[This story is also known as: My Family Is Hiding a Trump Card]
[My historical romance novel, The One You Don't See, is about chasing after love. It will begin stable daily updates in August 2026. Please add it to your collection! The blurb is below.]
In her previous life, when Hai Yan fell on hard times,
she had no choice but to become engaged to Shen Tan, the ruthless Eastern Depot chief who had killed countless people.
Already terrified of the marriage,
she died on her wedding night.
Reborn in the year she came of age,
Hai Yan swore that if she ever saw Shen Tan again, she would take the long way around.
But when the young Shen Tan, covered in wounds, collapsed in front of her,
she looked at the boy on the brink of death
and felt pity for him once more.
Hai Yan decided to train Shen Tan well,
to nip the cold-blooded cruelty he would show in his previous life in the bud.
She did it for no other reason than to make sure that, when he rose to power again,
he would spare the Hai family and let them survive.
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In his previous life, Shen Tan had thought he would spend his entire life in a hopeless abyss where no light could ever reach.
Hai Yan's arrival became his sole reason to keep living.
But one upheaval after another, one twist of fate after another,
kept making him lose the woman who was like a ray of light in his life.
In this life, when Hai Yan stood before Shen Tan once more,
Shen Tan secretly swore that this time, he would give her everything best in the world.
He could never lose her again.
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"Young Master Shen, after you seize power one day, what is the one thing you most want to do?"
"A wedding procession stretching ten miles, a dowry worth a fortune, and a marriage to the treasure of my heart, Hai Yan."
"Well... I'm afraid that's impossible. The emperor's decree naming the Crown Princess will arrive soon. She has already been chosen for the position!"
"If she wishes it, I will serve as her lifelong guard and stay by her side."
"And if she doesn't?"
"Then I will carve out a path through the bloodshed for her, even if it costs me my life."
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My next historical romance novel, The One You Don't See, is about chasing after love. Coming in August 2026!
Lu Linchuan, leader of the Taihu Gang, recently received three pieces of news:
First, Qin Du, the newly enthroned emperor in the capital, had issued an imperial decree to the realm.
Qin Du was preparing to send troops to wipe out Lu Linchuan's Taihu Gang for the fifth time.
Lu Linchuan didn't care in the slightest. "He could issue a hundred more decrees, and the result would be the same."
Second, Qin Du intended to lead the campaign in person.
It would be the largest bandit-suppression campaign since his accession to the throne.
He planned to crush the Taihu bandits in one fell swoop and eliminate the threat once and for all.
Lu Linchuan only gave a cold laugh, as if he'd heard an amusing anecdote.
Lu Linchuan had other things on his mind these days,
because he was busy preparing for his wedding to Xu Zhiwei.
It had been his dream ever since he was a child.
Their Little Penglai manor on Taihu was already decked out in red, with double happiness symbols everywhere.
How could he care about an imperial decree issued by that newly enthroned dog emperor?
Lu Linchuan asked, "What was the third thing you mentioned?"
The underling in front of him was already shaking like a leaf. Trembling, he pulled a scroll wrapped in yellow silk from inside his robe and handed it over.
Lu Linchuan said, "Heh. The dog emperor sent me a declaration of war too?"
The underling said in despair, "It's an edict from the dog emperor appointing a Noble Consort..."
Lu Linchuan froze and unfurled the edict.
In an instant, he flew into a rage, eyes wide with fury.
Then he heard the underling say miserably:
"The Noble Consort the dog emperor is appointing is none other than our Miss Xu!"
Theme: Never forget why you started.
After it was done, the author sat on the edge of the couch and rolled up a pack of cigarettes leisurely. In the smoke, she glanced at the reader who was still chatting on the couch. Immediately, she took out a thick envelope from her arms, threw it into the reader's hand, and said: "It's for you!" The reader was slightly startled, his eyes dim with tears, and suddenly he felt ecstatic in his heart. The envelope was quite thick. I weighed it in my hand and I could probably estimate the number in my mind. The reader couldn't wait to open the envelope, and heard the author say quietly in his ears—— "This is "The Makeup Box", an advance collection of the next book. Please keep it. We agree to meet each other as a token in early summer and July!"
Why do you feel that Ao Ying will not get what he wants in the end? I always have a feeling that Zui'er will take the path of sighing in his previous life?
Could it be that Yang and his son betrayed them (just a wild guess)
It was finally released. It was not easy. It took two days to change...
I think this name is pretty good too.
Excuse me, why is it called Marginal Man?
Dad, you are the best
Thank you for finally updating