[Female Disguise + Mistaken BL Romance + Courtship and Revenge + Twin Sisters + Strong Contrast + One True Pairing + Political Intrigue]
The Su family’s ancestral business was passed down to sons, never daughters.
So Su Chengxi spent eighteen years living as a man, becoming famous throughout Jiangnan. Countless young ladies called her “Jiangnan’s foremost gentleman.”
Having her twin sister marry into Prince Jing’s household was the decision she regretted most in this life.
The person who killed her sister was Shen Zhiwei, the cousin of Prince Jing, Xiao Yu, and the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor. She was too powerful to confront head-on.
Su Chengxi made a reckless decision: she would approach Shen Zhiwei as “Jiangnan’s foremost gentleman.”
Shen Zhiwei was starved for affection? Fine. “He” would love her well.
Shen Zhiwei had eyes only for Xiao Yu? Fine. Then she would “steal” her away from him.
Play hard to get, retreat to advance, drug her, use a feigned injury…
She hit one obstacle after another, then went back and reconsidered her approach.
She would make Shen Zhiwei willingly place her true feelings in her hands, only to crush them herself and let her taste the despair of being betrayed by the one she loved.
Everything was going according to plan.
But Prince Jing, Xiao Yu, became the one unpredictable variable in her scheme
“I want the lantern you gave Wei’er, too.”
“I want the honey-scented pills you gave Wei’er, too.”
…
“Su Chengxi… If I came down with an ‘incurable illness,’ could you cure me?”
Looking into Xiao Yu’s intensely red eyes, Su Chengxi felt a pang of heartache for the first time.
“Xiao Yu, why involve yourself in this scheme?”
Reader’s guide: The story features flirtatious GL tension between the heroine and her cousin, as well as a mistaken BL romance between the hero and the heroine disguised as a man. In reality, the main romance is a mutually entangled BG pairing. Expect a mix of sweetness and angst, along with plenty of comic misunderstandings.
My sister's death paved the way for a heavy atmosphere. I thought this atmosphere would last forever, but the subsequent interactions between the heroine, the hero, and cousin Zhiwei were inexplicably hilarious, making people laugh and cry. The plot progressed very quickly, and I felt depressed when I saw three little bitter gourds pulling at each other near the 30th chapter. I have to say that the author's writing is indeed very good, the subject matter is great, the plot is very special, and it doesn't have the same feel as other novels. The text is very delicate, and the slowly unfolding story line is very comfortable to read. I can't help but stop and comment, watch the heroine's step-by-step plan, and feel her mood... Come on, I will continue to follow it!
When I read the first chapter, I was afraid that it was a cliche story, but when I read on, I laughed to death at the plot in the middle. The heroine hooks up with the villain's cousin, and the hero insists on getting involved because he is jealous for no reason. The heroine is evil, and the hero always suffers. The interaction is funny and cute.