The Reborn Story of a Spoiled Heir

This story will switch to VIP status starting with Chapter 20 on July 7. If you haven't read that far, hurry! My next story, The System Won't Let Me Be a Lazy Harem Schemer, is now open for preorders. See my author page. Story blurb, from the male lead's perspective: Su Yuchen never imagined that after a lifetime of reckless womanizing, having loved countless beauties, the only person who had ever truly treated him well was his wife, the woman he'd married when he was young! Not even two days after he died, she jumped into a well and took her own life to follow him. As his spirit drifted through the world, he discovered that apart from his gentle, virtuous wife, every one of his concubines, confidantes, and lovers from the pleasure quarters had been two-faced! When Su Yuchen opened his eyes again, he swore to give his wife the very best! To hell with those women who looked alluring and charming on the surface but were scheming to the core! But why, after getting a second chance, did his once honest, quiet, and virtuous wife seem somehow different? Had he misunderstood something? Story blurb, from the female lead's perspective: For the sake of her family's political ambitions, Liu Yunqing had sacrificed far too much. She married a man she didn't love and endured life in what was supposedly the richest household in Jiangnan. She faced a man she had nothing in common with every single day, and still had to greet him with a smile, bend over backward, and play the meek wife! Beset by threats on all sides, pressured by her family and treated coldly by her in-laws, after twelve years of marriage Liu Yunqing felt as though every day brought another assault of wind, frost, blades, and swords. Now that she'd finally outlived that wastrel, Liu Yunqing felt a weight lift from her shoulders. At last, she wouldn't have to keep up the pretense with him or manage the parade of beauties in his household. She was just planning which scenic country estate to visit for a little peace and quiet when she missed a step, fell into a well, and died! Liu Yunqing couldn't help thinking that her life had been such a waste! One day after they were married, Su Yuchen clasped Liu Yunqing's hand and said with deep affection, "Qingqing, I know you love me beyond reason. I know everything!" Liu Yunqing lowered her head as if shy, but inwardly she was ranting: I don't! I never did! Don't make things up! Later, when people in Yangzhou talked about Su Yuchen, someone even scoffed, "So what if he's the richest man? He's still completely under one woman's thumb! He has no idea how much fun ordinary men have." Su Yuchen: "Ha. I don't want to have fun like an ordinary man. I only want Qingqing!" ------------------- Next story preview: The System Won't Let Me Be a Lazy Harem Schemer --------------------- Wei Shuwan transmigrated. Wei Shuwan got a harem scheming System. Wei Shuwan crossed her arms over her chest. She didn't want to scheme for the emperor's favor. She'd worked herself to death in her previous life. It was exhausting! This time, she just wanted to lie flat and be a lazy fish. System: Dear, don't you want to go back to the modern world? Wei Shuwan: You say that like you can help me get back! System: Dear, finish the harem scheming missions and earn enough points, and you can go back. I believe in you! Wei Shuwan perked up and studied the System interface. "One, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand... Good grief, a million points! One point for paying respects, two for seeing the emperor, and only five for sleeping with him! Yeah, right. I don't believe a word of this!" -------------- Divider ------------------------------ Wei Shuwan had just managed to pass her CPA exams and then worked overtime for a whole week to earn her year-end bonus. Then she dropped dead and arrived in the harem of the Great Yue dynasty, where she became a low-ranking concubine. To escape this feudal dynasty and return to the embrace of socialism, Wei Shuwan had no choice but to bind herself to a harem scheming System and become an office drone all over again. She could slack off during the daily check-in missions, but special missions came with punishments if she failed to complete them. The System gave Wei Shuwan no chance to be a lazy fish! System: Beep, beep, beep! The emperor, your primary target, has appeared. Special mission: You must get the emperor's attention. Ten-minute countdown begins now. Wei Shuwan was enjoying the sight of several consorts bickering while she ate osmanthus cakes... She quietly wiped the crumbs from her mouth, put on her professional smile, and gave herself a pep talk: It's just a matter of standing out among twenty or thirty women. I can do this! Theme: Spouses need to understand each other