Drenched in the Night Rain

[See the end for my new novel, When Luck Turns!]

A gloomy, insecure older man succeeds in becoming a CEO~

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Duan Bao'er was once fostered by a wealthy family. To avoid getting entangled with the young master again, she hid away in the old district, opened a senior center and gave classes, and even arranged dates for high-quality single seniors on the side.

One day, a client's family member warned her, insisting she was a romance-scam con artist.

Duan Bao'er: ...Dear, you can come and see the matchmaking for yourself.

Her client's grandson might have a sharp tongue, but he was honestly incredibly handsome.

Duan Bao'er thought, all right, she could forgive his rudeness.

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Qi Ning fell in love with the little scammer at first sight, but people tried to warn him: “She's messy. She used to live with that rich playboy. Could she be a gold digger who was kept by him?”

Qi Ning only heard the words “rich playboy.”

He thought: That guy's family fortune has shrunk, so he might not even be richer than me now. That's one point in my favor.

His grandma lives in the same complex as Duan Bao'er, giving him an excuse to get close. That's two points.

I'm more pitiful than that guy, so Duan Bao'er will be more inclined to dote on me. That's three points.

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A gloomy, insecure older CEO and a laid-back, gently guiding heroine, healing each other.

[A sweet, flirtatious girl who bows to life × a cold, bad-tempered, stubborn CEO]

[So the CEO has separation anxiety, huh?]

[Are both his need for control and his need to be controlled a little too strong?]

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Reading Guide [SC, happy ending]

1. He pursues her, and they both communicate clearly. One-on-one. The male lead loves competing with other men; the female lead has an ex.

2. The ex is a virgin and has one-sided feelings for the female lead. She doesn't care about him.

3. A sweet romance. Both leads had somewhat difficult childhoods.

4. The male lead is a CEO, but his personality is bland and insecure, not the domineering type. In private, he's controlling, scheming, starved for love, and a little creepy.

5. The female lead is a sucker for handsome faces and runs her own small business with a laid-back attitude. She seems polished, sociable, and lively, but is actually warm on the outside and cool within. She's got a mature, big-sister vibe and a contrasting side that gets annoyed easily. She can be coquettish and likes to guide others.

6. Just the two of them, no children.

When Luck Turns

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Shi Lu isn't doing well in the entertainment industry.

The only things people love to gossip about are her outrageous, debt-ridden parents and one other thing

She once dated a musician on a closed-set dating reality show. After they broke up, his identity was revealed: he was the scion of a top-tier conglomerate.

A lot of people laugh at her for not seizing her chance. If they hadn't broken up, she might have married into a wealthy family by now.

But Shi Lu thinks the breakup was inevitable. Someone who seemed as untouchable as the moon, with everything at his fingertips, had probably forgotten all about her by now.

Then one day, she accidentally wanders into Meng Yun's dressing room and finds it plastered with her posters, including signed editions he somehow got his hands on.

Shi Lu: “Weren't we supposed to stay out of each other's lives?”

Meng Yun: “Am I not allowed to be a fan?”

When they first met on the dating show, he smiled at her and said, “Do you want me that badly?”

Later, he rubbed the back of her neck. “Be good. You can only choose me, think of me, want me.”

Theme: Build a business with a positive outlook, and care for the people around you