The full story is complete!!! Upright and refined male lead x beautiful, alluring female lead
A beautiful heroine from the bottom of society starts with everything going against her, then gradually finds love and earns respect.
Xiang Ning is a beautiful woman with a hard life.
She has no family background, no parents or relatives to cherish her, only a very pretty face.
To survive, she works hard and keeps herself humble, reading people's expressions and currying favor. She is willing to do anything.
By chance, she is rescued by a kind-hearted gentleman.
Apart from being a little cold, he is perfect: excellent birth, excellent prospects, excellent looks and talent.
To stay by his side for a long time and enjoy a good life with full meals and warm clothes, Xiang Ning uses her beauty and tenderness, acting innocent and sweet, doing everything she can to seduce and please him.
At first, the gentleman always keeps a stern face and tells her to behave with dignity.
Later, amid their intimate closeness, the refined and proper, aloof gentleman finally falls for her.
Xiang Ning is delighted to discover that winning the moon hanging high in the sky brings far more benefits than she ever imagined.
Not only does she get fine clothes and exquisite food, he also gives her the status of his legal wife, takes her to make friends as an equal, and encourages her to study medicine.
Little by little, Xiang Ning develops a sense of self-worth and realizes she deserves better. She wants to be respected, to become a capable and useful physician, and to stand shoulder to shoulder with the gentleman, rather than remain a creeping vine dependent on his protection...
[Reading Guide]
The male lead is pure in both body and heart, and has no romantic entanglements except with the female lead. He has ideals befitting a scholar-official, but is neither hidebound nor blindly filial. When he falls for someone, he does everything he can to give her a secure, comfortable life, make her his wife in name and law, respect her, and protect her.
The female lead has no principles at first, attaching herself to whoever treats her well. Later, she develops a sense of self and ambition, stops thinking about relying on others, studies medicine diligently, and protects herself and the people she cares about. She has a clear growth arc.
[Next Book]
After Our Divorce, My Ex-Husband Suddenly Fell in Love with Me
Brilliant, proud female scholar & steadfast, devoted general
Two people who realize their feelings too late fall in love after their divorce.
Meng Qingwan thought she didn't love her ex-husband.
Although he respected and cared for her, their temperaments and habits were too different for love to grow between them.
After their divorce, Meng Qingwan reads, writes poetry, pursues scholarship, and enjoys tea, conversation, music, and painting with a charming and elegant top-ranked candidate. Her life is a hundred times more carefree than before.
But her ex-husband, a taciturn man with outstanding military achievements, doesn't see it that way.
He feels guilty that he failed to refuse the emperor's decree of divorce. "I was your husband, but I failed to protect you. That was my fault."
He thinks the eloquent top-ranked candidate isn't a good match. "He can't stay faithful. He'll make you unhappy."
Her once-steady and dignified ex-husband suddenly starts competing for her, even becoming a lover with no official status. "I climbed over the wall. No one will see me."
Theme: Everyone is the master of their own life
I read this in one breath and I really like the author's writing. It's so rare to see novels of this style for a long time. I feel that the author is a very warm person who is willing to give all the characters a chance to grow and change, instead of going all the way on the dark road.