The Sheng Dynasty’s Commoner Daughter

[One-on-one] [Both leads are inexperienced] [Sweet romance] [A secret crush becomes mutual]

[Alluring, delicate heroine × domineering, aloof hero]

Qiao Jiarong had endured more than ten years of mistreatment in the marquis’s household before learning that she wasn’t even the marquis’s daughter. Her calculating grandmother and overbearing legal mother wanted her to become the concubine of a notorious young wastrel in the capital, all to secure various benefits.

After a banquet, Qiao Jiarong became entangled with Pei Yu, the illegitimate son of a prince of a different surname. They entered the same dream at the same time and shared an intensely intimate night.

With Pei Yu’s help, Qiao Jiarong left the marquis’s household and reclaimed her identity. Just as she was about to dump Pei Yu, he clung to her and refused to be shaken off…

Pei Yu knew perfectly well that Qiao Jiarong was only using him, but he couldn’t help falling for her again and again. Even his vast empire couldn’t compare to one smile from her.

Excerpt One

“Could you help me get two travel permits?” Qiao Jiarong’s voice softened, its final note lifting slightly as though she were coaxing him.

The man held her tightly around the waist and wouldn’t let go. “What do you need travel permits for? Planning to run away?”

“I want to visit Suzhou. The people are beautiful, and the scenery is lovely.” Qiao Jiarong gazed at the man with shining, tender eyes.

Unable to resist her, the man gave her two travel permits.

But inwardly, Qiao Jiarong scoffed. Suzhou was lovely, but it couldn’t compare to Yangzhou.