Unstable, short-tempered male lead x timid, life-loving female lead
[Coming in December]
Wen Jian died in an accident in her previous life. Reborn, she became the lowliest servant in the Wen household.
Given a second chance at life, she cherished it all the more and became especially afraid of dying.
An accident revealed that she was the Wen family's true daughter, switched at birth.
After reclaiming her identity, she was supposed to marry Prince Cheng in a glorious wedding, but the fake daughter schemed against her. When the bridal sedan was lifted, it carried her to the Eastern Palace instead.
Just days before the wedding, she had brazenly declared to the Crown Prince, "I will never regret marrying Prince Cheng."
But when she lifted her veil and saw who was sitting on the wedding bed...
She immediately backed down and eagerly admitted her mistake.
But who was Crown Prince Pei Xu?
Everyone in the capital knew that Pei Xu had gone mad after breaking his leg. His moods were unpredictable, and he was violent and tyrannical.
In the bridal chamber, Pei Xu held a sword and smiled menacingly. "Is that all the backbone you've got?"
To save her life, Wen Jian came up with a clever plan: she told him stories every day, stopping right at the most exciting part.
Pei Xu got so hooked that he began sitting there with a stern face every day, waiting for her to speak.
Seeing his gaze grow increasingly dark and strange, Wen Jian's alarm bells began to ring.
One night, she packed her things and climbed over the wall to escape. She hadn't even made it two streets away when Pei Xu caught her and dragged her back.
Behind the dark curtains, he backed her into a corner, his hand wrapped suggestively around her waist. He leaned close to her ear, his voice low and husky:
"Running away? ... You haven't finished your story."
The fake daughter, Wen Rou, was originally betrothed to the Crown Prince, but she disliked his violent nature and crippled leg. Anyone in the capital could see it: the emperor disliked the Crown Prince, and Prince Cheng would inevitably take his place.
She forced the engagement onto Wen Jian and married Prince Cheng as she had wished.
Until the Spring Appreciation Banquet...
She rubbed the wounds beneath her sleeve and looked up to see Pei Xu drawing his sword again for some reason, his body brimming with murderous fury. It looked as though blood would soon be spilled.
Everyone present held their breath and shrank back. No one dared approach. They all remembered that the last person to anger the Crown Prince had been carried out horizontally.
Then Wen Jian leaned over and secretly kissed his earlobe.
The madman who killed without blinking froze, his ear turning visibly red.
His whole body went rigid, but he didn't put away his sword.
He looked down at her, his voice low and husky. "...One kiss isn't enough."
Wen Jian kissed him again.
Only then did he put away his sword and coldly dismiss everyone. "Get out."
The entire hall fell silent.
Everyone saw it: the Crown Prince, who had been on the verge of spilling blood moments ago, was now calmly peeling lychees and feeding them to the Crown Princess.
#At first I hoped you'd die soon. Later, I hoped you'd live to be a hundred.
Reader's guide:
The male and female leads are each other's only partners.
The male lead initially has a leg injury, but he recovers later.
Theme: Life goes on
