Winning Over the Male Supporting Character in a Mystery Novel

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Modern romance coming soon: The World-Weary Younger Boyfriend

This story: Lu Weilan transmigrates into a book, and her target is the beautiful, strong, and miserable disgraced crown prince, Li Chen.

In the book, he is as beautiful as an immortal, but also obsessive, gloomy, and ruthless. He keeps a black panther that eats people. He spends his entire life fighting for the crown prince's position, is installed and deposed three times, and ultimately ends up confined in the cold palace, blind and suffering from delusions.

Early in the mission:

In the cold night, Lu Weilan kneels shivering in the snow outside the palace hall.

She clings to his lapels with tears in her eyes, only to be met with a cold blade and a heartless departure.

Midway through the mission:

On a stormy night, Li Chen rests his head on a beauty's lap.

She hypnotizes him and sees his deep eyes fixed on her through the darkness. He is the only starlight she can look up to.

Late in the mission:

Inside the bedchamber, Li Chen holds her tightly even in his sleep. He murmurs her childhood nickname in his dreams: “A Xie, don't leave me!” His voice is so tender it makes her heart flutter.

He believes that sooner or later, everyone around him will leave, and that he will be trapped in a lonely cycle with no escape. You can't fear losing what you've never had, until she appears…

[Disgraced crown prince with post-traumatic stress disorder] × [A criminal psychology heroine who seems weak but is strong inside]

※Reader's Guide:

- Transmigration into a book. The original leads in the book are not vilified.

- Set in a fictional Tang dynasty, with many invented details. Please don't nitpick historical accuracy.

- Historical mystery. Cases appear throughout the main plot. The criminal psychology information in the story comes from online sources and research materials.

- Both leads are virgins, one-on-one relationship, happy ending. The sweeter moments may be hidden between the lines!

- The male lead's name is Li Chen (chen, first tone).

- Updates reliably at midnight. If I need to take time off, I'll post a notice.

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Synopsis 1:

On the day Princess Baozhang Shen Siyan got married, her wedding procession filled the city with ten miles of red silk.

Her husband, Lu Yan, was a refined top scorer in the imperial examinations, a proper gentleman as polished as jade and inkstone.

Only after their marriage did Shen Siyan learn that Lu Yan had kept a beloved woman in his heart for years, and was now keeping her outside the household.

To keep her father, the emperor, from regretting the arranged marriage, Shen Siyan, proud as she was, suppressed her feelings and treated Lu Yan with even greater gentleness and care, looking after him around the clock when he was ill.

She thought that treating someone sincerely would eventually be repaid with sincerity. Instead, her husband's mistress, pregnant with his child, came storming into the princess's residence and trampled her dignity underfoot.

After her disappointment had piled up, Shen Siyan flung a divorce agreement in Lu Yan's face. To her surprise, the top scorer, who had always been so cool toward her, blocked her way, his face showing regret and reluctance as he said, “I will never abandon the wife I married!”

Synopsis 2:

Princess Baozhang Shen Siyan, who had been cherished by everyone, enjoyed eighteen years of smooth sailing.

Then the throne changed hands, the court fell into turmoil, and her husband betrayed her. The most noble flower in Great Jin fell into the mud overnight.

For the sake of her sickly older brother and her still-young nephew, she gritted her teeth. Though she was afraid deep down, she still swallowed her pride and walked into Zhou Jingzhi's residence.

She had heard that this powerful minister, who held sway over the court, was kind-faced but ruthless, and so inscrutable that no one in the court could read him. Everyone feared him.

Shen Siyan thought that they had at least shared some past acquaintance, and that he wouldn't make things difficult for a woman. But she was wrong. He seemed intent only on bullying and humiliating her, making the Grand Princess bow her head to the powerful.

Synopsis 3:

A serene heart shines with quiet radiance. Before Zhou Jingzhi returned to lay life, his Buddhist name was Chengzhan.

When he was young, his mother, driven mad by love, sent him to a temple to practice. He thought he had long since left the mortal world behind. Then, at Emperor Jinming's request, he prayed for Princess Baozhang on her wedding day. Watching Shen Siyan put on her scarlet wedding dress, her slender waist swaying in graceful steps and her pale wrists emerging from light gauze, he crushed a Buddhist prayer bead.

With his heart uncleansed, how could he claim to be at peace? From then on, Zhou Jingzhi willingly gave himself over to depravity, and an elaborate plan to steal another man's wife slowly unfolded.

Historical romance, The Delicate Flower and the Mad Dog, coming soon!

When a mad dog sets his sights on a delicate flower.

Modern romance, The World-Weary Younger Boyfriend, coming soon!

While on a business trip, Song Nianshi stayed at a hotel and met a part-time waiter. The young man wore a white shirt washed soft with age, and his handsome, refined features were so lovely she couldn't look away.

As if possessed, she tapped the counter, opened WeChat's QR code scanner, and smiled warmly at the blushing young man. “Add me on WeChat. If you ever need anything, call your big sister.”

After returning from her business trip, Song Nianshi worked day and night to get a promotion and a raise. She only occasionally thought of her little boyfriend, whose relationship with her had lasted just three days: his eyes that seemed to ripple like water, his fingers tense and burning as he added her on WeChat, the way he gently rubbed her back the night she drank too much, and how he made her a delicious bowl of plain noodles.

To keep those memories pure and beautiful, Song Nianshi cruelly blocked all his contact information.

Later, a project Song Nianshi was responsible for moved forward, but she wasn't satisfied with the partner company's architectural designer. Someone introduced her to a rising designer who had won an international award, whose work suited her requirements perfectly.

As she sat in the hotel lobby waiting for her new partner, she sensed everyone's attention being drawn to someone. She looked up and saw her former young boyfriend approaching her in an imposing designer suit. His eyes seemed to brim with water as he asked, “Big sister, don't you want your little brother anymore?”

[Beautiful older woman who only pretends to be calm] × [World-weary rich second-generation heir who is nothing like he seems]

Also known as: He's actually incredibly alpha.

Premise: Everything has a crack. That's where the light gets in.