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Seduce Him

Rating 3.0
Word count
257K words
Chapters
97

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Summary

Her husband drops dead, and Jiang Wu becomes a hundred-billion widow everyone envies—while the detective captain in charge of the case is the very man she had a wild night with just days ago. He interrogates her, pushes her, and with reddened eyes begs her: “Jiang Wu, stay away from him!” When she falls into danger, he shields her like a madman. She sees him as a useful pawn, strokes his scars again and again: “Jiang Shu, don’t come near me—I’ll get you killed.” Luring him into ruin. What is true, what is false. “Since we can’t make it work, let’s go to hell together.” …

Editor's review

This novel’s central tension rests on dual identities and double lies: Jiang Wu is both the enviable hundred-billion widow after her husband’s sudden death and the suspect who once spent a reckless night with the investigating detective Jiang Shu; Jiang Shu is both the lawman who must interrogate and pressure her and the man who, eyes red, begs her to stay away from danger and shields her like a madman. The author avoids reducing the relationship to a simple cat-and-mouse game. Instead, Jiang Wu actively uses Jiang Shu as a pawn, stroking his scars and saying “Don’t come near me—I’ll get you killed,” drawing him in by seeming to push him away. This blend of a strong, controlling heroine and dangerous ambiguity keeps the romance laced with calculation and testing, so readers can rarely tell which line is sincere. On the suspense side, three threads constrain one another: the truth behind the husband’s sudden death, whether Jiang Wu is involved, and whether Jiang Shu can hold his professional bottom line. Overall, it suits romance readers who like high conflict, fast pacing, and crime-suspense elements. Note that the story emphasizes emotional gamesmanship and dramatic reversals; procedural detective details may not be realistic, and readers seeking rigorous case-solving logic may be pulled out of the story.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Romance readers who enjoy high-conflict, dangerously ambiguous relationships
  • Readers who prefer a strong, controlling heroine and a restrained, deeply devoted hero
  • Book lovers drawn to the “widow + detective” opposing-identity setup
  • Readers who accept a crime-suspense shell with emotional gamesmanship as the main line

Not a good fit for

  • Mystery readers expecting rigorous police procedure and realistic investigative detail
  • Readers put off by morally gray setups such as “using feelings as pawns”
  • Readers who prefer light, sweet romance with no crime elements

Reading tips

  1. Before starting, accept the premise that emotional gamesmanship takes priority over investigative realism, and avoid judging the plot by detective-procedure standards.
  2. Pay attention to every conversation in which Jiang Wu “plays weak” or “pushes Jiang Shu away”; comparing them can reveal shifts in her true attitude.
  3. Jot down a separate timeline of the husband’s sudden-death case; it helps distinguish which information is smoke deliberately released by Jiang Wu.
  4. When you reach points where Jiang Shu’s professional identity clashes with his private feelings, pause and consider the cost of each choice he makes before continuing.

