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Far Away

Rating 3.5
Word count
285K words
Chapters
36
ISBN
9787559663412

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Summary

(Arranged marriage turned love + redeemed rake + sweet romance) A warm-hearted new work of arranged marriage turned love from rising star author Su Ta. Yaoyao is the distance between us; Huanghuang is my girl. A flirtatious heroine who plays the good girl VS a charming rake who loves to tease. Some try to fit in with the crowd, some strive to reach the top; some are free, some mad, some roar, and someone takes his hand at this very moment.

Editor's review

Yaoyao uses "arranged marriage turned love" as its framework but does not stop at sweet-romance formula. Su Ta grounds Chu Huang's "late rebellion" in reality: a domineering mother shapes a false persona that finally loosens at twenty-six, and marriage becomes her starting point for reclaiming control of her life. Xiu Qi, a genius art director, appears dissolute on the surface but hides a misunderstood past; their journey from testing each other to opening up has both tension and warmth. The novel's most readable quality is that the relationship advances not through piled-up misunderstandings but through each party's courage in facing their family of origin and old shadows. Chu Huang's profession in crisis PR also adds an urban texture, keeping the emotional line from floating free. Suitable for reading in segments during commutes or before bed: the early part for character clashes, the later part for mutual redemption. The overall pace is brisk and the emotional landing warm, making this a relatively polished entry in its genre.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Urban romance readers who enjoy arranged-marriage-turned-love and want a light, sweet read
  • Young female readers who resonate with themes of "false persona" and "family of origin"
  • Readers who need a brisk, emotionally healing read for commutes or bedtime
  • Those who like a romance where both leads test each other and gradually open up

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who prefer literary fiction or serious social-issue novels
  • Those with low tolerance for sweet-romance formulas who want strong suspense plots
  • Readers expecting in-depth exploration of the art director profession

Reading tips

  1. Read the first five chapters to feel the gap between Chu Huang's "good girl" act and her rebellion, then decide whether to commit to the whole book.
  2. Treat Xiu Qi's past as a hidden thread and watch how the author lays groundwork for the twist through detail rather than direct exposition.
  3. When you reach the section where Chu Huang investigates Xiu Qi's past, flip back to their first meeting to appreciate the echoes.
  4. For bedtime reading, keep to two chapters per session so the sweet passages don't lift your mood too high for sleep.

About the publisher

Dook Media Group Limited China · Founded in 2006

Dook Media Group Limited is a book planning and publishing company focusing on literature and the arts, social sciences and children's books. Its publishing areas cover quality fiction, science fiction, wuxia novels, foreign literature and history. Representative titles in the library include The Complete Short Stories of Isaac Asimov, Yu Hua's novellas and short stories, Gu Cheng's collected works on Ming and Qing history, and Huang Yi's Twin of Brothers and A Step into the Past. Its authors include Isaac Asimov, Yu Hua, Gu Cheng, Huang Yi, Alberto Moravia and Liu Cixin. It plans books using the "super sign" methodology, with a list that brings together science fiction, literary fiction and genre fiction. As public information is limited, this profile is based only on the books in the library.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 第一篇章 荒唐的闪婚
  3. 01
  4. 02
  5. 03
  6. 04
  7. 第二篇章 无耻的男人
  8. 05
  9. 06
  10. 07
  11. 08
  12. 第三篇章 动摇的我们
  13. 09
  14. 10
  15. 11
  16. 12
  17. 第四篇章 全新的环境
  18. 13
  19. 14
  20. 15
  21. 16
  22. 第五篇章 开始地下情
  23. 17
  24. 18
  25. 19
  26. 20
  27. 第六篇章 我的升级路
  28. 21
  29. 第七篇章 我的主场秀
  30. 22
  31. 第八篇章 我的坏男人
  32. 23
  33. 第九篇章 我的荆棘丛
  34. 24
  35. 第十篇章 我的下半生
  36. 25

FAQ

Is this a purely sweet romance or does it have angsty parts?
It is sweet overall but not without turbulence. Both Chu Huang and Xiu Qi carry shadows from family and misunderstandings; the middle section has tension from investigation and testing, and the ending moves toward warm togetherness. Think of it as urban romance with light angst early and a sweet resolution.
I haven't read Su Ta's work. Is this a good entry point?
Yes. This is a standalone story that does not depend on earlier works. The language is brisk and the relationships clear; the arranged-marriage framework is friendly to new readers, and starting here will not hinder understanding of the author's other books.
Isn't the heroine's "twenty-plus years of playing the good girl" too exaggerated?
The setup is dramatized, but the author supports it with details such as a domineering mother and professional demands, so Chu Huang's suppression and rebound are logical within the narrative. Readers sensitive to family-of-origin themes may find it easy to identify with.

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About the author

Su Ta Author · Chinese

Su Ta is a Chinese web novelist and an author on Jinjiang Literature City, born under the sign of Scorpio. Public information about her is limited, and details such as her dates of birth and death are not recorded; the thirteen works held in the collection are the currently verifiable body of her work. She is known for urban emotional fiction and literary coming-of-age romance, with a restrained and delicate style that makes frequent use of metaphor, lending a degree of literary texture to genre romance. Her representative works include Blind Lamp, To Wang Lun, Red Wine Green, I Come from the East, Calling for Rain and Far Away, as well as Burning Knife, The General, Leap Year, Xie Chunguang and Red Happy Event. Her works generally fall under contemporary romance and youth literature, often centering on the emotional entanglements and personal growth of urban men and women, and have drawn readers who favor finely wrought emotional writing.

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