After Being Reborn, I Turned Against the Scum and Took Revenge (Both Reborn)

[The new book, A Mistaken Oriole in His Arms, has plenty of chapters now. Dive in!]

[Please add my upcoming books My Family Has a Younger Sister and Springtime in the Brocade Tent to your reading lists! Their synopses are at the very bottom!]

Synopsis for A Mistaken Oriole in His Arms:

The Lin family had served in the imperial court for generations. Lin Zhi Que was their legitimate daughter, and from childhood she had been betrothed to the legitimate eldest son of a marquis's household.

The year she came of age, the Lin family fell into disgrace. Their estate was confiscated, and they were exiled, with no one spared. Fortunately, the Pei family honored their promise and took Lin Zhi Que into their home.

The eldest son, Pei Yanzhao, was a refined gentleman. Lin Zhi Que was content and grateful, dutifully waiting for the day they would wed.

One day, she happened to see someone living in an abandoned courtyard. He was a peerlessly handsome young man, proud and aloof, who looked at her with cold detachment.

She heard he was the Pei family's second son, born to a convicted slave and looked down upon by everyone.

Unable to bear seeing him suffer, Lin Zhi Que hid her identity and secretly visited the young man. Whenever she had time, she made him brown sugar cakes, studied and practiced calligraphy with him, and even slipped out of the estate with him to have fun.

She thought of him as her only playmate, and whenever she saw him, she smiled.

Then one day, as she was leaving, the young man called after her and said with apparent indifference:

"Which family are you from? Once I've made something of myself, I'll marry you and make you the marquis's wife."

Lin Zhi Que laughed at his joke. As the young man looked at her in confusion, she blinked innocently and said:

"I'm about to become the marquis's wife. You should call me 'sister-in-law.'"

She didn't see the young man's eyes turn vicious and ruthless beneath his long lashes, or the fingers hidden in his sleeve nearly crush his knuckles.

*

Pei Yanyuan knew he was a stain on the marquis's household. He had grown up lying low in an abandoned courtyard and seen more than enough of life's cold realities.

He despised his elder brother's hypocritical, foolish ways and knew he would replace him sooner or later.

As he waited patiently for his chance, the girl's bright, lovely smile entered his life like the only light reaching into an abyss.

The girl told him she wanted to marry someone but didn't know how to win his favor.

Pei Yanyuan assumed she meant him, so he taught her himself, deliberately flirting with her day and night.

Just when he thought he was about to succeed, the girl cruelly told him she was going to marry his brother.

He hid the darkness in his eyes, ground his teeth, and congratulated her with a single word: "Sister-in-law."

Not long afterward, the marquis's legitimate heir was imprisoned and sentenced to death. His younger brother, Pei Yanyuan, turned him in for the greater good and won great military honors.

Naturally, he came to possess everything in the marquis's household, including Lin Zhi Que.

Deep in the night, Pei Yanyuan tied a plain silk ribbon around Lin Zhi Que's wrist. He covered her lovely face and rosy lips with tender kisses, coaxing her again and again:

"Yingying, tell me once more. What should you call me?"

1. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending.

2. The male lead falls for her on his own; the heroine's true identity will be revealed later.

3. The eldest son, Pei Yanzhao, is no good man and gets what he deserves.

Synopsis for the main story:

Everyone knows that Censor Gu Yan and Prince Yue, Luo Cheng, are bitter enemies.

In her previous life, Lin Fengjun was devoted to Gu Yan. Trusting his promise, she spent ten years working undercover beside Luo Cheng.

But when her identity was exposed, Gu Yan only sent her a cup of poisoned wine.

She died on New Year's Eve, while the Gu household celebrated a newlywed couple.

Reborn, Lin Fengjun returned to the turning point in her life ten years earlier.

Luo Cheng, who had successfully seized the throne in her previous life, was now merely a disgraced prince posted to a border region.

Lin Fengjun slapped her thigh. "You dog of a man! I'm not working for you anymore!"

So Lin Fengjun promptly switched sides and went to Luo Cheng. With her excellent acting, she got the villains to turn on each other, happily watched the show, and wondered how to use Luo Cheng to get revenge on Gu Yan.

It wasn't until Luo Cheng pulled her into his arms that she realized something was off.

"Didn't you say we were only pretending? Why are you pushing me away, then?"

"Your Highness, are you really only pretending?"

"Who says we can't make our act real?"

She weathered every storm with him, and at last became empress.

Afterward, Gu Yan was sent to the dungeon, and Lin Fengjun personally handed him the poisoned wine.

"I loved you for two lifetimes, and you really want to kill me?"

"Gu Yan, you have never loved anyone. The only person you love is yourself."

1. Happy ending! Happy ending! Happy ending! The leads have a sweet romance!

2. It gets better and better as the story goes on. Trust me!

3. The second male lead wants to win her back, but gets nowhere. He's being carried off now~

Synopsis for upcoming book My Family Has a Younger Sister:

[Blended family, childhood sweethearts, growing-up romance]

Su Zhi was born into poverty. Her father died when she was young, and she lived with her mother and a tea merchant.

The tea merchant treated them terribly, often beating them. Only his son, Xie Wangchen, stood up for her.

