The Young Lord's Daily Self-Conquest

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Flirts without realizing it x overthinks everything

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Xie Ning, the legitimate daughter of the General's residence, is lively and charming, with a stunning beauty.

She spent her youth living outside the capital. When she finally returned, the entire city took a dislike to her. Even her betrothed, whom His Majesty had personally matched with her, treated her coldly.

She didn't care in the slightest. She simply lived comfortably in her own way and made friends in the capital.

But... why is her betrothed so strange?

He acts like he dislikes her, yet keeps showing up in front of her.

At banquets in teahouses, spring outings in the countryside, and hunts at the royal preserve...

He also keeps looking at her with a complicated expression. Could he be trying to break off the engagement?

Then one day, she went out with the newly appointed top scholar, only to be pinned against a deserted corner by her betrothed.

He lowered his head toward her, gritting his teeth as he said:

"What does that top scholar have that I, the heir to the prince, don't?"

The heir to Prince Xin grew up on the frontier. He had always done as he pleased, and after returning to the capital, he was even less willing to let others dictate his marriage.

To end the engagement, he decided to personally bring his betrothed and the newly appointed top scholar together.

But then he realized... his betrothed seemed to like him?

Not only did she keep looking his way, she also kept taking the initiative to show him kindness.

He arranged for the two of them to bump into each other at a teahouse, but the top scholar failed to show. He and A Ning stared at each other coldly.

He planned a boat trip on West Lake, but the top scholar got seasick and left. Helpless, he enjoyed the scenery alongside her.

He plotted a hunting trip for the two of them, but the top scholar fell off his horse. Delighted, he went hunting with A Ning instead.

Every plan failed, and seeing how much A Ning liked him, Gu Yi "reluctantly" had no choice but to accept her feelings.

At a palace banquet one day, Gu Yi went to find A Ning and accidentally heard her tell a friend, "His Highness the heir? I don't like him."

Gu Yi's approaching footsteps halted. His knuckles clenched until they turned white.

To win his betrothed's affection, the heir, who had lived half his life as a carefree nobleman, never imagined that one day he would learn every trick of the pleasure quarters, and enjoy every moment of it...

This book is also known as The Real Heiress Is Everyone's Favorite and My Betrothed Always Thinks I'm Secretly in Love with Him.

Reading guide:

1. One couple, both virgins.

2. Fictional setting, with some original worldbuilding.

3. A lighthearted everyday story (highlighted).

4. The leads are not perfect people.

5. The author's writing still has room to improve.

6. This story will not be abandoned, so feel free to dive in.

Coming soon: Plucking That Delicate Husband

Blurb:

Coolheaded, clever heroine x seemingly rakish but actually coquettish, calculating husband

A fictional setting with demon-hunting mysteries

One couple, both virgins. The blurb's perspective is misleading (highlighted).

Demons ran rampant in Shengjing. The moment Yu Yinxi came down from the mountain, the old emperor had her take up her new post.

On her first day, she started a fire.

But before that first spark could catch, it reached the capital's most notorious rake.

At their first meeting in Qinglang Ward, she followed the scent of a demon to a private room. She pulled back the red silk quilt, only to find that the expected demon was nowhere to be seen. Instead, Chi Youjing had an arm around a woman in a thin robe.

Chi Youjing raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing, my lady? Don't tell me you're also tempted by the warmth of the red silk curtains?"

Yu Yinxi coldly let go and said, "Indulging in lust in broad daylight. Truly disgraceful."

Then she hurried away.

Yu Yinxi thought she would never cross paths with Chi Youjing again, but he suddenly appeared as her colleague.

At first, Yu Yinxi thought that being born into a noble family was wonderful: all it took was a bit of family influence to get a good position.

She didn't expect the rake to work diligently. She just hoped he wouldn't make trouble.

Sure enough, this man's behavior was completely bizarre!

When they went to hunt demons and investigate cases, he would only hide behind her.

"Lady Xi, I'm so scared!"

When he had a falling-out with a colleague, he would only say:

"So-and-so is awful. Unlike me, who only knows how to care for Lady Xi."

When he had to leave the demon-hunting bureau for some reason, he was reluctant to part and made a vow as if swearing eternal love:

"Don't worry, Lady Xi. I'll keep waiting for you to come back!"

Yu Yinxi tightened her grip on her sword.

Looking at this man...

Could he have been possessed by a demon?

Yu Yinxi thought that when she returned to the capital, she would make sure to exorcise that demon for him.

But she never expected that after she returned to the capital...

The daylight shone brightly beyond the window. Chi Youjing pinned Yu Yinxi against the corner of a desk. She panted softly, avoiding his tender kisses, and struggled to say, "We mustn't indulge in lust in broad daylight."

But he took her hand and gently tugged at her sash. Soft, closely spaced kisses fell by her ear. "My lady, do you like it?"

He guided her trembling hand to loosen his sash. The instant her fingertips touched his skin, it was so hot that she jerked away.

"My lady, I belong to you..."

Yu Yinxi had thought Chi Youjing was a weak, spoiled wastrel.

But on one demon-hunting trip, she watched him drive a dagger straight into a demon's head, grinning with wicked abandon.

When he noticed her, the dagger clattered to the ground. He ran to her and clung to her shoulder.

"My lady, that demon was so scary."

Yu Yinxi: ...Fine. If you say it was scary, then it was scary.

Reading guide:

One couple, both virgins. The blurb's perspective is misleading. What the heroine sees isn't the truth (highlighted).

A fictional Tang dynasty setting with demon-hunting mysteries.

The blurb focuses on romance, while the main story focuses on the plot.

Also known as Painting with Ink.

Blurb written on April 11, 2026.

Theme: Sincerity should be met with sincerity.