Taste the Softness of Zhi

Name: Taste the Softness of Zhi
Author: Qiying

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by Qiying (栖应)

Status: Completed
Length: 1.0M Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Palace & Household Intrigue
Updated: 1y ago
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Synopsis

[Reborn + one-on-one devoted romance + one-sided love + growing together through mutual support; gentle, down-on-her-luck noblewoman × sharp-tongued, spoiled noble heir]

In her previous life, Song Zhizhuan’s family was destroyed, leaving her an orphan. She fell into the tender trap Sima Luo had laid for her.

For her sake, the Yan family backed Sima Luo’s rise to power. Her childhood friend fought the enemy forces for her, risking his life to help Sima Luo conquer the realm.

In the end, Sima Luo seized supreme power, slaughtered the entire Yan family she had relied on, strung her upside down from the city wall to bleed her, and lured her childhood friend back to the capital to kill him.

Yan Aochuan had known her since they were children. He was always insulting, bullying, and putting her down, so she had never imagined he would risk his life to save her.

With the enemy at the gates, the young man was wounded by swords and blades but still refused to retreat. He carefully held her in his arms, his voice choked with emotion.

“Ruanruan, how can you still not see me?”

Only at the end of their lives did the feelings the young man had hidden for more than a decade finally come to light.

Reborn, Song Zhizhuan swore to help the Yan family avoid disaster. She also resolved to understand the childhood friend she had once regarded as her sworn enemy.

As she followed the path he had walked alone for more than a decade, she gradually noticed the young man’s hidden feelings and the countless things he had done for her behind the scenes.

Only then did she understand that while she had devoted herself to pursuing someone else, another person had quietly followed behind her, loving her in secret for years.

The playboy she had once believed him to be also had passion and ambition in his heart.

She decided to stay by his side and walk with him down that thorny road.

The capital was abuzz with the news: to bring good fortune to the old master, the Yan family had arranged for the orphaned Song girl to become engaged to the fifth young master of the Yan family.

Yan Fifth was a notorious playboy, and everyone thought he would ruin the engagement.

What no one knew was that, in a secluded corner, the young woman had discovered Yan Aochuan’s secret and was pinned beneath him on the bed. The young man’s breath was burning, his eyes pleading. “Ruanruan, help me.”

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512Chapters

1.3kReads · 30 days

789.9kReads · all time

180Shelves

8.7Score

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The male lead is arrogant and has had his eye on the female lead since childhood, but he has a sharp tongue and says hurtful things, causing them to miss each other. In this second life, the female lead realizes his feelings, and the two stories develop very smoothly and sweetly. I love this kind of sweet romance novel. The male lead is super well-behaved and I love Ruan Ruan (the female lead). I will definitely not miss her in this life!
18 likes2y ago
This is the first time I've written a book review, and the first time I've felt like writing about a book I've read for a long time. Don't be swayed by low ratings or write disjointed reviews. Don't let them influence you. Every main character in this book is multifaceted, not simply good or evil, nor are they just straightforward strong male and female leads with dramatic, sweeping plots.
16 likes1y ago
I'm not very good at writing book reviews, but this one was really good. First of all, the female lead is incredibly resilient and wonderful. The female lead's character is just so great. She's so gentle yet so strong, standing on the city wall shooting arrows, fighting the plague, transporting grain, and those conversations with Zhaohua—those scenes were absolutely delightful.
13 likes1y ago
It's so beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!!! I highly recommend it! The entire book is interwoven with themes of patriotism and the love stories of several young couples. The story unfolds alongside A-Chuan's growth, from a spoiled brat to a high-ranking general, experiencing many trials that temper his will and mature him, enabling him to become a pillar of support for Ruan-Ruan.
11 likes1y ago
I absolutely adore Ruanruan and Achuan!!! Wishing them eternal happiness!! May Achuan's unrequited love finally see the light of day!!
11 likes2y ago
Having read so many novels over the years, this one is undoubtedly an exceptionally good one. The character development is also excellent. If you're not interested in the beginning, you can skip to the later parts; it's particularly interesting and humorous.
10 likes1y ago
Ahhh, it's so good! The author writes so subtly, and the plot develops so naturally. I especially love the male lead's personality, and I love that innocent, youthful feeling of unrequited love. Author, can you please update soon? I've been following this for a month, waiting for two chapters every day. I really love this novel, and I don't want to read any other novels for fear of getting them mixed up. Author, please keep writing! Love you!
10 likes2y ago
I like female protagonists who don't wallow in self-pity. Madam Qu is truly a kind person; the Yan family is a place where Ruan Ruan feels at ease. Chuanzi is just a proud and aloof puppy. When he had a fever, I thought he was finally going to stand up for himself and become a wolf, but it turns out he's a limited edition.
10 likes2y ago
This is so good!!! The author is amazing!!! I've never seen a male lead like this before, it's really great ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
10 likes2y ago
I wanted to give it 4.5 Stars, but not even half a star 😂. It's pretty good. If you can tolerate Yan Aochuan's arrogant remarks at the beginning, it's a very good novel. However, the author really did make him too arrogant, which might cause many people to miss out on this novel. I personally dislike the male lead's tendency to be jealous, especially since he's rather childish.
8 likes1y ago