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New novel: "Cherishing Her Pride". A rugged, loyal dog of a man x a proud peacock. Ongoing, please add it to your collection!

Ren Xu is the most notorious wastrel in the capital.

The imperial physician says he suffers from madness and is beyond help.

People call him the disgrace of the Yong’an Marquis’s household, a man who squandered the old marquis’s illustrious military achievements and the countless merits his devout mother earned from praying and eating vegetarian food every day.

Now that he’s reached the age to marry, not a single noblewoman in the capital dares to wed him.

Only the Jiang family, whose head serves in the Bureau of Transmission, is willing to marry their legitimate daughter Jiang Xianzhi, born to the late first wife, to Ren Xu, hoping to climb into the marquis’s good graces.

Ren Xu has long heard that she has suffered from an eye ailment since childhood and is plain-looking, so naturally he isn’t pleased.

He barges into a women’s banquet in front of everyone, grips her chin, and sneers, “So you’re the one who dares marry me. Aren’t you afraid of dying?”

Jiang Xianzhi fixes him with her gentle, warm eyes and softly replies, “I’m not afraid.”

“...”

Ren Xu stares at the young woman before him, her face veiled, and is briefly at a loss for words.

*

Ren Xu has spent his whole life doing whatever he pleases and committing every sort of misdeed. Everyone gives this devil a wide berth.

But Jiang Xianzhi isn’t afraid of him.

Everyone says he’s a beast.

Yet in her previous life, when her younger sister framed and ruined her, this beast was the only one willing to lend her a hand.

Later, all of the capital waits for him to bully the Jiang family’s delicate young lady to death. Instead, one day at the flower fair, they see sunshades spread across the streets of the capital.

The young lord, who has killed and set fires, looks at the girl with almost tender affection.

“Make sure she’s covered. The young marquise can’t stand bright sunlight.”

-

He is a wild and wicked man, good only for one person.

Wastrel young lord x delicate beauty

Next novel: "The Lady Is Delicate and Frail Again"

In her previous life, Jiang Suisui married into the marquis’s household because of a marriage agreement.

Only when the wedding was near did she discover that the man she was supposed to marry already had someone in his heart.

Reborn, she secretly sets a trap that exposes Pei Cheng’s affair to everyone.

But she is caught by Pei Cheng’s uncle.

Pei Shichuan, the Pei family’s younger uncle, is cold-blooded, unruly, decisive, and notorious far and wide. He’s a man who won’t bend to anyone.

He comes to hold her to account. Tears cling to Jiang Suisui’s lashes as she speaks in a faint voice. “Please don’t make things difficult for me, Uncle. I’m just a frail woman. I truly don’t understand.”

She still looks ill, as delicate as a willow in the wind, so slender she seems she could snap in two.

Pei Shichuan pauses.

Seeing her sway unsteadily, as if about to fall, he instinctively catches her by the wrist.

Later, the Pei family looks for another marriage for her to save face.

Pei Cheng already regrets what happened. He takes the opportunity to ask the old madam to persuade her to become his concubine, only to find his usually arrogant uncle kneeling solemnly in the Ronghe Hall.

“The marriage agreement between the Jiang and Pei families still stands. I am willing to marry Jiang Suisui as my wife.”

*

As the wedding approaches, someone suggests taking the Pei family’s cousin as a concubine.

Jiang Suisui’s voice is gentle and soft, making her sound easy to handle. “I’m only an ignorant woman. If Cousin comes, she can take the position of principal wife. I only ask the general to find me somewhere else to go first.”

Pei Shichuan looks at her sternly. “Where else do you want to go?”

“Anywhere is fine.” Jiang Suisui patiently explains in a gentle voice, sounding as if even a few words leave her breathless. “When I was young, I had my fortune told. The Daoist said my health was too weak. If I shared a husband with another woman, I’d surely be drained of vitality and die.”

“Too weak?” Pei Shichuan corners her and looks down with a cold laugh. “Stop pretending. I saw you take a sword to your father’s concubine.”

-

Pei Shichuan has spent half his life on the battlefield, with blood on his blade, and has always prided himself on being clear-minded. The only time he ever lost control was when he heard that woman softly call him “Uncle.”

One-on-one / pure romance / happy ending

Composed, calculating beauty who knows how to draw people in x outwardly cold, inwardly passionate, possessive jealous man

Theme: No matter what circumstances you’re in, never forget to keep striving.