[A palace maid pretending to struggle for survival x a cold-on-the-outside, pure-hearted eunuch]
Shen Yunting is transported into the inner palace, where she faces a hellish difficulty level from the start.
No golden finger, no System, no status, just a lowly palace maid. She counts on her fingers: hang on until she's twenty-five, then ask for permission to leave the palace.
But fate is not in her hands. When her young mistress is murdered overnight, Shen Yunting is sent to the Laundry Bureau to perform hard labor. She understands that in this palace that devours people, she needs someone to protect her if she wants to survive. So she makes the matron in charge her godmother, then turns around and latches onto the Directorate of Ceremonial's chief eunuch, respectfully calling him "godfather."
As long as she can get out, what's wrong with calling someone father or mother?
Only, this newly acquired "godfather" is truly strange. He cuts off their relationship unilaterally the very day after she recognizes him as family. She thinks to herself that eunuchs really are fickle, turning on you faster than a page can be turned.
But later, this cold and ruthless eunuch repeatedly pulls her back from the brink of despair. She begins to waver. Perhaps he isn't as cold and cruel as people say?
She wants to test him, so she quietly snuggles into his arms, wraps her arms around his waist, and says with red-rimmed eyes, "Eunuch, I'm scared... Could you hold me?"
Zhao An is the chief eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, the emperor's most trusted eunuch. Everyone says he's vicious, cruel, and moody. Even the court officials fear him.
Yet there's one little palace maid who's trembling with fear, but still crawls over to him and timidly calls him "godfather."
He watches her coldly.
Later, this timid girl snuggles into his arms and softly says she's scared, asking him to hold her. His whole body stiffens, his ears turn red, and his throat bobs as he snaps, "Get down!"
The sweet, soft person leaves, and his arms are empty. Yet something in his heart feels different...
[Reading Guide]
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads' first relationship
2. The male lead is a eunuch, a real eunuch. Everything serves the plot.
3. The heroine has a powerful will to survive and knows when to yield and when to stand firm.
Theme: Love is helping each other become whole
The growth of the heroine and the long-lasting relationship are really amazing. Nowadays, most of them are fast-paced novels. I still like this kind of slow-paced novels. The author is great, please continue to update, don't stop [cross hands][cross hands][cross hands]