He pursues her, she hurts him, and she ascends the throne. A sweet romance.
A gentle, roguish heroine with a soft heart and a tough hand × a sweet and beautiful male lead who is a little liar. They deceive each other, love and fight each other, and the male lead has a secret identity.
The heroine is strong and the hero is weak. She is formidable, while he is a cute little mascot at her side. He will never turn the tables or become stronger than her.
The pacing is slower at first and faster later. An alternate-world cultivation setting.
Told in third person, not from either the male or female lead's perspective.
Qi Luo is a handsome young man. One day, he transmigrates and receives a mission from the System: win over the world-destroying villain who wants nothing to do with being a princess. He takes one look at the tall, graceful, powerful, mysterious Xi Yun and thinks, Oh no, I might like her.
First life: He disguises himself as a woman and plans to win her over as a sister. Xi Yun recognizes him at first glance, and... game over.
Second life: He travels thousands of miles to enter the harem and acts like a scheming green tea, competing with other men for her affection. Just when he finally earns her favor, Xi Yun decides to ascend to immortality, and... game over.
Terminology used in the story: “young woman” means female, and “young man” means male.
A female clan leader's husband is called “Madam.”
Content warnings:
1. The heroine is not a virgin, while the male lead is. The heroine is a member of the imperial family, so realistically, she could hardly be a virgin. She has a daughter who is not the male lead's, but she has her reasons!
2. The male lead will suffer and go through some hardships, all because of his own scheming.
3. The male lead will be put through the wringer! The heroine will hurt him, but she has no choice. He was in the wrong first, and she still loves him very much. She has already made many concessions for his sake.
There's plenty of the story written, so feel free to start reading. The full story is around 200,000 words and is complete. It generally won't be revised, so if the story's setting doesn't work for you, please just stop reading.
Good-looking, good-looking, very good-looking