Stealing the Prince's Heart

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Blurb:

Six months into their marriage, Ruan Yao and Prince Su have exchanged fewer than ten words. On the surface, they treat each other with mutual respect, but in truth, they can't stand one another.

Prince Su, Feng Chengjin, has a childhood sweetheart he holds dear, while Ruan Yao's heart belongs to a man as bright and gentle as the moonlight.

She thought she would have to live with her regrets forever. But one day, Prince Su unexpectedly lost his memory. He recognized no one, yet for some reason, he stuck close to Ruan Yao alone.

That night, Ruan Yao returned to her own room as usual. When she opened the door, Prince Su stood there looking aggrieved.

"Yaoyao, don't be cross with me anymore."

Ruan Yao: "Who's cross with you?"

Prince Su's eyes lit up. "So you'll let me into your room?"

Ruan Yao: "..." That wasn't me! I didn't say that!

But before she could object, Feng Chengjin smiled, took her by the hand, and led her inside. Her mother-in-law had said Yaoyao loved little babies, so he had to hurry up and make one for her to play with!

Memoryless Feng Chengjin depends on Ruan Yao alone, loving and spoiling her without reservation. He puts her first in everything and always does as she wishes.

Ruan Yao has never received such devotion from anyone. Though she struggles against it, she still falls deeply into this relationship.

But on the very day Ruan Yao discovers she is pregnant, Feng Chengjin returns to the prince's residence with the woman he loves.

"A Jin?" She stands frowning outside the bedroom they share.

The man before her is still as handsome and distinguished as ever, his beauty peerless. But his eyes, which should be warm and tender, are now frosted over. He opens his mouth and scolds her coldly: "Who gave you permission to enter my room? Get out."

Ruan Yao senses something is wrong. Deliberately ignoring the provocative smile on the face of the woman beside him, she says only to him, "I'm pregnant. Do you want this child?"

Feng Chengjin looks at her with disgust and says coldly, "You had an affair with another man, and you have the nerve to ask me whether I want the child?"

At that, Ruan Yao only smiles.

That night, the Princess Consort of Su drinks a potion to end her pregnancy and faints in her room. A few days later, Prince Su finds a divorce agreement in his study.

When they meet again, Ruan Yao has become the emperor's future empress. On the night before she enters the palace, someone abducts her from her home.

"You mustn't marry him." The man's voice is hoarse, his eyes bloodshot. He grips her wrist and pins her firmly against the wall.

Ruan Yao's eyes are calm. Her red lips part. "Prince Su, I have a wedding tomorrow."

"You love me. How can you marry him?!" the man says urgently.

"Your Highness must be joking. I've loved only two people in my life. One is His Majesty, the emperor, and the other is a foolish man who had lost his memory."

She pauses, then laughs softly. "As for you, Feng Chengjin, I, Ruan Yao, have never loved you."

Feng Chengjin has never failed to get what he wants, except for one person. Her surname is Ruan, and her heart is the hardest in the world.

Please note:

1. The male lead really did lose his memory. The cruel things he says after recovering it aren't sincere.

2. The heroine loves deeply, but when she takes her love back, she is just as decisive.

3. Each has someone they hold dear, but the male lead's so-called beloved needs quotation marks around the word.

4. The amnesia section is sweet, then the heroine suffers first, followed by the hero.

For everyone who loves a melodramatic groveling romance, check out my new upcoming story:

Tied Heart (Substitute)

Blurb:

The Crown Prince, Shen Ke, does not love Cheng Susu.

He chose her as his Crown Princess only because she bears a slight resemblance to the woman he loves, who is already married to someone else.

Even when Cheng Susu takes a sword for him, he only thinks she's foolish and tells her not to use it to win his affection.

Later, when his beloved returns from the border after her husband's death, he immediately asks Cheng Susu for a divorce.

He assumes Cheng Susu will cling to him, but she merely gives him a calm look and packs her things to leave the Eastern Palace that very day.

They say silence is the greatest disappointment. Shen Ke thinks Cheng Susu must have loved him terribly much.

After the divorce, Shen Ke thinks he can finally be with his beloved, but he finds he can't summon the slightest interest.

Working in his study, he thinks of Cheng Susu.

Going to bed at night, he thinks of Cheng Susu.

At every meal, he thinks of Cheng Susu.

He misses Cheng Susu so much.

Shen Ke jolts awake in the middle of the night.

He seems to have fallen in love with Cheng Susu!

The Crown Prince sends people to find Cheng Susu that very night, only to learn that she has already left the capital.

Three months later, the border is in danger, and Crown Prince Shen Ke sets out to war as a military supervisor.

At the military camp, he finally sees Cheng Susu, and the man beside her who looks exactly like him.

That is his twin brother, who has come back from the dead.

It turns out he was the real substitute all along.

Every day, Shen Ke watches Cheng Susu grow close to his brother, and jealousy consumes him.

One night, he can't hold back any longer and sneaks into her courtyard, only to see her embracing and kissing his brother with his own eyes.

At that moment, Shen Ke feels as if he's about to die.

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