Your Highness, I Have Overstepped

[Several completed stories are available in the author's profile, all nice and long, ready to binge.]

This is the heartwarming romance of Shen Ke, a stoic bodyguard, and Li Yunxi, a sweet little princess.

To put it bluntly: the arduous escape of a tragic, powerful, loyal bodyguard and a pampered little princess who cries at the drop of a hat.

Li Yunxi is the most cherished young lady of Prince Yu's household, sweet, soft, clever, and obedient. Her only flaw is that she cries easily.

Shen Ke is the bodyguard commander most trusted by Prince Yu. He is quiet and strictly disciplined, as well as the sharpest and most useful blade in Prince Yu's hand. Wherever his blade points, only crimson blood and white bones remain.

Shen Ke has long heard of the young lady Prince Yu holds dearest. His strongest impression is that she is a spoiled little crybaby. He assumes he and the young lady will never cross paths, since the noble young lady wants nothing to do with him, a man infamous for his brutality.

But life is unpredictable. Shen Ke never imagined he would one day flee with the little crybaby young lady, sharing hardship and danger along the way.

And throughout their journey, the young lady demonstrates with all her might just what it means to be a girl made of water.

When she sees him injured, the young lady treats his wound. He is the one in pain, but she is the one crying.

When they plunge off a cliff into the water, the young lady pulls him out. He nearly dies, but she is still the one crying.

When she gives him the wrong medicine, the young lady searches for herbs and brews a remedy. He takes the wrong medicine, and she cries yet again.

Shen Ke thinks the young lady, who charms people without even realizing it, must be his destined trial. Yet he is entirely willing to accept it...

Shen Ke always feels the young lady should keep her distance from him. He was born under an ill omen, while she is heaven's beloved, and they are worlds apart.

After they return to the capital, the young lady transforms into a princess high above him, while he is left with injuries and illness. He assumes he will never make it back.

But on the day his little princess is to be married, Shen Ke finally returns, dragging his injured and ailing body along. He only hopes to steal one last glimpse of her from the crowd, and that will be enough.

It was a bright spring day. The little princess, dressed in her wedding gown, spotted him in the crowd at once. She called for the carriage to stop and ran toward him.

"Consort, have you come to take me home?"

With her eyes shimmering with tears, the little princess approached him in small steps, then happily threw herself into his arms.

Shen Ke watched, dazed, as her red lips moved. Suddenly, his heart raced, as if a spring breeze swept in with rain, scattering apricot blossoms across his vision and making him realize that spring had arrived.

Brilliant golden sunlight plunged into a pool of spring water, then into his heart. His heartbeat fell into a frantic rhythm, and he could no longer tear his eyes away.

[Next story in the works]

--Making a Living in a Haunted History Book--

The story of the bickering couple Gou Xue and Tantai Ze, whose romance is full of misunderstandings.

Looking at the half-transparent being before her, Gou Xue thinks that she really doesn't need this "golden finger."

Gou Xue: Before I transmigrated, I was a firm believer in science. After I transmigrated, the "golden finger" given to me by the System made me understand that at the end of science lies theology.

Sensing those affectionate gazes from the person, spirit, or thing beside her, Gou Xue feels like she's become an ocean.

Gou Xue: I really don't want to have peach blossoms blooming all over the mountain, but what can I do? They keep offering me too much...

Standing in the fierce autumn wind and looking at the vast expanse of "real estate" that belongs to her, she feels a little numb. At first, all she wanted was a tiny place to call home. Now she's got this much more than she needs.

Gou Xue: If I'd known it was all wild land, I wouldn't have kept up the act! Hah, spit!

Theme: As long as you don't lose heart, there are always more solutions than problems.