Hard to Provoke (Part Three)
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Summary
The heroine, Su Su, is an orphan raised by an eccentric old man in Huaxi Village. When she is fourteen, the old man leaves without explanation, stating only in a note that he owes a debt of gratitude to the Mo family of Jianghai City and asks Su Su to repay it when she has the chance. As she travels the world searching for him, she makes a modest name for herself, but still finds no trace of the old man. With nowhere else to turn, she returns to Jianghai City, where the Yang family "takes her back" and has her replace their daughter as the fiancée of the Mo family's disabled eldest son, Mo Chen. Su Su resolves to repay the old man's debt by helping the Mo family, and to ask his old acquaintance Mo Huaishan about his whereabouts.
The hero, Mo Chen, does not know that Su Su is his fiancée and has always refused to meet her, yet he is preoccupied with searching for "the girl he met once." Until that day...
Editor's review
As the second volume of Trouble Incarnate, this installment continues the main thread of Su Su repaying the old man's debt and navigating between the Mo and Yang families, and pushes the mismatched relationship between the leads—engaged yet strangers to each other—toward its resolution. Author Meng Meng excels at advancing romance through brisk dialogue and everyday detail; Su Su's independent stubbornness plays off Mo Chen's awkward devotion, giving the story tension without losing its lightness. This volume serves to untangle the knot: the birth-origin clues, the old man's whereabouts, and Mo Chen's fixation on "the girl he met once" gradually converge. It suits readers who have followed the series to this point and want the relationship to become clear. Read it back-to-back with the middle volume, and watch for shifts in how characters address one another and for time jumps, so that split-volume gaps don't cause you to miss foreshadowing. Overall it works as light reading for commutes or bedtime; don't demand too much real-world logic.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Romance readers following the Unruly series who want to see the leads' relationship resolved
- Urban romance fans who enjoy an independent heroine paired with a proud, deeply devoted hero
- Office workers and students seeking light, stress-relieving reading in short sessions
- Genre-fiction readers partial to classic setups like substitute marriage and reclaimed kinship
Not a good fit for
- Readers who have not read the middle volume and lack basic familiarity with the characters' relationships
- Readers who prefer strict realism and strongly socially minded narratives
- Readers clearly averse to formulaic setups such as substitute marriage and reclaimed kinship
Reading tips
- Briefly review the character relationships and key events at the end of the middle volume before starting this one, to reduce the disjointed feel of reading volumes separately.
- Read chapter by chapter and note the shifts between Su Su's and Mo Chen's perspectives to appreciate the tension of the mismatched relationship.
- Jot down the old man's clues as you go, then compare them with the middle volume's foreshadowing to check whether the payoff is complete.
- For bedtime reading, two or three chapters per session is enough to avoid losing rest to dense plotting.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一百六十八章 意外发生
- 第一百六十九章 简羽受伤
- 第一百七十章 线索
- 第一百七十一章 慈善晚宴
- 第一百七十二章 作证
- 第一百七十三章 对峙
- 第一百七十四章 不只是商人
- 第一百七十五章 女为悦己者容
- 第一百七十六章 吃醋？
- 第一百七十七章 红玫瑰
- 第一百七十八章 是谁干的
- 第一百七十九章 演出结束
- 第一百八十章 消息
- 第一百八十一章 军演
- 第一百八十二章 挑衅
- 第一百八十三章 碾压
- 第一百八十四章 老大的人
- 第一百八十五章 又见面
- 第一百八十六章 再次同居
- 第一百八十七章 试探
- 第一百八十八章 墨西决的试探
- 第一百八十九章 下雪了
- 第一百九十章 有消息了
