A Beauty in My Arms

My new story, The Pampered One in His Palm, is now available! Please add my upcoming stories, The Brutal General's Beloved and Two Hearts in Harmony, to your favorites~ [Blurb 1] Zou Lingyu marries into the Duke's residence and becomes the wife of the young duke, who is recuperating from a serious injury. The young duke is a brave warrior with an impressive record of military achievements, and he has a handsome face to match. He is tall, gallant, and accomplished at a young age, but also ruthless, bloodthirsty, and unpredictable. On their wedding night, Zou Lingyu discovers that the man beside her is a mild-mannered and refined gentleman. She is stunned. In the morning, her husband gently washes her face for her. At night, he reads her stories to help her fall asleep. She thinks, The young duke is so kind. How can he be anything like the man people describe? But she doesn't know that every night, after she falls asleep, Ling Ye watches her with a dark, sinister expression. [Blurb 2] Zou Lingyu is beautiful and delicate, with a sweet, soft voice that makes listening to her feel like a spring breeze. Ling Ye watches his gentle, attentive little wife, his gaze inscrutable. Such a beauty marries a sickly man with a fearsome reputation, and not only has no complaints, but smiles every day? He is deeply wary of her. Then, one night... Young Master Ling sees his little wife, so sleepy that her eyelids keep drooping, yet still softly humming a lullaby to help him sleep. At last, he can't help reaching out and pulling her into his arms. Zou Lingyu wakes up instantly: "??? Husband, you're still injured!" Ling Ye, the shameless one: "I'm all better." A scheming young duke who's sweet on the outside but dark within x a gentle, beautiful young woman Reader's guide: 1. 1v1, happy ending 2. Marriage first, love later 3. Set in a fictional world ☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆ [Upcoming story: The Brutal General's Beloved] Shang Yining is reborn. In her previous life, just before she was to marry the brutal general, his enemies hunted her down. She fell into a raging river and drowned. In this new life, Shang Yining wakes up determined to find a way to break off the engagement. She has barely hinted at her plans to her elders when she turns around and finds that her fiance has heard everything. His eyes are red, as if he wants to kill someone. The timid Shang Yining: Uh-oh. Xiang Cheng'an pulls her behind a rock garden and pins her in the crook of his arm, demanding angrily, "Why do you want to break off our engagement?" His warm hand strokes her cool cheek. He narrows his eyes and asks again, "Are you afraid of me, like all those other people?" Shang Yining shakes her head. "I'm not afraid of you." Xiang Cheng'an doesn't understand. "Then what are you afraid of?" Shang Yining answers seriously, "I'm afraid of dying." Xiang Cheng'an: "..." Later, Xiang Cheng'an, who remembers her previous life, holds her tightly in his arms and says in a trembling voice, "I'm here. This time, you don't have to be afraid of anything." Only after being reborn does she learn that she was the beloved he had pleaded and waited so hard for. He had wanted to cherish and protect her with all his heart, but he had to wait an entire lifetime before she finally came to him. A gloomy, love-starved little sweetheart x a gentle, sunny little darling ☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆--☆ [Upcoming story: Two Hearts in Harmony] Commandery Princess Roujia once loved someone, but he was gravely ill and went south to seek treatment. Not long afterward, she heard that he had died. On the day of the Lantern Festival, she sees him again and runs into his arms in tears, swearing never to let go again. But he isn't the man she loved. He's a stranger who simply looks like him. The young earl once pined for someone he had met only once, falling in love at first sight. Later, that young woman wept in his arms, looking as sorrowful as pear blossoms in the rain. He knew she had mistaken him for someone else, and that her heart belonged to another, but he still married her without hesitation. Later, the man who had been gravely ill returns in good health. It turns out the news of his death was simply mistaken. Commandery Princess Roujia beams with delight and lifts her skirts to rush outside, but the young earl blocks her way. His face is hidden in shadow, his expression dark. With reddened eyes, he whispers in her ear, "If you dare take one step out of the earl's residence, just try it." No matter how many times she runs away, he'll catch her and bring her back, build another gilded cage, and keep her there forever. Devoted puppy at first, then lovesick, obsessive mad dog: a young earl x a sweet, pretty-face-loving little princess Reader's guide: 1. The male lead willingly plays the substitute early on, but turns dark later. 2. The female lead used to like someone else (she liked his face), but she will come to love the male lead. 3. Set in a fictional world ※ Completed historical romance and transmigration stories: The Sweetheart's Obsession: A ruthless beggar who's actually the true emperor x a soft, tearful young woman I Became the Sickly Heir's Beloved: A long-ailing, world-weary, aloof heir x a gentle, pampered young lady I Became the Wicked Female Villain: A possessive villain, the deposed crown prince x an adorably sweetened-up wicked female character Recommended story by a friend: Upcoming: Binding Joy, by Yige Pangli, a bright and spirited princess x a sinister, unhinged imperial elder brother Theme: Think positively, and you can have a different life.