Redemption

He Qiuting and Lu Shun were frequent faces on the covers of financial magazines. The two were evenly matched, refusing to yield an inch in their battles, and their romance was like a merger and acquisition war. They could join forces at the negotiation table to drive their opponents to ruin, but they could also give each other the cold shoulder for a month over a project disagreement. He Qiuting was tired of Lu Shun's domineering nature, and Lu Shun couldn't stand He Qiuting's cold-bloodedness when he weighed the pros and cons. Their relationship had long been fraught with problems. They attended social functions separately, and neither of them ever came home. It all came to a head one day when He Qiuting left Lu Shun, who was suffering from gastroenteritis and a high fever, at the hospital to fly to Europe and sign a multi-million dollar deal. He Qiuting: "It's just gastroenteritis, nothing to be dramatic about. Don't delay next week's bond issuance." Lu Shun finally couldn't take it anymore. "Let's break up, President He. I wish you a life free of illness, and may you work yourself to death." Later, by a strange twist of fate, He Qiuting binds with a [Frail System]. Every three days, a random illness befalls him. A perforated stomach, angina, suffocating asthma, visual impairment and tinnitus, a back injury leading to paralysis... [System: Pain sensitivity 1000%] [Showing weakness to your lover can alleviate the pain.] Show weakness? He Qiuting had no idea what that even meant. He gritted his teeth through board meetings, drenched in a cold sweat, and even coughed up blood and fainted at a press conference, yet he still refused to admit his condition to anyone. By the time Lu Shun noticed something was wrong, it was too late. He Qiuting seemed to be terminally ill, and even after the Frail System was removed, he remained listless and weak. "I'm sick..." He Qiuting lay on the hospital bed, his hand with the IV needle held by someone. Even breathing was an immense effort. He looked at the person by his bed and finally learned how to show weakness. "Lu Shun, will you take care of me?" **Reading Guide:** 1. He Qiuting (beautiful, strong, and tragic, cool cat-like gong) × Lu Shun (high-IQ, powerful shou from a wealthy family). Both are alphas. A real estate company president × a genius with the Touch of Gold. The gong is two years older than the shou; they are childhood friends. 2. A smorgasbord of illnesses. The system is bound in Chapter 5. Suggestions are welcome. If there's an illness you want to see, leave a comment. I'll write about all of them if I get inspired. (The gong is very strong and won't give up his career despite being constantly sick due to the system). 3. This is a story for the frail/sickly trope enthusiasts, focusing on the relationship with business warfare as a subplot (it's not professional, just for fun). It features a strong gong who is frail and a shou who dotes on the gong, but not purely so. The story is set during their breakup period, so there will be bittersweet ambiguity and push-and-pull. The shou can't help but feel his heart ache when he sees the gong sick and takes care of him. Later on, the doting will be extreme~ 4. The shou's affection > the gong's. Neither of them is perfect. The gong is indifferent, and the shou is self-centered. They slowly learn to love each other through their interactions. I hope my dear readers can engage in friendly discussions~ The shou is an entitled prince in the early stages, arrogant and self-centered. If you find him annoying, you can skip to Chapter 24. If a character angers you, you can criticize them, as long as it's not too extreme~ Thank you~ 5. [Reversing or splitting the CP is forbidden.] 6. Readers who are exclusively shou-biased or gong-biased should proceed with caution (this is what I've always said, even before the public opinion storm). This is a novel oriented towards the frail/sickly trope + shou-doting-on-gong. I don't understand the rest, and I can't figure out which side I'm biased towards myself. I just simply want to write a story I want to write in my spare time after work. Tags: Strong-strong, Angst, Enemies to Lovers, System, Beautiful-Strong-Tragic, Redemption He Qiuting, Lu Shun, President He, President Lu One-sentence summary: If you also like frail gongs... Theme: You don't need to be perfect, you just need to live authentically.