- 第一百九十一章 突回江海
- 第一百九十二章 送蛋糕
- 第一百九十三章 我在的地方就是你的家
- 第一百九十四章 瞌睡了递枕头
- 第一百九十五章 稳妥的说法
- 第一百九十六章 一起走
- 第一百九十七章 窃听装置
- 第一百九十八章 抵达漠江
- 第一百九十九章 神仙打架
- 第二百章 一个字，囧
- 第二百零一章 童巷村
- 第二百零二章 屠村
- 第二百零三章 调查
- 第二百零四章 桃源村
- 第二百零五章 挖尸体
- 第二百零六章 元素
- 第二百零七章 百家宴
- 第二百零八章 请君入瓮
- 第二百零九章 黄雀在后
- 第二百一十章 他去上厕所了
- 第二百一十一章 佯装离开
- 第二百一十二章 围剿计划进行中
- 第二百一十三章 行动继续
- 第二百一十四章 中弹
- 第二百一十五章 对战
- 第二百一十六章 手术顺利
- 第二百一十七章 不由自主
- 第二百一十八章 大杀四方的苏小姐
- 第二百一十九章 供词
- 第二百二十章 照顾
- 第二百二十一章 得寸进尺的男人
- 第二百二十二章 服务站风波
- 第二百二十三章 彼此彼此
- 第二百二十四章 墨西决的试探
- 第二百二十五章 我心疼
- 第二百二十六章 争执
- 第二百二十七章 学长有喜欢的人了
- 第二百二十八章 一清二楚
- 第二百二十九章 胡搅蛮缠
- 第二百三十章 取血还是试探
- 第二百三十一章 重回江海市
- 第二百三十二章 苏酥的纠结
- 第二百三十三章 怒火
- 第二百三十四章 英雄迟暮
- 第二百三十五章 推心置腹
- 第二百三十六章 杨山的无能狂怒
- 第二百三十七章 进拘留所
- 第二百三十八章 再次试探
- 第二百三十九章 退役
- 第二百四十章 杨雪儿回家
- 第二百四十一章 回京
- 第二百四十二章 救人
- 第二百四十三章 发酵
- 第二百四十四章 分崩离析
- 第二百四十五章 墨琛的忠告
- 第二百四十六章 回校风波
- 第二百四十七章 消息
- 第二百四十八章 墨宁求救
- 第二百四十九章 断章取义
- 第二百五十章 网暴
- 第二百五十一章 崩溃
- 第二百五十二章 疼痛过往
- 第二百五十三章 再遇
- 第二百五十四章 求打脸
- 第二百五十五章 过年
- 第二百五十六章 少年墨琛
- 第二百五十七章 愿望
- 第二百五十八章 新衣
- 第二百五十九章 甜蜜日常
- 第二百六十章 调查结果
- 第二百六十一章 盯着他
- 第二百六十二章 前往A国
- 第二百六十三章 乔装
- 第二百六十四章 抵达
- 第二百六十五章 一落千丈
- 第二百六十六章 邀请
- 第二百六十七章 见面
- 第二百六十八章 到底是谁
- 第二百六十九章 亲近感
- 第二百七十章 聊天
- 第二百七十一章 诸葛胧的想法
- 第二百七十二章 苏长鸣的质问
- 第二百七十三章 检验结果
- 第二百七十四章 说漏嘴
- 第二百七十五章 相认
- 第二百七十六章 回国
- 第二百七十七章 司马琳琳的主意
- 第二百七十八章 求婚（大结局）
FAQ
Can I read this volume without having read the middle one?
Yes, but the experience will suffer. This volume builds on the character relationships and the old man's trail from the middle volume; without knowing the premises—Su Su's substitute marriage into the Mo family and Mo Chen's refusal to meet his fiancée—you may find motives and forms of address confusing. It is best to at least skim the final chapters of the middle volume first.
What mysteries does this volume mainly resolve?
According to the available information, this volume advances the main threads of Su Su repaying the old man's debt, helping the Mo family, and inquiring after the old man's whereabouts, while also handling the mismatched relationship in which Mo Chen does not know his fiancée's identity yet pines for "the woman he met once." The specific resolution should be judged from the text; watch for where the birth-origin and romance threads converge.
Where does the romance between Su Su and Mo Chen go in this volume?
The information shows that Mo Chen keeps refusing to meet his fiancée while inquiring after "the woman he met once," and Su Su is in fact that fiancée. This volume revolves around that mismatch, and the relationship moves toward clarity. The specifics are in the text; readers can watch how both characters' attitudes shift before and after the identities are revealed.
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Meng Meng is an author about whom limited public information is available, with seven works currently held in the collection. Their writing spans mystery and detective fiction, social novels, and modern romance, with representative titles including The Joyful and Sorrowful Entertainment Center, Allure, the Nanre series, and New Tribe. Nanre was published as a complete three-volume set as well as in separate upper, middle, and lower volumes, suggesting a sustained commitment to long-form storytelling. Judging from the titles and category placements, Meng Meng's works tend to center on urban settings and intricate human relationships, balancing emotional tension with an atmosphere of suspense, and show considerable variety in subject matter. As basic details such as birth and death dates, nationality, and an English name remain unconfirmed, the author's personal history and creative background cannot yet be described in detail; readers may instead turn to the works themselves to understand their narrative concerns and stylistic features.