Later, when the tea merchant fell gravely ill, her mother abandoned her and ran away with all the gold and valuables.

Still very young, Su Zhi had no choice but to rely on Xie Wangchen. She tugged timidly at the boy's clothes, looking pitiful and sweet, and called him "big brother" with tearful almond-shaped eyes.

Everyone said Su Zhi had a hard life, but she never once complained.

Her big brother doted on her. He earned money to buy her peanut candy, gently held her as they went to watch plays, and laid all the world's best things at her feet.

As time passed, she assumed this was only natural and accepted it without a second thought.

It wasn't until she sneaked out to play and stayed with a married couple that she realized something was wrong.

The husband styled his wife's hair and applied her makeup, then embraced her tenderly before a bronze mirror.

The husband helped his wife bathe and change, then gently dried the water from her hair.

The husband went to bed with his wife, and behind the curtains, they cuddled and whispered.

On the way back after she was caught, Su Zhi stared at her brother's hand, clenched so tightly around hers that it left red marks, and fell into deep thought.

The more Su Zhi thought about it, the more frightened she became. But she didn't dare say anything to her gentle, brooding brother.

At last, she found a chance and ran away in a panic.

*

Xie Wangchen was cold-blooded by nature and ruthless in his methods. After his mother died, he grew to despise the world.

Then, beneath the warm spring sunshine, an innocent girl appeared before him and followed him around, calling "big brother" again and again.

Her voice was sweet and lovely, her words lilting and tender, and she was as endearing as a little sparrow.

Xie Wangchen's heart warmed. He gave her the only kindness and gentleness he had, and carefully raised her.

He never imagined that the younger sister he'd raised himself would run away without a shred of gratitude.

In an instant, Xie Wangchen's expression darkened, his gaze turned wildly resolute, and every trace of his gentle disguise vanished.

When they met again, Su Zhi had become a young lady of the capital. She held a young man in white by the arm and smiled freely, as if she had long since forgotten him.

Xie Wangchen's face gave nothing away. He politely treated the young man as his sister's friend, exchanged pleasantries, and personally thanked him for taking care of her.

But late that night, he took the hand that had touched another man's and carefully wiped each finger clean.

Then he cast aside all restraint and refined composure, taking her hand and placing it on his sash.

"A Zhi, I raised you. There are many things you don't need anyone else for."

"I'll teach you myself."

1. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending.

2. The male lead is outwardly gentle but secretly dark, possessive, and obsessive, with a strong controlling streak.

3. The heroine is sixteen, with a six-year age gap.

4. The leads are not blood relatives. Their romance begins after their family relationship ends.

Synopsis for upcoming book Springtime in the Brocade Tent:

[Groveling to win her back + possessive love]

Su Wanqing was badly wounded and left homeless, until she happened to be rescued by Shen Wentan.

The physician said the shock had caused her to forget much of her past.

Her rescuer, Shen Wentan, was the power behind the Fragrant Pavilion and a trusted confidant of the emperor. Deeply grateful, Su Wanqing willingly served him.

Though it was a brothel, it gave her a place to stay, and she expected nothing more.

Everyone said Shen Wentan was brooding, cruel, and scheming, yet he treated Su Wanqing exceptionally well.

He tolerated her shyness, smiled only at her, and sometimes even took the time to teach her himself.

Su Wanqing blushed and her heart raced as she experienced love for the first time, cherishing the little warmth she had.

She thought that once the situation settled down, Shen Wentan would marry her, and everything would be right and proper.

Then one day, Shen Wentan handed her over to the great general Li Zhou without a trace of regret.

Su Wanqing's heart finally gave up. She looked up with tears in her almond-shaped eyes, but suddenly felt the man before her seemed familiar.

She vaguely remembered that she had once pledged herself to Li Zhou for life, leaning against his shoulder and sweetly calling him "husband."

But on their wedding night, he never came. Instead, she received word that he had died on the road home, along with an imperial decree confiscating her family's property and exiling them.

*

Shen Wentan was born to a singing girl. His family despised him from childhood, so he hid behind the Fragrant Pavilion, controlling events from the shadows until he became the emperor's sharpest blade.

He had met Su Wanqing only once.

The lovely, lively girl had smiled brightly at him, and from that moment, her image was imprinted on his mind, impossible to forget.

When he first took her in, he thought of her as an ordinary plaything and swore never to let her disturb his heart or hinder his plans.

So when Li Zhou proposed a deal, Shen Wentan pushed her away without hesitation.

It wasn't until the warm spring sunshine that he saw Su Wanqing ignore him completely and smile as she linked arms with Li Zhou, and later saw them making love in a brocade tent, that Shen Wentan felt regret.

The sight of the two of them in love stung his eyes. Shen Wentan's smile turned cold and sinister, and the shards of porcelain in his palm cut through his flesh, blood dripping from his fingertips onto the ground.

So what if he'd made a wrong move? He could simply take her back.

1. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending.

2. Includes groveling to win her back, possessive love, and a love triangle.

3. The male lead is an obsessive, unhinged man, and the second male lead is a cunning general. They fight fiercely over her.

Theme: Love is not possession or exploitation. It is sincere care