The Land Is Nothing Compared to My Cousin's Charm

My next story will be The Villainous Male Lead's Dearest Darling (Transmigrate Into a Book). Scroll down for the blurb. Blurb for this story (completed, ready to binge) Fake cousin, white lotus VS real merchant's daughter, sweet and spirited The Shen family has a young master who is their cousin, surnamed Jiang and named Yan. He is the very picture of a refined young gentleman, flawless and graceful. Jiang Yan is everything A Bao likes, from head to toe. She even thinks his name sounds lovely. But whenever A Bao goes looking for Jiang Yan, he always greets her with a solemn expression. A Bao decides to give up on this cousin and go play with someone else. One day, when no one else is around, Jiang Yan finally manages to corner A Bao and says fiercely, "Little liar, you said you liked your cousin best." A Bao looks up at him without the slightest fear. "The new guy is my cousin too." 1v1, sweet romance, childhood sweethearts (raised together), fictional setting. No canon analysis, please don't compare it to other works. My next story will be The Villainous Male Lead's Dearest Darling (Transmigrate Into a Book) [1] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Youying becomes the legitimate daughter of the prime minister and the wicked secondary female character who meets a tragic end in a sweet romance novel. To avoid a miserable fate, she stays positive, works hard to change her destiny, and lives freely and passionately from childhood onward. Who knew that an accident would cause her to injure Li Chengrui's legs? Though Li Chengrui is the book's great villain and fails to win the heroine's heart, he is the crown prince and will eventually ascend the throne, earn the people's reverence, and usher in a golden age for the Great Qi. Now, however, his leg injury costs him his position as crown prince. He must endure the world's disdain, living a gloomy, miserable life. Gu Youying believes in cause and effect. Since she caused this, she will take responsibility for the consequences. She agrees to Li Chengrui's demands, following him without a title or formal status. She stays in the deposed crown prince's residence, testing medicines for him and treating his legs... She devotes the rest of her life to bringing color and vitality back to his ruined manor. Until one day, he can finally stand again. Three years confined to a wheelchair have turned the boy into a mature, steady man. He reclaims everything that was once his and stands at the pinnacle of Great Zhou's power, looking down over its vast lands. They haven't seen each other for a long time, and time seems to have come full circle. Three years ago, eighteen-year-old Li Chengrui had crippled legs. Three years later, eighteen-year-old Gu Youying is on her deathbed. At last, she has repaid her debt to him. [2] Eighteen-year-old Li Chengrui hates Gu Youying. He not only wants her dead, but wants her to suffer the humiliation and contempt of others. Taking advantage of her patience and submissiveness, he tramples her boundaries time and again, sneering at the affection she offers and casting it aside like trash. He thinks he will hate her forever, until death do them part. Until the Gu family secretly takes her away, leaving only a letter on the table congratulating the new emperor on his accession. At the end is a line so lighthearted it's cruel: "As we agreed, if Your Highness's leg is ever cured, Youying will be free to leave. Goodbye, and don't miss me." She will no longer involve herself in the affairs and grudges between the main characters. Li Chengrui clutches the letter with bloodshot eyes and crushes it to pieces. He never imagined she would leave. [3] Everyone thinks the legitimate daughter of the Gu family is frail and sickly, which is why she stays secluded in her chambers and rarely appears in public. The Gu family even hires a fortune-teller for her and seeks a husband for her to bring her good luck. Everyone says the family has finally decided to let their daughter marry. No one knows that on that day, the new emperor comes to the Gu residence and waits by her bedside, pleading with Gu Youying to look at him. Gu Youying is awake but pretends to be asleep, acting as though she doesn't know he's there. If she doesn't see him or think of him, she can cut ties for good. Later, the Gu family's legitimate daughter still never gets to celebrate her wedding. She dies after a long illness. Only then do people realize how deeply the new emperor loved the frail, sickly daughter of the Gu family. [Reading Guide] 1. The heroine is not dead! Important! The heroine is not dead! She only faked her death and left the capital! 2. Both leads are each other's first and only, 1v1, reunion after a breakup 3. The heroine suffers first, then the hero. Pain before sweetness. 4. He definitely has to win his wife back after making a mess of things. 5. Discuss the characters if you like, but don't personally attack the author. [Note from 2020.08.10, screenshot saved] Premise: The road ahead is long. Support each other and keep walking together.