About the publisher

Tianjin Boji Xinmei Technology Co., Ltd. is a publisher focused mainly on literature and general reading. Public information about the company is limited, but its catalog of nearly one thousand titles indicates publishing directions that include mystery and detective fiction, foreign literature, classic works, health, and Eastern philosophy. Representative publications include The Complete Dark Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, the works of Jo Nesbø, Nobel laureates John Steinbeck and Yasunari Kawabata, the collected works of Shi Tiesheng, and the healing books of neurologist Oliver Sacks. Its author resources combine foreign classics such as Poe, Steinbeck, and Kawabata with contemporary mystery writers like Nesbø, supported by translators including Cao Minglun and Lin Liren, reflecting a publishing profile that balances retranslated classics with genre reading.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第1章 你好,我的丈夫死了
  3. 第2章 虚情假意
  4. 第3章 衣冠禽兽
  5. 第4章 他的警告
  6. 第5章 鱼儿上钩了
  7. 第6章 捞女的罪证
  8. 第7章 谁才是猎物?
  9. 第8章 周太太,请协助调查
  10. 第9章 猫鼠游戏
  11. 第10章 镜子里的凝视
  12. 第11章 妒火中烧
  13. 第12章 未尽之吻,彻底失控
  14. 第13章 疯狗的软肋
  15. 第14章 一具尸体
  16. 第15章 协助调查
  17. 第16章 审讯室的真话
  18. 第17章 乖,等我
  19. 第18章 沉默的证词
  20. 第19章 消失的账本
  21. 第20章 无形的网
  22. 第21章 锁定目标
  23. 第22章 今夜无人入眠
  24. 第23章 失控的引线
  25. 第24章 晨曦的余温
  26. 第25章 猎犬的绝境,毒蛇的囚牢
  27. 第26章 红酒与谎言
  28. 第27章 新的尸体,断裂的希望
  29. 第28章 铁证如山,他却当众演
  30. 第29章 疯子的赌局与致命的邀
  31. 第30章 午夜门铃,来的是谁?
  32. 第31章 赌命时刻
  33. 第32章 录音为证,你的死期到
  34. 第33章 疼,你亲一下就不疼了
  35. 第34章 她亲自导演的‘抢劫’
  36. 第35章 完美的证人,致命的巧
  37. 第36章 婶婶,那个野男人是谁
  38. 第37章 下一个就是你
  39. 第38章 结案?
  40. 第39章 威胁短信,她的离开
  41. 第40章 来自死者的遗物
  42. 第41章 黑玫瑰的邀约
  43. 第42章 线索,与断线
  44. 第43章 狗男人,鼻子还挺灵
  45. 第44章 唯一的筹码,我的信任
  46. 第45章 来自死者的指纹锁
  47. 第46章 方伊人想做什么?
  48. 第47章 失控的暗流
  49. 第48章 前奏
  50. 第49章 设局
  51. 第50章 窃听
  52. 第51章 晚上8点,不见不散
  53. 第52章 约会?还是圈套?
  54. 第53章 谁才是猎物?
  55. 第54章 捕蝉?黄雀在后
  56. 第55章 对峙
  57. 第56章 苏婉幻想崩塌
  58. 第57章 别走,我饿了
  59. 第58章 吵架了
  60. 第59章 牢笼
  61. 第60章 苏婉的交易
  62. 第61章 危险
  63. 第62章 狗男人
  64. 第63章 我就管!
  65. 第64章 决堤
  66. 第65章 温存。坦白?
  67. 第66章 不过是一场骗局?
  68. 第67章 断线的风筝,最后的死讯
  69. 第68章 跟踪
  70. 第69章 小心
  71. 第70章 苏婉,失踪了?
  72. 第71章 有线索?
  73. 第72章 选择
  74. 第73章 来自地狱的日记
  75. 第74章 血色共鸣
  76. 第75章 江月的自白(一)
  77. 第76章 江月的自白(二)
  78. 第77章 六年前
  79. 第78章 周景文被捕
  80. 第79章 针锋相对
  81. 第80章 暗格里的黑玫瑰
  82. 第81章 不能坐以待毙
  83. 第82章 苏婉…
  84. 第83章 迷雾
  85. 第84章 轮到你了
  86. 第85章 第一道裂痕
  87. 第86章 致命的亲密接触
  88. 第87章 徐诺的证据
  89. 第88章 天海居九号
  90. 第89章 酒窖的账本
  91. 第90章 绝境
  92. 第91章 救援
  93. 第92章 天罗地网
  94. 第93章 真相
  95. 第94章 逃亡与审判
  96. 第95章 结束了
  97. 第96章 我在洱海等你(大结局)

FAQ

Does the heroine Jiang Wu truly like Jiang Shu, or has she been using him all along?
The materials present a complex relationship in which ambiguity and calculation coexist: Jiang Wu explicitly treats Jiang Shu as a “useful pawn,” yet repeatedly says “Don’t come near me—I’ll get you killed.” This may be pushing him away, or it may be a retreating tactic to lure him in. The author does not answer in the synopsis; readers must judge from her actions and their costs in the main text.
How much detective work is in this book?
From the materials, the detective captain identity and the husband’s sudden-death case form the framework driving the emotional gamesmanship, with the focus on the relational tension of “he interrogates her, pressures her, protects her.” If you expect hardcore detective content such as extensive crime-scene investigation and evidence-chain deduction, you may find it unsatisfying; it is closer to an emotional novel within a crime-suspense shell.
Is the ending tragic or happy?
The synopsis leaves only a line charged with extreme emotion—“Since we can’t make it work, let’s go to hell together”—without indicating the final direction. It is impossible to judge from this whether it is HE or BE. Readers who care about ending type are advised to check the table of contents or sample the last few chapters before committing.

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About the author

七月的猫 Author

Qiyue de Mao is an author writing in the field of Chinese online romance fiction. Public information about this author is limited, and the only confirmed work so far is a single title, Inducing Him. Judging from its common classification, the book belongs to modern romance, which also points to the author's current creative direction: stories set against contemporary urban life that revolve around emotional relationships between characters. In romance fiction of this kind, the title often hints directly at the central dynamic of the plot, and the phrase "inducing him" suggests active pursuit and emotional push-and-pull. The author seems to excel at building tension through the interactions between the male and female leads, making the progression of their relationship the main driving force of the reading experience. Since the author has not yet accumulated more works and no public biography is available, it is difficult to assess the full scope of their writing, the evolution of their style, or their overall influence; only this one work can be observed for its choice of subject matter and narrative interests. For readers, Qiyue de Mao remains a new author whose profile awaits more works, and future writing is worth watching.

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