The Delicate and Beautiful Jian Meiren

After her noble clan fell into ruin, Jian Ji was left all alone, destined for a miserable life.

But she was breathtakingly beautiful, with a slender waist like a willow. One gentle glance as she leaned against a flowering branch was enough to make men lose their souls.

Behind the backs of their king, crown prince, lords, and all the other men who admired Jian Ji, the ministers of Wu secretly sent her to King Yu, the man in all the land least interested in women.

Wu envoy: We finally got rid of this temptress!

Falling to her knees before King Yu, Jian Ji looked up at him with dewy eyes and called sweetly, "Your Majesty."

King Yu Zhao Chi's gaze darkened slightly, but he remained still.

Jian Ji's heart sank. Her life was in King Yu's hands. If he didn't want her, what was she supposed to do?

Unexpectedly, Zhao Chi's deep, pleasant voice drifted over to her. "...Call me that one more time."

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★ Alternate universe (history buffs, please don't nitpick)

★ Tyrant x femme fatale (take note)

★ One-on-one romance, both leads' first times

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#### Upcoming novel: My Stepsister Is a Cross-Dressing Jellyfish Monster

On the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, Illyria remembered that she was the villainess in an otome game.

She was the heroine's stepsister: a weak, helpless green tea type who was jealous of the heroine and constantly targeted her. After a series of stupid stunts, she would be executed by a prince who was one of the heroine's suitors.

To survive, Illyria began trying to get along with her stepsister.

When her sister's dress didn't fit, Illyria personally took her measurements for a new one, paying more attention than anyone else.

When her sister first entered the Imperial Capital Magic Academy, Illyria stuck close by her side and defended her at every turn.

When her sister fell ill with a high fever, Illyria took thoughtful care of her and never left her side.

And that wasn't all. To strengthen their sisterly bond, every night Illyria would carry a pillow into her sister's bedroom.

Looking frail and pitiful, she would tug at her sister's sleeve and beg to share her bed, nestling against her sister's cool embrace.

As expected, Illyria's relationship with her stepsister, the heroine, grew closer and closer.

Now all she had to do was wait for the heroine to get together with one of her love interests.

Once that happened, the game would end, and she wouldn't have to worry about the force of the plot anymore.

But Illyria packed her bags and waited and waited, yet no news ever came of her sister falling in love.

One night, as they lay in each other's arms again, Illyria anxiously asked her sister if she had someone she liked.

Her stepsister's eyes darkened as she lifted Illyria's chin.

Cold lips pressed against hers. Illyria's eyes widened in shock.

"You're so slow on the uptake."

"I do this to you every night, and you still haven't noticed." Her stepsister's voice was hoarse. The outline of a man's face appeared, and slick jellyfish tentacles climbed up and wrapped around her.

Illyria fainted. When she opened her eyes, she was still in her stepsister's arms, so she fainted again.

It's over!

It wasn't a dream!

She was supposed to be the heroine, so how did she turn into a jellyfish monster?!

#Nonhuman

#Male lead cross-dresses as a woman

#Western fantasy

#The monster and the human are not related by blood

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