A Hand at the Waist (Transmigrate into a Book)

Completed. Two updates a day, 6,000 characters total, posted around 6 p.m. I may take a day off in special circumstances. An 80% anti-piracy delay is in place, with a 48-hour delay. Please add my new story, Spoiled, to your favorites, QVQ. It's an extra-sweet little treat! Blurb: Wen Ruan transmigrates into a late-night novel with a feminist edge, becoming the luckiest, and most tragically doomed, villainess in the entire book. The System orders Wen Ruan to win over the male lead. Her response: "Go to hell!" Her father is a first-rank marquis, her eldest brother serves at court as a high-ranking official, and her second brother is the richest man in the land. She's the apple of the Wen family's eye. Would she have to be out of her mind to pursue a man who doesn't even love her? Pampered and doted on, Wen Ruan lives a carefree life. That is, until she realizes the handsome, puppy-like young man who's always by her side seems a little... off. A Jiu: "The emperor has approved your request to attend classes at the official academy, Miss. The decree arrived today." Wen Ruan: "..." A Jiu: "Young Master Zhang, who spoke so rudely to you the other day, fell off his horse last night. He died." Wen Ruan: "..." One day, Wen Ruan witnesses the original male lead, who's busy acting out his groveling-to-win-her-back arc, drop to his knees before A Jiu and respectfully call out, "Your Highness!" Wen Ruan is instantly reminded of all the ways she's bullied A Jiu over the years. She's ordered him to beat up street thugs, made him copy books for her in the middle of the night, and even forced him to dress up as a woman. The list goes on and on. Wen Ruan offers a gentle smile. "Sorry to bother you." Yin Jiuye reaches out, takes her by the waist, and pulls her into his arms. His low, velvety voice whispers in her ear, "That day, Ruanruan, you said that if A Jiu followed you for a day, he'd follow you for life. If you break your promise, then I'll..." Wen Ruan shivers. "You'll what?" Yin Jiuye nips at her delicate neck, brushing his cheek against hers as he murmurs tenderly, "Kill you." Wen Ruan steels herself. "Then let's get married!" Later, another detail is added to Wen Ruan's life. Her husband is the crown prince, the future emperor. She can be even more outrageously untouchable now. A heroine who's steady but mischievous, calm and easygoing, and can infuriate people without lifting a finger: an egg-like character, sweet on the outside and cunning within. A hero who plays the pig to eat the tiger, is a formidable big shot at heart, and helps the heroine stir up trouble for no reason: sweet on the outside, dark within. Reading Guide: 1. One-on-one romance, satisfying and sweet. Yin Jiuye isn't the original male lead and is not related to the heroine, not even distantly. 2. A completely fictional setting, very loosely based on anything, with plenty of original worldbuilding. Please don't overanalyze the details. 3. No whitewashing the characters from Dragon Pearl. They are exactly who they are. 4. People and books come in all kinds. Everyone has their own taste. Reading is for fun, so enjoy yourself and take it easy. --- Finished story recommendation: Her, the Male Lead's Moonlight, and the Villain Got a Happy Ending. A super-sweet romance. --- Blurb: Being transmigrated as the male lead's moonlight isn't a big deal. Chi Nanyin has a hundred ways to ruin the character she's supposed to play. But being dragged into the villain's residence, the National Preceptor's manor, is a matter of life and death. According to the original plot, she'll die horribly at the hands of the National Preceptor, Yan Chenyuan, the scoundrel, within three days! Desperate to stay alive, Chi Nanyin swallows a thousand profanities and curries favor with him. "You're amazing, Your Excellency!" Yan Chenyuan regards her with a chilly gaze and says nothing. Chi Nanyin refuses to give up and keeps sucking up to him. "You're incredible, Your Excellency!" Yan Chenyuan gives her a cold sidelong glance and says nothing. When she realizes flattery won't work, Chi Nanyin gives up and angrily curses, "Is that eunuch bastard sick in the head or something?" Yan Chenyuan gazes at her with a smile in his eyes. "Now you've got it right." Chi Nanyin: "..." Oh! So that's what you're into? You could've just said so! Chi Nanyin: "You're so naughty, Your Excellency~" Yan Chenyuan: "..." Theme: Love can save the world.