After the Bratty One Is Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness

Liu Yuan was breathtakingly beautiful, with a great general for a father and the richest woman in the capital for a mother. Betrothed to the heir of a princely household since childhood, she had been doted on and wanted for nothing. After more than a decade of smooth sailing, misfortune began piling up as soon as she came of age. Her fiance was having an affair with her cousin, and the engagement was called off. Her grandmother schemed to send her to the old emperor. Then the imperial physician bluntly told her she had an incurable illness and at most six months to live. Heartbroken and dispirited, Liu Yuan decided to experience the pleasures of love before she died. While recuperating in the countryside, she soon set her sights on someone. He was a poor, scholarly tutor, as handsome as an immortal and forever quoting the sages. Stiff and self-important, he seemed very easy to fool. Day after day, Liu Yuan swayed past his window, putting all her effort into finally winning him over. They were passionately in love, but soon the six months were nearly up. After a brief romance, Liu Yuan verbally accepted the tutor's proposal, then vanished without a trace the next day. Back in the capital, she quietly waited to die. Then one day, the emperor arrived at the general's residence, saying he had come to find his wife. Liu Yuan went to see what the fuss was about and was astonished to discover that the emperor looked exactly like the tutor... Help! Her time was running out even faster! Chu Yuzhi had spent the first half of his life at war. Cold and passionless, he had no interest in women. Concerned for the orphaned children of his fallen soldiers, he occasionally went to the countryside to teach them himself. One day, he met a young woman who lied through her teeth and had wandering hands. Chu Yuzhi thought she was a demoness, yet his heart kept gravitating toward her against his will. Before long, he had fallen completely and willingly offered her the position of empress. Who could have guessed the demoness would run away! The emperor swore that when he found her, he would lock her up and give her a proper scolding! But when the girl knelt before him in tears, Chu Yuzhi's heart broke. In full view of everyone, the supreme emperor knelt for the first time in his life and reached out to wipe away her tears. "Don't cry, my darling. I was wrong, all right?" His tone was practically that of someone soothing a spoiled little princess. Bonus scene: After she entered the palace, the emperor worried about Liu Yuan's health and summoned the finest doctors in the land to treat her. Imperial Physician A: Her Majesty is perfectly well, in excellent health. Imperial Physician B: Her Majesty's constitution is ideal for conceiving. Liu Yuan: Quacks have ruined me! Sob, sob... The emperor drew her into his arms and gently stroked her hair. "There, there. The incurable illness was made up, but my love for you is real." The blurb has been screenshotted as proof. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first. I changed the original premise because I ran out of inspiration, sorry. If it's not to your taste, feel free to skip it. Theme: Stay true to your original aspirations and work hard. You will achieve your dreams.