A pale pink fox-shaped birthmark suddenly appears over Gu Wanxin's heart. From that day on, her figure changes and her skin gets better. Most shamefully, she starts acting strangely whenever she sees Qin Zhijun, the neighbor who has returned to visit his family...
My next novel will be "Luring You." I'm already building up a backlog, so please add it to your collection!
Liu Yu was born with a stunning face and an alluring figure, but not into a good family.
At fifteen, her cruel parents sold her to the Qinhuai brothel. At sixteen, her first night was auctioned for an astronomical price. After barely surviving for over a year, she smashed her head against the wall and died that night in the most luxurious den of pleasure in Xin'an Commandery.
When she opened her eyes again, she was back at fifteen, one month before her parents sold her to a broker.
Reborn, Liu Yu has only two goals.
Find herself a good husband before she's sold.
Make sure her cruel parents spend the rest of their lives regretting, envying, and resenting her.
To settle her marriage within a month, she'll need her parents to agree to let her go. The young men of Liu Family Village clearly won't do, so she turns her attention to the unmarried sons of the shop owners in Changfeng Town. She quietly asks matchmakers about them and makes a list of targets: one, two, three, four, five...
Just as she leaves a matchmaker's home, she runs into a young man. The matchmaker whispers to her, "Lu Chengxiao, the third son of the owner of Lu Feng Cloth Shop."
Liu Yu gets it. Target number three.
Lu Chengxiao has run into a beauty several times lately. One day, they meet in the mountains, where she twists her ankle and can't move. He carries her all the way back. The hot-blooded young man's ears burn and his heart pounds, and only after they part does he realize he never asked her name.
When he turns back, he sees the beauty who supposedly couldn't move because of her injured ankle walking lightly on her feet, without a trace of a limp. The heat behind his ears fades, his gaze turns cold, and he heads straight back to Changfeng Town.
A few days later, they meet again, and the beauty shyly offers him a purse to thank him for rescuing her.
Lu Chengxiao sneers. "Rescuing you? I turned back that day and saw you walking just fine. Why would you need me to rescue you?"
"I can't accept this purse. If we're caught exchanging gifts in secret, it'll be hard to explain. A young lady should have some self-respect."
Liu Yu holds the purse in her hand. So he caught on...
Fine, this one's a no-go. She can't afford to waste time, so she'll just move on to the next one.
At the temple fair in Changfeng Town, Lu Chengxiao accompanies his mother and younger sister. He watches the girl ahead of them let a handkerchief fall right in front of the young owner of the rouge shop. The young man picks up the fragrant handkerchief, and the beauty shyly thanks him. What a lovely encounter.
The same trick, just a different target.
Lu Chengxiao feels a bitter knot in his chest. He tosses and turns in bed, grinding his teeth. He has never met anyone so frivolous!
Later, when he sees Liu Yu about to stage a fall into the water, he remembers the way she had rested against his back that day. Grinding his teeth, Lu Chengxiao jumps into the river before the young owner of the rouge shop can, and pulls her ashore. Holding her slender waist in his hand, he grits his teeth and whispers in her ear, "Aren't you just looking for a husband to your liking? Am I not better than him?"
Liu Yu: ...
What's so good about a man who thinks she's frivolous?
Much later, the Lu family grows rich beyond compare and moves to prosperous Xin'an Commandery. Liu Yu's parents remain in Liu Family Village, scraping a living from their tiny plot of land. Liu Yu smiles faintly. The best revenge is making you watch me live in wealth and splendor, surrounded by servants, while you can only look on and never enjoy a single benefit.
Casting her net to catch a husband, and luring him into holding her hand for a lifetime. A slice-of-life story about an ordinary family in an ancient town.
Theme: Be strong and independent, and you'll find a better version of yourself.
