What Should I Do If My Mind-Reading Goes Wrong?

When Fu Qinglan woke up, she discovered that she had lost her memory.

The bad news: People told her she was the daughter of a treacherous minister, and that as a child she'd bullied the Sixth Prince when he was living among the commoners. Now the Sixth Prince had ascended the throne, locked her up, and wanted revenge.

The good news: She suddenly discovered she had the ability to read minds, and could learn what the first person she made physical contact with each day was thinking.

Day broke. The Sixth Prince, no, the new emperor now, walked into her room with a cold sneer.

To stay alive, Fu Qinglan nervously reached out and touched the emperor.

The sneer froze on his face.

Fu Qinglan heard the emperor's thoughts: Such a kind woman. I must treat her well!

Fu Qinglan: Huh? So I'm a good person? Then what are all those rumors outside about? His Majesty must have kept me here to protect me!

The emperor flew into a rage at her disrespectful behavior, but Fu Qinglan grabbed his hand and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I understand your difficulties. It's all right. Do whatever you need to do. I'll wait for you!"

The emperor looked at her for a moment, then turned and left.

As she drank the restorative medicine the imperial physician had sent, Fu Qinglan happily thought that the two of them must have a secret past no one knew about, which was why they understood each other so well without saying a word.

The next day, Fu Qinglan touched the emperor again.

She saw him widen his eyes in disbelief, his thoughts surging: I must keep this woman by my side forever!

So she said sincerely, "I am willing to stay by Your Majesty's side for the rest of my life!"

The emperor left in silence, but privately and considerately asked the imperial physician to change her prescription and keep nourishing her.

The third day, the fourth day... In short, the emperor was always all talk and no action, cold on the outside but warmhearted beneath. Fu Qinglan had long grown used to their playful flirtations.

One day, she finally couldn't hold back and grabbed him, asking, "Your Majesty, do you like me?"

She heard his candid thoughts: What kind of question is that? How could I possibly not like you?

So she threw herself happily into his arms and gave him a loud kiss. "Honestly, if you like me, just say so! Why act so reserved and make me ask first?"

The emperor trembled all over, his face bright red. He must have been too shy, because he said nothing and swept out of the room.

Fu Qinglan thought that he had been childhood friends with her and had secretly loved her for so long. How could she be so ungrateful as to reject his affection?

After he kept playing hard to get, she finally agreed to become his empress, just as he wished.

But on the eve of their wedding, Fu Qinglan suddenly regained her memories.

She remembered all the ways she had mistreated him as a child, his back covered in scars as he knelt before her, and the look of hatred in his eyes when she drove him out of her home...

Fu Qinglan was completely stunned.

Soon, she also discovered that there was something wrong with her mind-reading ability: the thoughts she heard were all the opposite of what people really thought.

...So he didn't like her at all. Making her empress was just one part of his revenge.

In despair, Fu Qinglan fled, fearing punishment for her crimes.

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Ying Heng had a difficult childhood. He was abandoned among the common people and became a lowly servant in a wealthy household.

The young mistress had been spoiled since childhood. Arrogant and domineering, she ordered him around and humiliated him in every way. He secretly swore that one day he would repay her for every humiliation, a hundredfold.

The good news: He rose to power, and she became his to control.

The bad news: She seemed to have gone crazy and kept throwing herself into his arms.

Just as he agonized over it and finally decided to repay her with his body...

She abandoned him and ran away.

Ying Heng laughed in anger.

After all these years, she still hadn't changed. She was still treating him like a dog and playing with him.

In that case, she shouldn't blame him for going mad and biting back.

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A spoiled, willful young lady × a long-suffering emperor

First draft of blurb: 2026.5.7

Second draft of blurb: 2026.5.26

Theme: Honesty is a virtue