Worth Fighting For

On track to make partner at her father's private equity company, Mulan has had to work twice as hard, be three times as smart, and have infinitely thicker skin than any of the finance bros she works with. And with her parents, who she fears always wanted a son, she's had to play the part of the perfect daughter. So when her father unexpectedly collapses in the middle of a critical acquisition, she promises she'll close the deal. There's just one problem: Wutai Gold, the small whiskey company known for its outsize macho branding, and the family who runs it refuse to do business with anyone other than her father—and certainly not a woman. So Mulan does the only sensible thing she can think of: She pretends to be him. The lie is easy enough over email, but then she's invited to spend a few days at the Li family ranch and distillery. She knows how to close a business deal in her sleep, but pretending to be a seasoned rancher like her father? Not so much. To make matters worse, Mulan must endure this humiliation in front of Shang, the company's stoic-and scorchingly hot-CEO. The more time she spends falling for Shang and his family (and not only in the mud), the more she wishes she could just be herself. But who is that, really? Caught between family, business, and her own heart, how can she choose just one worth fighting for

Story added by hayleemueller on February 20, 2026