Captivating Him

Recommended completed novel: Chang Feng Wan Li. New serial: Qun Xia Chen

Blurb: [The me you knew once, you couldn't be bothered with. The Yuan Shi of today is far beyond your reach.]

Li Yuanshi, the youngest daughter of Prince Guangping, was as beautiful as a painting. The noble young gentlemen of the capital competed for the chance to marry her.

One day, the beauty fell seriously ill and was sent to a country estate to recuperate.

As it happened, a refined young man lived in the village.

A graceful young gentleman, his black hair against white robes, as radiant as a jade tree standing in the breeze.

Li Yuanshi fell for him at first sight and, taken by his looks, decided to make a move.

She cast aside her reserve and pride, fussing over Shen Ye and throwing herself into his arms.

But Shen Ye, utterly oblivious to romance, kept her at arm's length. "When a young man is still growing, his passions are not yet settled. He should guard against lust. Miss, I hope you will conduct yourself with dignity and keep proper boundaries."

She flirted with him again and again, and he rejected her every time.

Yuanshi was exhausted: This bookish blockhead? Forget it. I don't want him.

In a fit of anger, she returned to the capital without leaving a single word behind.

At a banquet, Yuanshi ran into Shen Ye again.

He seemed like a different person now. He went along with everything she said, and wherever she went, his figure was sure to appear. She couldn't chase him away.

The young lady was furious. Shen Ye said, "Within the capital, no one may be confined at home without an imperial decree."

"Young Master Shen, you drove me away back then, but now you keep showing up in front of me. Are you trying to get my attention?"

Shen Ye smiled faintly. "The past repeats itself. This is my belated response."

The young lady had once been just as persistent in pursuing him.

Li Yuanshi wasn't about to let him off so easily, and continued to treat him coolly.

Not long afterward, Prince Guangping arranged a marriage for Yuanshi: the second son of the Grand Marshal of the Palace Guard.

Her parents and brothers praised this unseen fiance of hers to the skies.

Unable to sit still, Yuanshi came up with a plan and went to Shen Ye for help breaking off the engagement.

The man promptly refused.

Without even blushing, Shen Ye said, "I was the one who went to your family to propose this match."

Li Yuanshi was flabbergasted: ???

He's that person?

Shen Ye raised his brows slightly and said solemnly, "I used to make you cry all the time, and I deceived you, too. I've been wondering how to make it up to you. After much thought, I decided to give you myself."

#Mischievous little charmer x courteous gentleman who follows etiquette without being old-fashioned#

#A story about a heroine who keeps testing the hero's self-control, flirting and then running away, while the hero later unleashes a flood of sweet talk?#

#Anti-piracy threshold: 60%#

Important warning: This is not a groveling redemption story

/Blurb revised 2021.06.06/

The next novel will be Chang Feng Wan Li. Please add it to your wish list. Blurb:

Transmigration isn't scary.

But transmigrating into a news article you wrote yourself?

That's... just absurd!

Spring had come to the apricot grove when Zhao Hua encountered an unfamiliar young man in the woods.

The young man was gravely wounded, leaning against a tree and barely clinging to life, his blue robes stained red with blood.

Zhao Hua warned the maid beside her, "Don't pick up strangers by the roadside. You never know whether the person you rescue is a human or a wolf. At best, you'll lose all your money. At worst, your family will be destroyed."

She walked away indifferently, but before long, she returned alone.

The young man's lips were pale. "I thought you weren't going to save me?"

It turned out that she had rescued a wolf, a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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Huo Dan ascended the throne at fifteen. At court, some coveted his throne; the man who had raised him was the enemy who had killed his mother. Danger lurked everywhere within the imperial city.

The young emperor had yet to come into his own and held no real power, but he was skilled at pretending. Beneath his kind face lurked a cold and ruthless nature.

For five years, he lay low in the shadows, devoting himself to two things: keeping his younger sister safe for life, and reclaiming military authority so that peace could reign throughout the land.

That day in the apricot grove, he met Zhao Hua. Later, through a twist of fate, she entered the imperial palace, throwing his carefully laid plans into disarray.

From then on, a light appeared in the otherwise dark and hopeless road ahead of him.

Huo Dan was brimming with confidence. "Lady Zhao, would you be willing to help me remove the treacherous villains from the imperial city? We can share in the prosperity of a peaceful age."

Zhao Hua, who had always been detached from worldly desires, smiled gently. "I can offer advice. Nothing else."

Huo Dan: Damn it, rejected again!

That night, he added one more item to his plans: Make A Hua willingly become my empress.

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Palace maid: "Your Majesty, you've been arguing with the emperor for a long time, and you've left him waiting outside for three days."

Zhao Hua: "Does he know he was wrong?"

Palace maid: "...The emperor, the emperor executed two ministers today."

Zhao Hua: ... What a lunatic. He's frustrated in love, so he's taking it out on other people.

#A powerful couple#

#A heroine focused solely on her career x a ruthless, unhinged emperor who plays the fool to catch his enemies#

#The story of how I wrote a news article and transmigrated to ancient times, where I not only got the emperor under my thumb but also made promises to everyone#

Next door, Zui Hong Qun is updating now. Blurb:

Yun Lang was sold by her stepfather to the Xue merchant family to serve as a maid. The illegitimate eldest son of the Xue family took a fancy to her and wanted her as a bedchamber attendant, but the legitimate son rescued her and brought her back to the general's residence.

At first, Yun Lang only wanted to save enough money to buy her freedom and run away as soon as possible.

Later, somehow, she became the household steward, and then somehow became Xue Yi's bedmate.

A man in love after years of being a stump is terrifying.

Yun Lang was exasperated and flew into a rage: Fine, let's throw caution to the wind.

Xue Yi: Throw caution to the wind? Fine, very fine! I've never suffered such a grievance in my entire life!

After spending so long in the military camp, Xue Yi hated girls who cried and whined.

Unfortunately, there was a delicate little girl in his courtyard.

Ever since he got a taste of that bone-deep pleasure,

General Xue fell into deep self-doubt. Being a general was truly an aggravating job.

At night,

if she felt wronged, she cried;

even when he gave her what she wanted, she cried.

He hadn't brought home a maid at all. He'd taken in a pampered little princess who needed constant coaxing.

Tsk.

The little white rabbit had turned into a temptress.

He'd already fallen for her.

He'd just have to accept it.

Xue Yi: I'll hold her in the palm of my hand and give her the very best. I'll take care of all the sweetness in her life!

The day her true identity was revealed, Yun Lang was thunderstruck.

It turned out she was the daughter of the Xue family, while the person in her bed was an impostor.

What a fine case of swapping a boy for a girl.

After Yun Lang returned to her family, the Xues ordered everyone in the household not to let any unrelated people enter the Xue residence. They were plainly keeping the fake young master, Xue Yi, out.

There was a noise outside the window at night. Just as the maid was about to call the servants to catch the thief, Yun Lang stopped her.

"What family's stray cat is still darting about at this hour?" Yun Lang smiled, leaned over, and opened the window. "Let me see which family's stray cat is still making a racket at night."

After the maid left the room, Xue Yi pulled her into his arms. "You've got some nerve, calling me a stray cat."

#Delicate little white rabbit x rough-hewn general# #True heiress x fake young master#

Theme: Happiness is hard-won. Learn to fight for it yourself.