Whether Lightly or Heavily Made Up, She’s Always Lovely

[A sweetly oblivious, money-loving country girl X a proud young lord, the darling of heaven]

Xu Yingfeng found a badly injured man in the mountains, and she knew he was a powerful, high-ranking figure.

So she decided to pretend she didn't know who he really was. She would carefully treat him, look after him, win him over, and finally receive a generous reward...

Xie Juzhi was badly injured under unusual circumstances, then made even worse by repeated mistreatment at the hands of a country girl. And she was an utterly money-grubbing one, too.

So he decided to pretend to be a kind, pitiful patient. He would carefully reform her, manipulate her, use her, and in the end treat her as a worthless pawn and cast her aside...

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Until one day, Xu Yingfeng suddenly realized that the man was nothing but a poor scholar, neither rich nor noble, and he'd been freeloading off her.

The gentle country girl showed her fangs and began squeezing every last bit of work out of her patient. She even figured that if she couldn't get her money back, taking the handsome man's innocence would do.

But before he could agree to her invitation to share a bed, he vanished into thin air.

Xu Yingfeng ground her teeth in anger and couldn't help feeling deeply resentful.

Times changed, and mountains and rivers shifted. With no other choice, Xu Yingfeng went to the capital with a friend and took a position at a medical clinic, listening to patients' pulses from behind a consultation curtain each day.

One bright, sunny day, a slender hand with distinct knuckles reached toward her. Xu Yingfeng felt the pulse through the curtain, and the more she looked at the hand, the more familiar it seemed.

At last, when she recognized him, she turned to run. But that hand grabbed her retreating hand, and the consultation curtain was abruptly pulled aside.

His jade-like face was shrouded in gloom. Xie, the young lord, was handsome and extraordinary, a man all the capital's young ladies adored. He smiled coldly. "I haven't yet offered myself to you in marriage. Why are you running, benefactor?"

Xu Yingfeng twisted her hands together, at a loss. She hadn't only saved him. She had also saved court officials, noble families, and members of the imperial clan... She had already made her fortune doing so and didn't need him.

Xie Juzhi: ??? Is public safety in Great Zhen really this bad?

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[Bonus Scene] On the rooftop

Shadow Guard A: "We've been watching Miss Xu for ages. What have you figured out?"

Shadow Guard B: "Who is that man? The young lord is so pitiful, washing up and cooking for her. Our Miss Xie has another snail husband now."

Shadow Guard A: "..."

The heroine is about half-literate and often says outrageous things. She's a champion at getting on people's nerves (but she can read).

The hero gets so angry his liver hurts, but still manages to keep pursuing her. A man with an iron liver.

[Reading Guide]

1. Both leads are virgins with spotless records, needless to say. A sweet, lighthearted romance focused on the couple.

2. The heroine is an ordinary farmer, no hidden twists. Her mother has no noble identity whatsoever.

3. Short story. Virtually no court intrigue; everything serves the romance between the leads.

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[He Made the First Move]

A short story of 100,000+ characters

[Female lead: a male-audience anime CG artist X Male lead: a female-oriented game architect]

What do you do when a romantic entanglement gets in the way of a major undertaking? 🌸

Yu Yue insists she wasn't the one who made the first move!

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While preparing to transfer to a new position, Yu Yue picked out an incredibly handsome guy at the library and developed a secret crush on him, just to keep herself motivated every day.

It was all daydreaming, with no need for an outcome, or even for anything to happen.

Who knew that after a month of silently admiring the flowers, the flower would come to her?

Jiang Zhan: "Isn't getting up close and personal more exciting than admiring from afar?"

A lighthearted story focused on just the two of them. The will-they-won't-they phase lasts a long time.

Two shy peonies bluff their way through flirting with each other.

Theme: Love helps people grow and find fulfillment