I'm Not a Mute

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Blurb:

Shen Xu found a little mute in the wilderness and brought her back to the palace. From then on, he picked up a few unusual hobbies:

Feeding the little mute, coaxing her to sleep (and sleeping beside her), and even setting aside a patch of land for her to grow vegetables for fun...

When everyone else thought the little mute couldn't speak and would be easy to bully, she grabbed Shen Xu's sleeve in front of everyone, looked up, and said, "It hurts."

Shen Xu bent down, his voice gentle and his expression calm. "Where does it hurt?"

"My hand."

A murderous look flashed through his eyes. "Who did it?"

The little mute pointed, and from then on, no one dared bully her again.

I can't write blurbs, so here's a little scene instead:

"Do you know what it means to offer yourself in marriage?"

The little mute thought for a moment, then nodded and said unclearly, "You save my life, then I marry you."

Shen Xu happily ruffled her fluffy hair. "You saved me in the mountains. Does that mean you should offer yourself to me?"

Before the little mute could think it through, he asked again:

"Then may I sleep here?"

He pointed to the little mute's bed. She froze for a moment, then moved over and made room for him.

"Then... sleep."

Reader's guide:

1. Sweet romance, one-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only partners

A darling who loves being kissed, hugged, and lifted up high x a decisive emperor with a cold, twisted heart

2. The heroine is skilled in medicine, has unconventional fighting abilities, and is beautiful when she acts cute.

3. The hero has a dark personality and a strong need for control. He has little compassion, and human lives mean nothing to him.

4. Set in an imaginary world.

Completed novel: Rong Shi Chu Yu

Blurb One:

A young lady cousin comes to the Rong family. Everyone jokes that she's being brought in as a child bride for the second young master, Rong.

The second young master Rong sneers: Whoever wants her can take her.

That very day, Chu Yu arrives at the Rong family. Hiding behind the old madam, she peeks out and timidly calls him, "Brother Ting."

Four years later, Chu Yu has come of age, and proposals arrive one after another. Old Madam Rong busily seeks a husband for her.

Chu Yu whispers, "The third young master of the Huai family seems nice, and he lives nearby. Grandmother can stand up for me, too. What do you think, Brother Ting?"

Rong Ting: "... Lin Chu Yu, what the hell did you just say?"

What the second young master Rong is thinking: Nearby? Stand up for you? Do you think I'm dead? Weren't you supposed to be my little bride?

Later, Rong Ting says to her through her bridal veil, "Rong Chu Yu. Doesn't that sound nice?"

Chu Yu blushes and says softly, "I-it's all right, I guess."

Blurb Two:

The second young master Rong stops the girl he can't stand, stares at the lips he's been coveting for so long, and bites her without hesitation.

He growls, "Lin Chu Yu, are you still going to marry someone else?"

Chu Yu cries and tugs at his clothes, sobbing, "Why did you bite me?"

Rong Ting runs his tongue over his upper teeth. "Tsk, you're sweet. I like it."

Reader's guide:

1. A spoiled second-generation heir who eats, drinks, has fun, and squanders money x a cousin who seems demure but is actually scheming

One has an overwhelming need for control; the other has the first completely wrapped around her finger.

2. They are not actually cousins. This will be explained in the story.

3. Set in an imaginary world. Don't overthink it.

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