Sweet and Delicate

My new novel, Beauty Hidden Behind Brocade Curtains, is now available. Please visit my author page and add it to your favorites: The vassal states presented beauties to the crown prince of the Li Kingdom. Ban Fu was one of them. As a spy, her mission was to seduce the crown prince, take him to bed, and become a notorious beauty who brought ruin to the state. Everyone said the crown prince of Li was divinely handsome, with the beauty of an immortal. Ban Fu took one look from afar, carefully weighed her own chances, and gave up with a tsk. Unfortunately, she had no antidote, and the onset of the venomous poison was truly miserable. By chance, she discovered that only by sticking close to the crown prince every day and breathing in his faint, cool scent could she ease the pain in her heart. ...Damn this poison. Ban Fu, who valued her life, gradually became the crown prince's little shadow. When she discovered that His Highness was restrained, gentle, and generous, she was spoiled by him until she grew increasingly reckless. She got into the habit of flirting with him, and of waiting for his indulgent smile. For the 101st time, she let out a little cry and fell into the arms of the refined, noble man, batting her eyes. "Your Highness, shall we turn in early tonight?" The crown prince lowered his eyes. The gaze that was usually as cold as frost slowly warmed with amusement. "All right." He bent down, hooked an arm around her, and lifted her horizontally into his arms. Ban Fu panicked. "Y-Your Highness, I was only joking." The crown prince's gaze burned. "I never joke." Refined, gentle, scheming male lead x sweet, soft, drama-loving little ray of sunshine #Openly Flirting, Secretly in Love: Who Knows How I Feel?# Novel Blurb: Everyone knew that the daughter of the chief minister was engaged to the young master of the Jiang family. Unfortunately, the chief minister despised the Jiang family's poverty and once drove them out with a broom. Then, in a single turn of fortune, everything changed. The chief minister was demoted to a minor post in Jingzhou, while the Jiang family rose to princely rank and became one of the most influential families in the capital. When faced with Wen Jiao, the woman the Old Madam had invited into the residence, Heir Jiang was cold, and his heart was colder still. But Wen Jiao was beautiful and sweet-voiced. When she spoke in her soft, coaxing voice, she could make half a person's soul melt. So every day, Heir Jiang struggled against his own willpower... Fragile-looking heroine with overwhelming strength x male lead who acts disgusted but is secretly green with jealousy Reading Guide: 1. A sweet, swoony romance, from marriage first to love later. 2. The heroine is reborn and has another reason for entering the residence. The male lead is cold on the outside and warm underneath, with a thing for voices and a jealous streak. The old vinegar jar had tipped over. Jiang Yunyi, drunk, cornered her against the wall and silently stared at her. Wen Jiao's heart tightened. She pressed herself another half-inch toward the corner. "...Young Master, you're drunk. Would you like some hangover soup?" "..." "Or... or should I find someone you like to take care of you?" Jiang Yunyi's eyes darkened. He yanked back the woman who was about to escape, then used his drunkenness as an excuse to kiss her with possessive force. "Be quiet." Theme: Cherish the good life you have now, and you can embrace a better tomorrow.