I Peeked at the Boss Taking a Bath and Got Caught

The story is complete. The new novel, A Dream of the Fallen Divine Lands and the Western Capital, begins serialization on September 13.

[Sweet romance + light mystery]

[Sometimes scatterbrained, straightforward heroine x brooding, deranged male lead with a possessive streak]

An Huling had terrible luck. On the very day she transmigrated, her household was confiscated. The matriarch beside her was so frightened she wet herself, but everyone thought it was An Huling!

He was a treacherous official favored by the emperor. Pinching his nose, he pointed at her. “You’ve disgraced yourself! Guards, take her away and give her twenty strokes of the cane as punishment.”

T_T… Now she was being blamed for this too. What a disaster!

They say that those who survive a great calamity will be blessed afterward. An Huling’s blessing came when, just as she had worked hard to gain her freedom, her Nuo abilities broke out and he took an interest in her.

To make sure An Huling would help him with important matters, he didn’t hesitate to seduce her with his looks.

“I haven’t favored any of the women in this residence yet. Serve me tonight, and afterward I’ll let you keep them in line. How does that sound?”

The problem was that he wanted to use her, while she genuinely fell for him.

Until one day, An Huling discovered his true identity:

The person in front of her had exactly the same features as him, yet somehow felt different. For instance, his clothes. The Black Bird motif was a totem reserved for the imperial family. Though he was usually domineering, he was still a minister; surely he wouldn’t openly commit such an obvious act of usurpation.

Who… was he?

Note: Ghosts and monsters appear.

[Awkward bonus scene]

An Huling shut her eyes, afraid to look at Li Yan undressed. If she were discovered, would he have her executed?

She was sure this would be socially mortifying, and she wondered whether he’d think she was some creepy pervert spying on him like in an adult movie.

Ah… she couldn’t even imagine it!

But she was curious.

Would he take off his mask when he bathed?

Curiosity got the better of her. She secretly opened her eyes again and saw that Li Yan was already in the hot spring, his upper body exposed.

Good grief, he even bathed with his mask on!

She didn’t know whether to feel disappointed or relieved. He wore that mask all the time because he didn’t want people to see his true face. She’d only looked to satisfy her curiosity, but if he found out, he’d chop her to pieces!

An absurd internet joke popped into her head at the worst possible moment. A bathhouse in the northeast had once exploded, and a crowd of people had raced outside for their lives, all instinctively covering their heads with the only clothes they had…

Hiding their faces as they scattered everywhere, no one could tell who was who!

She almost laughed out loud and quickly clamped one hand over her mouth.

What a mistake. This pose didn’t require much strength, but it did take a certain amount of balance. That’s how people are: sometimes, the harder you try not to laugh, the less you can control it.

The hot spring was three meters below her. The branches and leaves were thick enough to hide her, but if they looked up, they would still spot her.

As her laughter made her body shake, a few leaves drifted down…

Theme: Courage will always overcome evil.