Half a Lifetime of Wandering

Yaoyao ZhixinZongheng Chinese Network

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Featured Fiction Social Fiction RomanceUrban RomanceForced LoveCEO RomanceEntangled TiesWeb Novel

Summary

Xin Qing rushes to the hospital as her mother is dying and accidentally discovers her father Xin Pengfei's affair with Zhao Jiali. She learns that her father long ago swapped her mother's medical report, tricked her into signing a share transfer, and even pledged her to Boss Huang in exchange for a property development. At the critical moment, Ying Qingcang, the head of the Ying family, rescues her with the cold command "Don't touch me," and produces an agreement guaranteed by a letter left by Xin Qing's mother: Xin Qing must fulfill her duty to be "loving" with him, and he will cover all her expenses and pay for her education. Xin Qing signs in bitterness, with the added condition that he take back her mother's company and leave the Xin family with nothing. Thus begins a relationship in which each uses the other, clashes head-on, and becomes inextricably entangled.

Editor's review

A typical wealthy-family angsty romance opening: the heroine loses her mother overnight, is betrayed by her father, and falls into a contract with a cold-faced CEO. Emotional intensity is high and conflict is dense, suitable for readers seeking strong plot and satisfaction from crushing the villains. The highlight is the heroine's growth from being at others' mercy to using others' power to fight back, and the tension of a male lead who is cold outside but warm inside and tsundere. The weaknesses are also obvious: the opening tropes of selling oneself and swapping medical reports feel formulaic, character motivations are stereotyped, and the logic doesn't bear close scrutiny; readers with higher standards for prose may find it hard to accept.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the first three chapters to confirm whether the contract setup and the male lead's attitude are acceptable
  2. Follow the main line of the heroine taking back the company and striking back at the Xin family—this is the source of the book's satisfaction
  3. Skim dragging emotional back-and-forth passages without affecting comprehension of the main plot

About the publisher

Zongheng Chinese Network

Zongheng Chinese Network is a publishing platform focused on online literature, with a catalog of approximately 10,899 titles. Its output covers common categories such as women's fiction, ancient romance, men's fiction, urban fiction, and alternate history, and it also maintains a premium fiction section to serve readers with different preferences. Representative titles include Marrying the Powerful Eunuch, Stealing Fragrance, The Whole Army Forms Up, The Ugly Poison Consort Turns the Tables from the Start, Super Dad, The Substitute Bride Is a Contrarian, Sword Out of Beiming, and Record of Cultivating the Mind, spanning ancient romance, urban life, and alternate history. The platform brings together authors such as Shi Yi Qing Qing, Zou Guo Qing Chun Sui Yue, Zhi Bai, Meng Huan Yang Guang, Dan Wang Zhang, Jiu Yue Jiu, Xing Luo Ping Chuan, and Zhu Ben Wu Xin, forming a roster characterized by serialized genre fiction. Public information on the publisher's founding background is limited; this profile is based solely on the catalog's publication directions and content features.

FAQ

Is this book written by Bai Zhuojun? No. The work of the same name in search results is by Bai Zhuojun; the author of this book is Yao Yao Zhi Xin.
What is the relationship setup between the male and female leads? A contract relationship: the male lead demands the heroine fulfill the agreement in exchange for saving her, and the heroine demands that he help her take revenge.
Is the ending HE? Yes. In the main text's ending the male and female leads end up together, and the extras provide further explanation.

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About the author

Yaoyao Zhixin Author

Yaoyao Zhixin is a Chinese author known for writing online romance fiction. Public information about her is limited, and details such as her nationality and dates of birth and death have not been disclosed. Twenty-one of her works are currently available, mainly in the categories of women's fiction and premium fiction, covering modern romance, ancient romance, and emotional fiction. Judging from representative titles such as Rejecting the Richest Man's Proposal, Then Dominating the Entertainment Industry, A Paper Contract: Exclusive Affection, Seven Nights of Pampering His Wife, Exclusive Marital Love, Wife-Pampering Guide, and Intoxicated by Marriage: The CEO's Seven-Day Love, her writing often centers on contract marriages, wealthy-family romance, and comeback stories in the entertainment industry. She is skilled at driving stories with strong plots and emotional tension, and her titles are direct and clearly targeted, showing distinctive features of online romance fiction. The Devil Lord, the Fox Wants to Become Immortal also indicates that she occasionally ventures into ancient romance with fantasy elements. Overall, her steady output and clear genre positioning have given her a recognizable presence among romance readers.