The Trading Game: He Fell First

1. What does it feel like to watch the person you secretly love fall for someone else? Years ago, Meng Jiuyi confessed to Xu Yanzhi. He politely refused, and later came the news that he had a girlfriend. Meng Jiuyi silently blessed them, and at the same time, mentally let go. Years later, they met again.

Meng Jiuyi already had an unknown relationship with his brother, Tan Yuchen. In front of others, he was a flamboyant and unrestrained heir from a wealthy family; she was the unvalued illegitimate daughter of the Meng family. These two, who seemed destined never to cross paths, were conducting an underground transaction.

2. That night with Tan Yuchen was an accident, a mistake after a setup. In Meng Jiuyi's eyes, he was casual, unrestrained, and deeply cunning, an existence she desperately wanted to avoid. She guarded her secret, hoping no one would ever know.

At a crowded banquet, drinks were exchanged. In the dimly lit lounge upstairs, she was held by the waist, her wrists pinned, and kissed to the point of suffocation. Tan Yuchen bit her lip, his breath laced with a hint of gnashing teeth. "Little liar Meng, so it really was you that night!"

Meng Jiuyi couldn't escape, her voice tearful, "I have a boyfriend, and he's your brother!" "Is that so?" he threatened hoarsely, "Then call him to listen."

—PS: The female lead's initial name was Meng Xingnai, which was changed to Meng Jiuyi (yi) during the update. Yi: to surpass, to exceed.