A Parasol Tree in the Courtyard

New stories: Saving the Black Lotus Against My Will, cynical and poisonous VS gentle beauty / He Always Bullies Me, outwardly flirtatious but secretly timid, noble young master VS outwardly cold but warmhearted top student

[Blurb]

They say a phoenix lives on West Mountain, with the surname Chi and the given name Yaorao, and often perches in a parasol tree. She was peerlessly beautiful and aloof, but after meeting him, she became as passionate as fire: I want to stay by your side, for all eternity.

Xun Cang: Get lost!

He was in the abyss, and she followed him through every rise and fall, only to be met with his utter disdain.

After many brushes with death, she let go of her obsession. Reborn as a human, she swore to make him pay with his life.

Yaorao: Xun Cang, I'll make you pay for every drop of blood.

Xun Cang: Yaoyao, even if you want me to vanish into nothingness, I have no regrets. Yaorao: ???

Xun Cang: Yaoyao, a thousand years ago, you came in a wedding procession stretching for miles, with birds escorting you. The God of West Mountain bore witness, and the God of North Hill can attest to it. Immortal Xun Hu officiated, and friends from all four corners came to celebrate. We worshipped heaven and earth and entered the bridal chamber. We are husband and wife in every sense of the word. How could I ever let go of your hand again?

Yaorao: But I don't remember that.

Xun Cang, stressing every word: You once went down West Mountain to bow in ceremony for me, entered North Hill as my wife, traveled to the Far Wastes, and fell into the endless Demon Abyss.

Yaorao: I really don't remember.

Xun Cang chokes back tears: Everyone knows you loved me so deeply, chasing after me for ten years. But I searched for you for a thousand years too. Yaoyao, I love you. Do you know that?

Yaorao: I don't love you now, and I don't want you.

Xun Cang: Then I'll follow you, like your shadow, never leaving your side.

Later, he personally built her a grand courtyard and planted parasol trees.

He also made a solemn vow to the God of West Mountain: For all eternity, Xun Cang and the parasol tree will remain here, awaiting my wife, Chi Yaorao, and welcoming the phoenix home to her nest.

Xun Cang was born cursed and suffered all his life, yet he was extraordinarily stoic. Even though he endured the pain of the Frost Curse from childhood, he never once shed a tear.

Later, he lost the one he loved. His tears soaked his clothes, his hair turned white over a thousand years, and he abandoned the righteous path to become a demon...

Tragic, beautiful, powerful dragon x unlucky phoenix

Upcoming stories:

1. He Always Bullies Me

On the day of the senior-year coming-of-age ceremony, Meng Ziyan is about to accept a female classmate's confession when he learns that Wen Yitian is coming to join their senior class.

Though the Meng and Wen families live at opposite ends of the country, they arranged a childhood betrothal for the two of them. He brings her to live with the Meng family, but he can't stand the girl. She's pretty, has a sweet voice, and is nice to everyone except him.

She is always serious, so he has to tease her. She looks pitiful but speaks coldly, so he has to bully her.

For a year of high school and three years of college, he pulls her hair, steals her seat cushion, eats her snacks, and makes her run errands...

Wen Yitian can't stand Meng Ziyan. He always bullies her.

Out of respect for their families' friendship, she puts up with him.

Even when she goes to a university far away from the Meng family, Meng Ziyan keeps bullying her. But he has countless beautiful women around him, and she is finally free.

She secretly starts dating someone, but a few days later he cheats on her with his ex. Sweetie goes out into the rain for appearances, and Meng Ziyan follows her, making one cutting remark after another.

"Wen Yitian, aren't you embarrassed?"

Sweetie glares at him furiously. "You damn Meng dog, all you know how to do is bully me."

Meng Ziyan scoops her up and carries her home. "Who the hell else would I bully? You're the only one who gets on my nerves." I haven't even dared to date anyone, and you think you can?

Later, as they cuddle close, he is all tenderness. "Sweetie, you're the only one I'll ever bully. I'll bully you for the rest of my life."

Meng Ziyan: I like a girl, but she doesn't like me.

I bully her because I want to see her smile, see her cry, see every joy and sorrow of hers come from me.

Later, she falls for him, and he can no longer bear to make her cry.

#I Audit Classes Every Day So I Can Be Classmates With My Wife#

#What's Wrong With Bullying My Wife?#

Outwardly flirtatious but secretly timid, noble young master VS outwardly cold but warmhearted top student

2. Hold On to the Cold-Faced General

The Gao family gives their second daughter in marriage to Xiao Meng, a fierce and burly hunter, to repay a life-saving favor.

Gao Achan is terrified and runs away from the wedding after others urge her to.

Later, chaos engulfs the land, and she falls seriously ill.

He joins the army and returns home in glory after earning distinction.

He brings the gravely ill Gao Achan home and takes care of her himself. The hard man who once killed without blinking turns red-eyed. "Achan, if only I'd known, I would never have let you go."

Only when his tears fall on Achan does she realize how he feels.

Reborn, she is no longer afraid and takes the initiative to embrace him.

At first, he scolds her coldly for having no shame.

He restrains himself and follows propriety: "I'm just a soldier. I can't promise Miss Gao a life of beauty and happiness."

Later, all it takes is for her to call him husband, and he loses control of every emotion.

#Her Husband Has Nothing, Yet Treats Her Like a Queen#

#The Cold-Faced General's Beloved#

Theme: May our deep devotion never be misplaced