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Blazing Kiss

Rating 2.5
Word count
177K words
Chapters
15
ISBN
9787221173195

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Summary

Rumor has it that the eldest princess of the Shi family is alluring, gorgeous, and utterly mysterious. But the Shi Xu that Jiang Weicheng meets is a different story: white lab coat, black-framed glasses, unkempt—a lab "migrant worker."

Rumor also has it that President Jiang is aloof, noble, and so cold that standing near him could freeze you for three years. Having been near him, Shi Xu privately disagrees: when this man turns up the heat, she can't handle it at all.

Three months ago, Shi Xu racked her brains to refuse an arranged marriage with Jiang Weicheng, wishing she could crawl into the still-in-development medical pod and enter deep sleep on the spot.

Three months later, to make Jiang Weicheng marry her, Shi Xu wished she could tie herself up with a bow and deliver herself to him.

Later, with her revenge fulfilled, Shi Xu plans to "run away," only to be blocked by Jiang Weicheng in the research lab: "You're done 'using' me and now you toss me aside?"

Carried back to the Jiang estate, Shi Xu cannot for the life of her figure out: where did that rumor come from—that Jiang Weicheng is aloof, noble, and ascetic?

Editor's review

Blazing Kiss builds its charm on the gap between "rumor" and "reality": the world sees the eldest princess of the Shi family as alluring and mysterious, but she is actually a white-lab-coat, black-framed-glasses lab "migrant worker"; Jiang Weicheng is rumored to be aloof and noble, yet before Shi Xu he is someone else entirely. The story moves from refusing an arranged marriage to actively wanting to marry, then to being cornered in the lab for "running off after using him"—brisk pacing, dense with reversals. Shi Xu's researcher identity and revenge motive make the romance more than sweet doting; they give her goals and agency. Jiang Weicheng's shift from being rejected to cornering her also breaks the one-note aloof label. Scenes rotate among the lab, the medical pod, and the Jiang estate, blending urban contemporary with research elements lightly. Suitable for readers who like marriage-of-convenience reversals and prickly-exterior-soft-heart dynamics; a weekend or bedtime read that delivers strong emotional swings and stress relief.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Romance readers who like arranged-marriage reversals and reject-then-pursue setups
  • Readers drawn to the contrast pairing of an aloof CEO and a researcher heroine
  • Those wanting fast-paced urban romance with many reversals and light comedy
  • Easygoing readers who can accept a "run away after revenge" plot

Not a good fit for

  • Readers expecting hardcore research detail or serious workplace narrative
  • Those who dislike arranged-marriage, CEO, and wealthy-family tropes
  • Readers uninterested in repeated romantic reversals and sweet-doting pacing

Reading tips

  1. Accept the "rumor vs. real person" contrast premise first; the romance will flow more smoothly after that.
  2. Watch Shi Xu's psychological shift from refusing the marriage to wanting it—it's where the book's fun lies.
  3. Best for concentrated weekend reading; with many reversals, reading in segments works fine too.

About the publisher

Guizhou People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

Guizhou People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher based in Guizhou, with publishing directions covering architecture, foreign literature, Eastern philosophy and history. Its library currently holds 232 titles, including representative works such as Liang Sicheng's A History of Chinese Architecture, Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country, The Old Capital, The Izu Dancer and Thousand Cranes, Mou Zongsan's Nineteen Lectures on Chinese Philosophy, Jiang Tingfu's Modern Chinese History and Rashomon. Its author resources span architecture, foreign literature and philosophical studies. These titles show that the press both introduces foreign literary classics, including Japanese literature, and continues to publish academic and general-interest works on Chinese architectural history, Chinese philosophy and modern history, reflecting a publishing profile that balances Chinese and foreign works and combines classics with accessible reading. Public information on its fuller publishing history and key series is limited, so no speculation is offered here.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第一章 她可不是什么“灰姑娘”
  3. 第二章 孤注一掷
  4. 第三章 好的,她打脸了
  5. 第四章 “过来。”
  6. 第五章 百媚千娇
  7. 第六章 向我太太道歉
  8. 第七章 吃醋
  9. 第八章 蒋舒窈的墓碑
  10. 第九章 过去
  11. 第十章 冰山融化
  12. 第十一章 带你回家
  13. 番外一 我们谈恋爱吧
  14. 番外二 星星的孩子
  15. 后记

FAQ

Is there a big difference between the "rumors" in the story and the real characters?
A huge difference—that is the novel's main source of fun. Shi Xu is rumored to be alluring and mysterious, but in reality she is an unkempt lab researcher; Jiang Weicheng is rumored to be aloof and noble, yet before Shi Xu he is so passionate she can't handle it.
Is the heroine just a character who only falls in love?
No. Shi Xu has a research background and her own revenge goal. In the story she once wanted to crawl into a medical pod to refuse the marriage, later took active steps to marry, and after her revenge was fulfilled prepared to run away—her action line is clear.
Does the heroine succeed in running away at the end?
The material shows that when Shi Xu prepares to "run away," Jiang Weicheng corners her in the research lab and carries her back to the Jiang estate, indicating the escape does not succeed. The story closes on their romantic push-and-pull; specifics require reading the original to confirm.

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About the author

迟暮 Author

Chi Mu is a Chinese author who writes mainly in the fields of youth literature and contemporary romance. Public information about the author is limited: their real name, nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not confirmed. What can be confirmed is a total of three works, namely Yuan Nuan Yi Ren Xin (Willing to Warm One Heart), Zhao Re (Provoke), and Chi Wen (Blazing Kiss). Judging from these titles and the common categories they fall into, Chi Mu's writing tends to focus on emotional relationships set in modern urban life, telling stories of approach and hesitation, tenderness and passion in love, with the delicate sensibility typical of youth literature and the emotional tension common to romance fiction. The themes are close to the reading tastes of young contemporary readers, with attention to the development of emotional interaction between characters and to atmosphere, giving the author a fairly clear place within the youth romance genre. Because little personal information about the author is public, nothing more can be verified about their background or views on writing, and readers' understanding of Chi Mu still comes mainly from these three works.

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