Shattered Jade

瞰雾Jul 2023

3.2

Word count: 461K words
Chapters: 197

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Summary

After her boyfriend dies, Ning Xi begins to notice people who resemble him.

His voice, his frame, his skin.

The man sitting in the private room has a handsome profile, a string of expensive jade beads on his wrist, and a face strikingly like that of the man who has died.

He looks up at her through the noise, his gaze cold as a curved blade, scraping her from head to toe.

She spends a long time working her way close to him, and gladly agrees to his mocking terms.

After they sleep together a few times, he tosses her a card, his voice full of coldness: "I'm bored. Go."

She takes the card without a flicker, and texts her friend: "Sleep with him for free and get paid too—who knew such a thing existed in this world."

Editor's review

Cuiqiong uses a "substitute"-style emotional relationship as its entry point, writing about Ning Xi's fixation on and testing of a man who resembles her late boyfriend. The author, Kan Wu, renders the possessiveness, coldness, and self-preservation of urban romance with restraint and barbs: the male lead scrutinizes her coldly and dismisses her with a card, while the female lead takes the card and retorts ironically that she gets paid for sleeping with him—twisting a tragic narrative into a game of mutual calculation. The relationship advances quickly, the dialogue is sharp, and the emotional tension is concentrated in small spaces and short scenes. It suits readers who prefer intense conflict, cold dialogue, and psychological games from a female perspective. While reading, note how the female lead repeatedly confirms her position between "like him" and "not him," and how the author uses material details (jade beads, the card) to mark power relations. Those expecting warmth and healing or complete redemption may find the characters cold and hard; those who enjoy calculation and self-mockery in romance will easily be drawn in.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who prefer intense conflict and cold dialogue in urban romance
Readers who enjoy psychological games from a female perspective and the substitute trope
Readers who can accept calculation and irony in character relationships
Readers who want short scenes and fast-paced emotional pushing and pulling

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting a warm, healing, mutually redemptive love story
Readers easily unsettled by tropes such as substitutes and cold relationships
Readers who prefer slow-burn, slice-of-life narration

Reading tips

First note the female lead's repeated confirmation of "resemblance," then revisit the logic behind the male lead's cold gaze and giving of the card.
Read objects such as the jade beads and the card as markers of the relationship; this makes the flow of power clearer.
If the characters feel cold and hard, slow down on the dialogue and sense the self-protection beneath the ironic tone.

