I need an epilogue. I need to see them happy long after the story has ended. Sure, they can fall in love, but that doesn’t mean they’ll stay that way. So, I need to see them five or ten years after the fact. Still disgustingly in love, probably with a child who is a combination of both of them. They’ve built a life together. He’s not so consumed by work anymore. She’s doing incredibly well for herself. Seeing this future is key to understanding that even though they started out strangely, they are meant to be. This is the key to ‘happily ever after’.
Love the title of this book. Peak wish-fulfillment drama for these super specific OTT romance webnovels, usually first published on Chinese apps JianGuo or Changdu and (rarely) translated into English for sale on Amazon.
Your best bet would be to look for mobile apps that specifically translate these books and host them. Many of these novels are available through apps such as GoodNovel, NovelCat, and Megatron. Although these novels make for somewhat poor reading, the books are peak wish-fulfillment drama. The writing is mostly formulaic, but it makes for a decent read every now and then. The only problem is the monetization is brutal. The novels can be read by viewing ads, by paying for each novel individually, or by buying a subscription to read them all.
SPOLIER ALERT!!! I am so sorry. I am only on chapter 22 and that huge fight at the end of the gala just happened. I should NOT have read this post. Just from the post title I knew that they were going to end up together. I have to admit there was never any doubt on my part either. Half the fun of reading is wondering how they are going to get there in the end. I am going to mute this post and come back to it when I have finished reading the book. Hopefully the journey is as much fun for you all as it was for me.
From a purely business standpoint, it would be quite easy for another author to write a sequel to this book. The title is made of pure gold and has generated a lot of interest on social book communities recently. Perhaps there are some right's issues going on or the author of this book has fallen out with their publisher. Or maybe, just maybe, this author is quietly working away on the sequel and then plans to disappear from the face of the earth. In the current market, not milking a successful IP for all it's worth is almost unusual. I shall keep an eye out for it, but for now, I won't be scheduling any reading time around it. The silence is rather deafening.
I chose this for a mix of slapstick and second chances. It’s about a guy who dies from a drink he thought was poisoned by his awful boss, but instead was meant for him, and then gets to relive the moment and try to do things right. I have a partially translated version up on Scribble Hub for the first 12 chapters or so. A commenter there led me to this fan’s version of the novella up on his WordPress page, but beware, it’s very, very messy.
To read the raw translation (as it's often referred to) use your browser's translation tool. Some are better than others. Prepare to have your perception of words like "glass" changed occasionally (e.g. “tumbler of destiny”) and be happy to root for the underdog as he tries to outwit his evil boss while secretly hoping that the big boss gets what's coming to him.
Library Genesis (libgen.is) occasionally carries really off the wall romantic novels such as this. You might also be able to find it on Amazon in Kindle Unlimited under a slightly different title. The ‘contract marriage’ and ‘secret twin’ are sort of genre tropes and fairly frequent. I’ve had a few fan translators DM me on Twitter to share private drive links to their translations of these sort of novels. (I don’t recommend, however. It’s sort of like treasure hunting – rarely worth the trouble.)