A Spring Night in Bloom

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Xu Wanyin refused to be sold off to a landlord as his second wife and live out the next two or three months in misery. She wanted to spend her remaining time free and easy, so she fled aboard a lonely boat.

A handsome man on board was gravely wounded and on the verge of death.

Xu Wanyin brought him back to life one bite and one sip at a time.

He said solemnly, "I owe you my life, miss. I will repay you someday."

Xu Wanyin: "Y-you can repay me right now..."

The man: "?"

Xu Wanyin swallowed. "Let's have a wedding ceremony!"

She was going to die anyway. Couldn't she have something nice before the end?

Young Master Qi couldn't move at all. Xu Wanyin didn't care whether he was willing and forced him to take her as his wife.

On the boat on a spring night, the water rippled.

Beneath her tear-bright, flushed eyes, the veins on the neck of the heroic young man were practically bulging with fury.

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The Crown Prince, Qi Ye, fell into hardship aboard a boat, only to be imprisoned and toyed with.

She claimed to be a poor, helpless farmer's daughter, shamelessly demanding repayment for saving his life.

For two whole months on the boat, she showed no restraint, despite her pale and delicate appearance. She even pretended to be dying, weakly telling him, "I have a terminal illness. I'm going into town to stock up provisions for you, my lord. From now on, our lives part ways. May you enjoy peace and good health year after year."

Once she left the boat, she vanished without a trace.

Four years later,

amid the bright lights and bustling streets,

Qi Ye saw that pure, lovely face again.

After searching for her countless times in vain, he had once thought she really was dead.

Looking down at her from above, he curled his fingertips around a tremor he couldn't quite understand and asked coldly, "Since we parted on that boat, do you still remember who I am?"

She was flustered and helpless, clutching the little child at her feet. Nothing like the wanton woman she'd been on the boat, she didn't even dare raise her head. "I don't remember."

She said, "I'm already married."

Qi Ye was famed throughout the empire for his self-restraint and propriety as Crown Prince.

He smashed her thriving bun shop to pieces.

Hundreds of his guards surrounded her.

Had she never experienced what it was like to be imprisoned and toyed with?

Honest, simple farm girl x Crown Prince who goes mad with love

Beauty and cunning x self-restrained and proper

One-on-one, both leads are virgins. Angsty, short, and a light, sweet read.

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Theme: A handsome man's charm is precious, but freedom is worth more.