At nineteen, Li Zhirong tried to commit suicide by jumping into a river. In the bone-chilling cold, she regretted it and no longer wanted to die. Fortunately, a kind-hearted person jumped in after her. He pulled her out and saved her. From then on, she latched onto the great unfortunate soul, Xie Wei. The young lady refused to live in a golden or silver nest in a grand villa, preferring to stay in his "dog kennel." Xie Wei told her he had killed someone, been to prison, and had criminal genes in his body, telling her to get lost. Li Zhirong just smiled and said, "I have suicidal genes, you have homicidal genes. Doesn't that make us a perfect match?" Xie Wei often felt that Li Zhirong was born asking for a lesson. For instance, she had been entangled with him for seven years since she was nineteen. Every time he thought he had said the most final, cutting words, she would somehow reappear Like a blockhead who wouldn't turn back until she hit a wall, she forcefully crashed her way into his life. Most of the time, Xie Wei would bluntly tell her that life wasn't a fairy tale and they weren't a match. But the girl's replies were often completely off-topic. She would say, "Xie Wei, you're really like the detestable winter." Li Zhirong hated winter the most. He was like the coldest layer of frost on a white night in late winter... but she liked it. In the entire world, only you are the most compatible with me. Indifferent, cool guy x Rich and beautiful young lady Redemption-themed, 7-year age gap Both are virgins. A companion novel to the "Ringing the Bell" series; the main characters will make an appearance. Disclaimers The female lead is a developing character, and the male lead is slow to catch on. If you cannot accept the character settings after reading the first three chapters, please drop this novel. It's a slow-burn, full of trivial, everyday details. It's more like the story of two families than a romance between two people. The male lead has been to prison. The female lead is very proactive and a grade-ten "love brain." Do not read if you dislike this. The male lead is extremely cold and heartless. Proceed with caution! Both the male and female leads have had exes. This is not a "first love for both" story, but they are physically pure. Please do not read past the disclaimers only to curse the main characters and the author. You have been warned. There are thousands of novels on Jinjiang Literature City; if this one isn't for you, please pick another. Thank you, thank you. Preview for "The Climb" - Find it in my column [Two powerful families / Marriage before love / Male lead's pursuit / Male lead's secret crush / Stealing the girl] Black-hearted female CEO x Devoted foxy man Xie Congzhou didn't consider himself a bad person, but on the day Ning Yang and Li Zhicheng called off their engagement, he was too excited to sleep. Even though Li Zhicheng was his good brother. But seeing Ning Yang so lost and dejected, he was just thrilled. He even casually accompanied her for a drink. It wasn't until the woman dazedly opened her eyes, saw him, and cursed "Get lost," that things changed. Ning Yang hated everything associated with Li Zhicheng, and that included him, Li Zhicheng's good brother. Xie Congzhou also didn't consider himself a "love brain," but for the sake of Ning Yang's words, he went and broke off his friendship with Li Zhicheng, becoming strangers from then on. Then he scurried back to Ning Yang's side, grinning. "If you want to get revenge on Li Zhicheng, why don't you just marry me?" "The Xie family is no worse than the Li family, and I can help you too." It was much later that Ning Yang learned something. Every year on the first snow, her husband would secretly come to see her, following behind her for a stretch of the road. Silently trailing, never to be discovered. It wasn't until the third year of their marriage that he finally ran ahead of her, his sparkling eyes like those of an excited puppy. "You looked back at me." "Baby, give me a kiss." "Once you've seen the vast ocean, no other water is worth seeing; except for the clouds over Mount Wu, none are true clouds." Disclaimers The male lead is an extreme "love brain." In the beginning, the female lead likes her ex-fiancé and is purely using the male lead. Content Tags: Powerful Families, Broken Mirror Mended, Child of Heaven, Redemption Characters: Li Zhirong, Xie Wei One-sentence Summary: Life isn't a fairy tale, and he is not worthy. Theme: Abide by the law and strive for daily improvement.