Her Jungle Law

Jiang Lili is beautiful, fierce, and ambitious. Yet she is also quiet, ruthless, and deliberate in every move, like a leopard stalking through the jungle. She enters the glittering world of high society and plays its social games as deftly as a card game, a master of the waves amid a raging storm. She sets her sights on the prize everyone covets and gradually makes her way to his side. But the story begins in a small town, at a construction site, in a humble shack, with a little girl who has never ridden an elevator. Born into poverty, she meticulously plans and carries out a high-risk, high-reward “ultimate magic trick”: winning the heart of an heir to one of the wealthiest families in the country. Will her breathtaking illusion succeed? This is a story about a gold digger. It’s about climbing the social ladder, plotting every move, scheming, and class. But it’s also about love, human nature, vulnerability, the fountain at dusk sparkling like golden rain, and who to call at three in the morning. In this world, love is the only true luxury. - The new story is complete and fully written. I’ve posted the whole thing all at once, and it’s free. While reading, please remember to add it to your favorites. You’re also welcome to follow me on Weibo: @KeLiXie - [Texas Hold’em scene] “Are you holding an ace-king?” she suddenly asked. Chen Yao hadn’t expected her to ask that. He’d never been caught off guard at the negotiating table, but this question made him pause. Jiang Lili looked at him, her deep amber eyes sparkling like a gem washed clean of dust. The setting sun gilded her face. She seemed to glow. But Chen Yao was still Chen Yao. “Then are you holding pocket aces?” he shot back at once. He rested his hands on the table, fingertips touching. Even under pressure, he remained perfectly composed, taking a pose that radiated authority. Like a lazy tiger, he didn’t mind her making a move. In fact, Jiang Lili’s question made him smile. Jiang Lili met his gaze calmly, but with every passing moment it felt as though a great weight were pressing down on her. Not because of the young man’s handsome face, but because of the immense wealth and social standing he represented. But she held her ground. She did more than that. She calmly watched him, even as he watched her. Only then did she let a hint of defeat show. She gathered up the leaf-shaped chips with her slender fingers and smiled. “You have ace-king,” she concluded calmly. Chen Yao pressed his thin lips together, but quickly concealed his reaction. Her cleverness made him treat her as an opponent for the first time that day. “But you don’t have pocket aces,” he countered at once, going on the offensive to defend himself as he carefully studied her expression. He never expected her answer. At this tense moment, she smiled at Chen Yao, tilted her head slightly, and gave him a disarmingly harmless smile. She even raised an eyebrow. “Take a guess.” Four years ago in London, one evening around eight, Chen Yao walked down from his apartment building and saw a peach tree in full bloom against the night. Not cherry blossoms, not pear blossoms, but peach blossoms. He could never have expected to encounter a tree from home in a foreign country, at such an unlikely moment. It had caught him off guard, yet it was still breathtaking. Just like this moment. Chen Yao gathered up his chips, too. “I won’t guess,” he said. He wore a Patek Philippe Only Watch, a timepiece worth as much as an apartment in Shanghai. Its blue dial complemented his sapphire cufflinks. It made you wonder what watch he wore with diamond cufflinks. Now those hands gently pushed the stack of leaf chips toward Jiang Lili, like a grand invitation. “I’m all in,” he said. Theme: Survive, live on like an animal