Devouring Love

[My new novel, Reborn, I Won't Marry a Faithless Man, is now out! A melodramatic tale of rebirth, bitter love, and star-crossed hearts: the aloof new emperor X the naive, spoiled princess.] *Novel blurb below* Willful young wolf X fake innocent white lotus [1] A young girl lived with the Ji family. Her clear, bright eyes seemed to brim with water, and her smile was graceful. She was the person Ji Jiaoyang treasured most. On the day she turned eighteen, the girl was pinned beneath Ji Jiaoyang. His breath was hot as he murmured ambiguous words and asked, "Do you still want to call me Big Brother?" Tong Shuxue blinked and softened her body in response. She answered in a quiet voice, confused and aggrieved. "...Big Brother, you're hurting me." [2] Tong Shuxue had a strange illness. She had to stay by Ji Jiaoyang's side at all times and see him smile, or her heart would grow cold and freeze over. So she acted sweet and ingratiating in every way, striving to be his perfect childhood friend and little sister, until he too was moved by her and grew close to her. But it seemed she had gone a little too far. He didn't just want to be close to her. He wanted to love her, too, and have her from head to toe, turning her from his little sister into his lover. Faced with this, she could only blink and play dumb, putting on an innocent face as she said, "Brother Jiaoyang, what are you talking about? Xinxin doesn't understand." * A scheming little wolf's story of taming a green tea flower. She pretends to be the perfect little sister, while he plays the bad big brother and eats his words. Both leads are virgins. [Blurb for the new novel, Reborn, I Won't Marry a Faithless Man] Qinlan died a lonely death in her previous life. Though she was the emperor and empress's precious daughter, she had been frail since childhood and was destined to have a short life. Her husband, Xie Fengzhou, loved someone else and never touched her after they married. Later, Xie Fengzhou ascended the throne. In a heavy snowfall, he welcomed his beloved into the palace. She became a princess of a fallen dynasty, left alone to mourn her family. Reborn, Qinlan returned to the day she was granted a marriage. She was still the cherished Princess Jiashu, and Xie Fengzhou was still the radiant heir to the Prince of Yi. She stood up at once and bowed. "Jiashu and the heir share only the affection of siblings. Father Emperor, please revoke your decree!" The handsome man beside her immediately darkened his eyes. * Everyone knew that Princess Jiashu was deeply in love with the heir to the Prince of Yi. No one expected her to change her mind overnight, refuse the marriage, and start mingling with other eligible young men. The princess was beautiful as a precious jewel. Though frail, she was still so lovely that countless young men fell for her. During a summer dragon boat outing at night, Qinlan was attacked and fell unconscious. When she woke, her faithless husband from her previous life was keeping watch beside her bed, gazing at her darkly. "The princess has been quite the social butterfly lately, attracting a great many admirers." His long fingers brushed her face, lingering on her petal-like lips as a hint of danger entered his voice. "Are you really so unwilling to marry me?" Qinlan looked at the man, handsome as a jade carving yet cold and heartless, and memories of her previous life surged through her trembling heart. But the political situation was chaotic. Without the battle-hardened heir to the Prince of Yi, the realm would already have been torn apart. Though she wanted to recruit worthy people to her side, the Xie Fengzhou of today was not someone she could afford to offend. She could only swallow her anger and give him a gentle smile. "Cousin, you've misunderstood. Ning'er has never thought that." Before she could bring Xie Fengzhou down for good, she would have to learn to use him, just as he had used her in her previous life. She would use him to put down the rebellion and stabilize the realm, and also... uncover the truth of everything that had happened in her previous life. Reading guide: One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins. A melodramatic rebirth tale of bitter love and star-crossed hearts. The male lead has loved the heroine faithfully in both his past and present lives. Theme: A story of love and healing. Their relationship may begin in selfish desire and ulterior motives, but in the end it returns to something pure: mutual understanding and helping each other find fulfillment. I will love you from the rain at the start of spring to our white-haired old age beneath the winter snow.