The Only One He Loves

On the day Lin Ruanruan turned seven, the Kingdom of Yun was conquered by the Kingdom of Chu, and she became a princess of a fallen kingdom.

She woke from her sleep and looked at the boy before her. "Handsome big brother, did you come looking for Ruanruan?"

Ying Feng, the Seventh Prince of Chu, said nothing. His large hand settled against Lin Ruanruan's neck. One squeeze, and the little thing would be dead.

The little thing's chubby face grew even more bewildered. In a sweet, soft voice, she said, "Handsome big brother, Mother said Ruanruan's little husband would be the handsomest. But you're very handsome, so can you be Ruanruan's big husband instead?"

From then on, the Seventh Prince kept a pampered little "thing" in his palace. The little thing loved good food and hated doing anything.

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As she grew up:

"Handsome husband, Ruanruan is hungry."

"Handsome husband, Ruanruan is still cold."

"Handsome husband, where is Ruanruan's maid?"

"Handsome husband, you have to put Ruanruan's shoes on."

"Handsome husband, you have to feed Ruanruan."

Lin Ruanruan's chubby, adorable face looked so aggrieved. Biting her finger, she whispered, "Handsome husband, the little husband Mother told me about is here. He says he wants to have little Ruanruans with me, little, little Ruanruans..."

Ying Feng's face turned dark and icy. In a voice cold as frost, he said, "Lin Ruanruan, you have a death wish."

Everyone said that the Seventh Prince of Chu was a brilliant genius, a talent without equal, yet he had ruined his future by doting on a princess of a fallen kingdom.

Years later, Ying Feng issued an imperial decree: "I offer Yun and Chu as her bride-price, and vow to keep her mine for all eternity."

2019.12.28

Theme: Even after losing everything, you must learn to work hard, grow, and achieve your dreams.