At the very moment her life was about to reach its peak—promotion, a raise, and finally buying her own home—Lin Keying died suddenly from overwork. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the insecure, gloomy female supporting character in a period novel: a foil destined to be abused in body and spirit before meeting a miserable end.
Lin Keying: I’m done for!
The original Lin Keying was the fiancée of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman’s son who had come from the mainland. Her fiancé, unwilling to keep dealing with a village girl who was infatuated with him, planned to compensate his fiancée with one million dollars for breaking off their engagement and then send her back to the mainland.
Lin Keying: I’m in!
All she had to do was pretend to be a fiancée hopelessly in love with her fiancé. What a great deal—only an idiot would turn it down!
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Chen Songxian, the eldest son of the Chen family, Hong Kong’s clothing magnates, was a notorious playboy who spent his days flirting with all kinds of minor actresses. After Chen Songxian’s cousin, Cheng Wanting, dealt with another scandal about him in the Hong Kong newspapers, Chen Songxian begged him to handle his country-bumpkin fiancée from the mainland.
But no one had expected the fiancée from the countryside to be fair-skinned and beautiful, with delicate, striking features and a graceful figure. Cheng Wanting, Hong Kong’s famously heartless man, found his gaze shifting despite himself.
Later, when Lin Keying mistook him for her fiancé, called him “Husband,” and timidly threw herself into his arms, Cheng Wanting did not push her away.
Cheng Wanting and Lin Keying began living an utterly shameless life together. For the first time, Cheng Wanting—who had never cared for love—experienced the pleasures of a tender romance. Everything was perfect, except that whenever Lin Keying lost herself in passion, she loved to call out, “Brother Songxian…”
Cheng Wanting: “You’re not allowed to call me Songxian anymore. Call me Husband.”
Lin Keying: Looking aggrieved.
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Cheng Wanting, the eldest son of the Cheng family, Hong Kong’s shipping magnates, was a ruthless force in the business world. At twenty-eight, he already controlled half of Hong Kong’s shipping market. While the young heirs of Hong Kong’s wealthy families indulged themselves in pleasure, Cheng Wanting was famous for never letting a single woman get close to him.
That was until rumors began circulating among Hong Kong’s elite: Cheng Wanting had taken a young mistress. Not only had he brought her to his villa on the Peak, but he also spoiled her shamelessly, showering her with luxury homes and cars and lavishing hundreds of millions on her. Someone had caught a distant glimpse of her and claimed that the young woman was so breathtakingly beautiful and alluring that she put even the newly crowned Miss Hong Kong to shame.
Chen Songxian: My cousin has finally come to his senses?!
It was only when Chen Songxian happened to see Lin Keying in the newspaper that he learned his fiancée was actually such a stunning beauty.
Late that night, he rushed to his cousin’s villa. Full of regret, Chen Songxian wanted to pour out his feelings to his cousin, but after the doorbell rang for a long while, the door finally opened.
Cheng Wanting stood there in a bathrobe, faint red scratches visible along his arms and neck. One arm was wrapped possessively around Chen Songxian’s fiancée.
Cheng Wanting: “Call her Sister-in-law.”
Chen Songxian: “???”
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