Blurb One:
The Rong family welcomed a young cousin, and everyone joked that she was here to be raised as a bride for their Second Young Master Rong.
Second Young Master Rong scoffed. "Whoever wants her can take her."
That very day, Chu Yu arrived at the Rong residence. Hiding behind the Old Madam, she peeked out and timidly called, "Brother Ting."
Three years later, Chu Yu had come of age, and suitors arrived one after another. Old Madam Rong was busy arranging a lively round of matchmaking for her.
Chu Yu whispered, "The third young master of the Huai family seems nice, and he lives nearby. Grandmother can look out for me, too. What do you think, Brother Ting?"
Rong Ting: "...Lin Chu Yu, what the hell did you just say?"
Second Young Master Rong, thinking to himself: Nearby? Look out for you? Do you think I'm dead? Weren't you supposed to be my little bride?
Later, Rong Ting spoke to her through the bridal veil. "Rong Chu Yu. Sounds nice, doesn't it?"
Chu Yu blushed and softly replied, "I-it's all right, I guess."
Blurb Two:
Second Young Master Rong stopped the girl he supposedly couldn't stand and stared at the lips he had coveted for so long. Then he bent down and quickly stole a kiss.
"Lin Chu Yu, are you still going to marry someone else?"
Chu Yu clutched at his robe, crying and hiccupping as she said, "Why did you bite me?"
Rong Ting ran his tongue over his upper teeth. "Tsk, sweet. I like it."
Reading Guide:
1. A groveling-to-win-her-back romance.
Spoiled heir x young cousin.
One has an overwhelming need for control, and the other has the first one wrapped around their finger.
2. They are not actually cousins. The story will explain.
3. This is a fictional setting, so don't overthink it. If you drop the story, no need to tell me.
-- Pretend this is a divider --
Recommending a super, super, super good story, The Emperor's Enchantment by Hua Qi.
Tang Zhuozhuo, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Tang family in the capital, married into the Eastern Palace in a blaze of glory, only to spend the rest of her life in the deep courtyard of a crumbling Cold Palace.
Until the day she died, she never forgot the young general she held dear.
Only after her death did she learn that the aloof emperor, whom she had thought mutually detested her, watched the candlelight in her room from the Cold Palace courtyard night after night.
And the young general she had yearned for had long since married the woman he loved.
Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes again, she would be back at the time she had first entered the Eastern Palace, just after she had snubbed the future Emperor Chongjian, a man known for his decisive ruthlessness?
The man's face was livid with fury.
Tang Zhuozhuo trembled. "I'm... I'm done for!"
Huo Qiu thought something was strange. His Crown Princess, who had once resisted him so fiercely, seemed like a different person. Not only had she stopped making a fuss, she had even brought him several plates of pastries.
Faced with this sudden show of affection from the woman he loved, the future wise and mighty Emperor Chongjian merely furrowed his noble brows and naturally accepted it all.
Little Scene:
Tang Zhuozhuo often nagged Emperor Chongjian to treat her more tenderly. Without even realizing it, he gave her everything: a title, his affection, and punishment for the other consorts. Yet somehow, she still wasn't satisfied.
Later, Emperor Chongjian lifted the chin of his beauty, whose skin was damp with sweat, and gazed into her shining, tear-filled eyes. His voice was low and husky. "Would you like me to treat you even more tenderly?"
Theme: Love and being loved.
