My Business Partner Is from Ancient Times

**What’s it like to find a handsome man in ancient-style clothing in your bedroom in the middle of the night?

The beautiful man has clear, dewy eyes, like a fresh little cabbage just waiting to be picked. He’s clearly terrified, yet puts on a brave front and claims to come from a realm beyond this world. Shang Ruyang’s heart practically melts. Wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth, she grins and moves closer. “Poor thing, don’t be scared. Big Sister will take good care of you... Ahem, I mean, help you get rich...”

Feng Juncheng unexpectedly gained the ability to travel through time and space. The first person he met was a young woman from another world. She looked gentle and harmless, just like the docile little rabbits those powerful families kept in their inner quarters, ready for anyone to manipulate. He put on the air of an aloof sage and spoke mysteriously. “I, Feng, come from a realm beyond this world. As long as you obey me, I’ll guarantee you a life of wealth and security.”

Until...

After a few exchanges, they stared at each other from across the room, sparks flying.

Shang Ruyang: “Pah! We’re both old foxes. Why are you putting on a ghost-story act for me?”

Feng Juncheng: “The ancients were right: women and petty people are hard to deal with. But how did you see through my scheme?”

Shang Ruyang (dismissively): “Ever heard of an anti-scam app?”

Blurb Two:

A strange stroke of fate binds two souls from a thousand years apart.

Shang Ruyang: “I thought I’d gotten myself a Doraemon, and that getting rich would be a piece of cake. Turns out he’s a lawless lunatic with a completely shattered moral compass. I could put up with him calling people ‘audacious rabble’ and ‘mere ants,’ but this ancestor is a master at setting traps and swindling people. If someone annoys him, he sends them straight to their physical afterlife. I tried explaining modern rule of law to him, and he just sneered, ‘When I act, that is the law.’”

Feng Juncheng: “I must have been blind to think that this commoner from another world was gentle and harmless. She quibbles over every little thing and is miserly about food, clothing, housing, and travel, and now she’s always trying to manipulate and scheme against me. Hah! She doesn’t know her place! Back when I was turning the tides of the business world, her ancestors were probably still playing in the mud!”

Reader’s Guide:

1. A modern-day little fox versus an ancient, scheming King of the Underworld

2. Both the modern and ancient worlds in this story are fictional settings

3. The male lead can travel back and forth between ancient and modern times. He will settle permanently in the modern world by the end.

Theme: Sincerity is the ultimate weapon.