breakfast, and go to class. He'd still have time for a game of basketball at noon, then drag Huai Fan, who always had a lazy lamb's spirit, off for a swim at night. Their days were full of playful bickering.

He was handsome, athletic, smart, and dependable. He had the face of a cool guy who thought he was God's gift to the world, but unfortunately, he also had a nasty mouth that only his friends got to hear.

Of their ten fights growing up, Qian Nan had started six, Huai Fan had picked a fight in three, and in the remaining one, they'd both genuinely gotten so angry that they stopped speaking.

So when someone said "We're breaking up," Qian Nan didn't think much of it, even though they'd never actually been together.

But this time was different. Huai Fan suddenly seemed to have learned to keep his distance and started avoiding him.

He stopped bombarding Qian Nan with messages, stopped calling him sweetly to ask him to bring milk tea, and even stopped putting food he disliked onto Qian Nan's plate...

Qian Nan was furious, but he was confident no one else could come between them. He just waited for Huai Fan to get fed up and come to him with a coquettish complaint: "Qian Nan, how could you do this to me?"

He'd spoiled Huai Fan ever since they were kids. Huai Fan couldn't put up with feeling uncomfortable for even five minutes.

He waited.

He waited and waited. The stubborn Qian Nan got nothing, only a string of men trailing after Huai Fan, one after another. They were more skilled and clingy than the last!

Qian Nan gritted his teeth. He stopped being stubborn and forgot all about his cool, reserved flirtation guide. One day, he casually said, "Aren't we supposed to be following an enemies-to-lovers plot? So I should be your boyfriend by now, right? Or we could skip a step... I could be your husband instead."

Huai Fan: "...?"

What kind of new flirting-through-arguing trick was this?

Theme: From humble beginnings to a brilliant future.