The Pampered Concubine

After her family falls on hard times, A Rao is given as a concubine to the An Yang Prince, a cold-blooded demon rumored to devour people, because of her stunning beauty.

Every day, she is careful not to cross a single line. All she wants is to save enough money to escape and make a clean getaway.

Then one day, someone frames her, and she wakes to find a handsome man lying beside her.

Terrified and at a loss, A Rao stuffs all her private savings into his hands and begs through her tears, "Y-you mustn't tell anyone. Otherwise, that demon will devour me."

The man says nothing. He gazes at her tear-filled, almond-shaped eyes for a long time, then pulls the covers back up over her.

After that, he grows bolder, pushing open A Rao's door every few days.

She can't beat him or drive him away, and she doesn't want to die, so her days become dark and miserable...

She nearly decides to give up and ask him to run away with her, but he refuses.

The demon has never even touched her, yet her belly keeps growing...

On the day she's found out, A Rao thinks her time has finally come. Instead, she not only survives, she becomes the An Yang Prince's favorite concubine???

(Delicate beauty x cold-faced killer)

(A story about a big bad wolf devouring a little white rabbit)

(The male lead is controlling in the beginning, then spends the later part making amends)

Warning: The male and female leads are only intimate with each other. The male lead has no other wives or concubines.

Original title: A Rao to the Bone

(10.21)

Theme: Love