Irresistibly Charming

The Third Prince once met a woman, bewitchingly beautiful, with a face like a crabapple blossom.

He assumed the woman who had stumbled into his arms was shameless. With a look of disdain, he harshly mocked her.

But after he had calmed down and sat in the pavilion, he couldn't stop thinking of her captivating, boneless figure.

An hour later, he thought: If that woman dares come and provoke me again, I'll grudgingly take her into my chambers.

A day later, he thought: That woman really has no sense. Her playing hard to get is utterly unoriginal.

Half a year later, the Third Prince roared, "Are you all useless? How have you still not found a single person after all this time!"

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What the Third Prince didn't know was that the young daughter of the Marquis's household, who had finally been persuaded to leave the residence and get some fresh air, had returned home and cried until her eyes were swollen red after he insulted her.

For the next six months, no matter who tried to persuade her, Gu Jiao refused to leave the house, biting her red lip as she answered in a soft voice, "People outside are all awful. I don't want to go out."

Besides, the scent of a man made her feel unwell, so she didn't dare go outside at all.

Gu Jiao's eyes reddened, but she couldn't bring herself to say the rest.

Content warning: The male lead is not very good at loving someone at first, but he will gradually grow.

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Xiao Cha had a hard life. During a famine, her mother personally sent her to a brothel.

Through tears, her mother promised, "Xiao Cha, I'll definitely buy you back."

Before Xiao Cha turned thirteen, her mother kept crying. "Your little brother is getting married, and we're still one silver tael short."

Xiao Cha stopped being naive. She could only cling to Prince Jing's robe, hoping to escape this cage.

But the next night, Prince Jing sneered. "Do you know why I've never had a stain on my reputation?"

His smile was cruel and mocking as he strode toward the girl who had collapsed on the ground.

"Because I never leave any stains behind."

All the girls in the brothel sighed over Xiao Cha's naivety and her gruesome fate.

But Xiao Cha boldly lifted Prince Jing's chin. With sultry eyes and sweet breath, she whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, they all say I'm dead, with not a patch of good skin left on my face. Can you still bring yourself to kiss me?"

Theme: Even if you're different from everyone else, don't look down on yourself.