The Arrogant Chosen Ones

My next book will be The Sickly One Never Meant to Destroy the World. Please add it to your reading list. Lecherous bandit girl X arrogant Celestial Dragon There have been two juicy rumors going around the Royal Academy lately. First, the poor girlfriend the eldest young master of the Lan family dated while undercover has chased him all the way to the Imperial Star. Second, the Crown Prince is dating a sweet, innocent commoner girl at the academy. The gossip spreads quickly. Everyone mocks the despised, clingy simp chasing Lan Yin, while speculating about the Crown Prince's mysterious girlfriend. But then Lan Yin and the Crown Prince get into a fight, and more and more of the empire's most distinguished young men join in. The onlookers watch in horror as they realize all of the men seem to be dating the same woman. * Chao Ye came to the Imperial Star with a secret agenda. The city's lavish lifestyle dazzled her, and she grumbled, “If you're so rich, why didn't you give more places to people from poor regions? Rotten feudal monarchy.” She tried to leverage a favor for money from the wealthy, but failed miserably and ended up with a pile of flashy, useless thank-you gifts. So she tried another approach: become one of those Celestial Dragons' girlfriends. If they stayed together, she got a handsome man; if they broke up, she got a check. Either way, it was a sure thing. But having to act sweet and innocent right after killing someone? Wasn't that asking a little too much of her acting skills? * After Zeris An and Chao Ye got together, all their friends and relatives opposed the relationship. Even his closest friends were among them, disparaging Chao Ye as worthless. Only after they really broke up did he see how vile those people were. “If she and I hadn't broken up, you wouldn't have stood a chance.” “I'm not trying to steal your girl. I just wanted to spare you some of the pain of being in love.” “She was only playing around with you. The royal family's fortune doesn't belong to you personally. I'm the only one who can give her the luxurious life she wants.” Zeris: “...What if I told you she was only playing around with all of you?” “...” After her cover was blown, Chao Ye was chased down by that pack of crazies. She scrambled to contact her handler. “Help me! Get me out of here!” Her handler replied, “Good work, comrade. Just hold on for three more years. We still need some classified intelligence, so keep them under control!” Damn it! Three years, then another three years. If she stayed any longer, she'd end up becoming the Crown Princess! The heroine is sweet on the outside and cunning underneath. At the beginning, she's naive and doesn't understand much, so she may seem silly and easy to fool. That's because the technology and culture on her remote planet are far behind the Imperial Star's. Her thinking is also unusual, and she follows her own logic. The men really are arrogant, vile Celestial Dragons, but the heroine is no saint either! Reading notes: 1. This story has a lot of author-created worldbuilding and won't stand up to close scrutiny. 2. The heroine has experience, while the men don't. Please don't read if that bothers you. Theme: Work hard to make money