The Peerless Merchant King

A catastrophe burned the business empire of Gu Xueyan, a wealthy red-hatted merchant in Hangzhou, to the ground.

Beneath a vast conspiracy, the Gu family empire collapsed in an instant. Only the infant Gu Chengfeng survived, escaping the blades and flames by sheer luck. Ten years of hardship could not cool his burning resolve. Carrying a hatred etched into his bones and a flawless plan for revenge, he returns to Shanghai, the Paris of the East, where fortunes are made and lost.

This time, he will not fight alone.

Lin Xuemei, the bold and decisive daughter of a bodyguard agency owner, will clear away the open and hidden dangers in Shanghai for him;

Tang Xuewei, the coolheaded and shrewd daughter of an overseas Chinese merchant, will pave his way to a financial empire;

Shen Molan, the gentle yet resilient daughter of an official family, will watch over him and ensure he can move freely along the Huangpu River.

Three women, three love stories, together weaving an inescapable net of revenge. With capital as their blade and human nature as their edge, they vow to dismantle, brick by brick, the business empire their enemy built with his own hands.

But when his old nemesis finally lies at his feet and thunderous cheers ring along the banks of the Huangpu River, Gu Chengfeng sees the reflection of his enemy in his own hands, stained with blood and sin.

What lies at the end of destruction? After the thrill of revenge, what kind of emptiness remains? In this age of upheaval, as the old gives way to the new, he has won success. But can he escape the cycle of cause and effect ordained by the Heavenly Dao...?