版权信息
1.想通过你查件事情
2.下次可就不只一只手了
3.你帮帮我，我可听话了
4.我只对你这样
5.交易
6.找到线索
7.你再乱来，后果自负
8.禅房中
9.我想要你喜欢我
10.他已经不在了
11.你是在担心我？
12.我也要一起洗
13.谁敢欺负她
14.你永远学不会听话
15.自己来
16.消失的三十天
17.终于抓到了
18.你就这样劝他
19.你……是谁？
20.我们要不要合作
21.玉璧到手
22.医院内
23.你在哭什么
24.突如其来的吻
25.回程
26.虽然你不喜欢我，但我好喜欢你
27.留宿
28.吃醋
29.咬
30.拍卖会
31.发烧
32.照顾
33.生日宴
34.我给你三分钟解释
35.她的小心思
36.他喝醉了
37.醉话
38.再次询问
39.二哥来了
40.又闯祸了
41.吃饭
42.弟弟来了
43.住进他家
44.演戏
45.他要不愿意养我养
46.别让他再进来
47.斗气
48.和你哥抢东西
49.贺池到来
50.他的身份
51.录像
52.分手
53.离开
54.再见宁礼
55.我是去见贺池的
56.替身
57.拍卖开始
58.宁奚的真心
59.不会是我干的吧
60.试探
61.车祸
62.又进医院
63.我找哥哥，你管不着吧
64.摊牌
65.消气了吗
66.算计我的感觉怎么样
67.绑架贺池
68.回来干什么
69.就要缠着你
70.夜谈
71.让宁家带走你
72.让你得偿所愿
73.跟着我
74.熟悉的名字
75.真相为何
76.放弃他，然后忘了他
77.这是我们最后一次见面
78.你俩彻底掰了是吧
79.各方的心思
80.做噩梦了
81.跟我走吧
82.我们老板出事了
83.夜谈
84.交易
85.立场转换
86.二人的关系
87.背后的人
88.刺杀
89.再不治疗手就断了
90.到了分离的时候
91.妥协
92.让你哥陪你睡
93.洗澡
94.照顾
95.详谈
96.雨
97.错的都是贺池
98.你能接受吗
99.人已经走了
100.爷爷来了
101.太迟了
102.我只觉得恶心
103.牢笼
104.把他拷住
105.过去的照片
106.给你送的人快到了
107.见父亲
108.病床上的贺池
109.分开
110.雨夜
111.以后你都不见我
112.雨还没停
113.再喜欢一次
114.你说我笨
115.不肯接我的电话
116.发水了
117.雨过天晴
118.离开
119.请客
120.我宁愿和他在一起
121.我前男友不是你吗
122.真相
123.隐姓埋名
124.平淡的生活
125.不会回去的
126.鉴定
127.终于见面
128.亲自照顾
129.二人见面
130. 看看他的手臂
131.今晚住下
132. 你自由了
133.庆功宴
134.宁礼到来
135.急救
136.比你更了解她
137.贺池消失
138.工作上面的事
139.山中遇险
140.下山
141.所谓叔侄
142.产检
143.当年的真相
144.是真的吗？
145. 人都有私心
146.精神问题
147.惊悚的真相
148.见谈叶山
149.咱俩掰了
150.去见贺池
151.心理医生
152.把他当空气
153.装睡
154.终于见面
155.谈判
156. 永远记得我
157. 以后要过的幸福
158.植物人
159.如果真的醒不过来
160.小橘子
161.认识你的第十年
162.你受伤了
163.醒来
164.醒来后的事情
165.信
166.彻底忘了
167. 谈叶山的处境
168.高中同学
169.同学聚会
170.没来的那个人
171.去见奶奶
172.又被关在家里了
173.夜谈
174.寻找真相
175.去求妈妈
176. 我认输
177.阿婆家
178. 快给爸爸打电话
179. 就是有点矛盾
180.过去的记忆
181.冷战
182.不要去
183. 做噩梦了
184.捉泥鳅
185.模仿他
186.十年
187.终于要自由了
188.去而复返
189.直视内心
190.浴室内
191.日常
192.回去的事情
193.回去事宜
194.已经还清了
195.最后的信
196. 夏夜终于过去了

FAQ

Is this substitute literature?

The material shows the female lead noticing people who resemble her late boyfriend, so it does carry a substitute-romance framework; but the story focuses on the two testing each other and their cold game, not pure substitute angst. While reading, pay attention to how the female lead distinguishes "like him" from "not him."

Is the relationship between the male and female leads sweet or angsty?

From the synopsis, the male lead coldly gives a card and the female lead takes it with irony; the relationship leans toward cold pushing and pulling and mutual calculation rather than typical sweet romance. Whether it feels "angsty" depends on your tolerance for cold dialogue and the substitute setup; expect intense-conflict urban romance.

Is it suitable for reading in one sitting?

With short scenes, sharp dialogue, and concentrated conflict, it suits continuous reading to sustain the emotional tension; if the relationship feels oppressive, you can also read it in segments, pausing after each turning point to sort out the female lead's psychological changes.

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About the author

瞰雾 Author · China

Kan Wu is a Chinese writer of online romance fiction. Publicly available information about the author is limited: neither dates of birth and death nor an English name have been recorded. Three of the author's works are currently included in the collection: Local Heavy Rainfall, A Guide to Winning Over the Grand Secretary, and Broken Jade, while other representative titles such as Greeting and Catering, Locking the Canglang, and Separated by Blue Sky have been serialized on online literature platforms. The author's writing mainly covers two categories, contemporary romance and time-travel alternate-world fiction: the former revolves around the emotional entanglements of men and women in modern urban settings, while the latter uses time-travel and alternate-world premises to develop character relationships. Kan Wu's writing is known for its delicate emotional detail, skill at portraying the emotional push and pull between characters, and attention to building narrative tension, so that everyday interactions and turning points in relationships drive each other forward. Because little public information about the author is available, readers mostly know the author through the works themselves; several titles have been serialized on online literature platforms and have gained a degree of attention among romance readers.