The Marquis Only Wants to Offer Himself to Me

Original title: Tempting and Charming

Lin Xuefu was born with skin like jade and unmatched beauty. On her way back to the capital to reunite with her family, she saved the severely wounded Marquis of Ningjiang.

But the marquis became obsessed with her, sneaking into her bedchamber every few nights to have her treat his injuries.

The first one, two, three times, he really was badly hurt. But later...

Lin Xuefu looked at the small scrape on his finger. "Marquis, if you don't bandage that soon, it'll heal on its own."

When exposed, Shen Congbai merely smiled, looking at the bewitching young woman before him. Slowly extending his large hand, he clutched his chest. "Third Miss, take a look here too. My chest has been hurting lately."

Lin Xuefu earnestly took a packet of silver needles from her medicine chest and waved it at him. "Don't worry, Marquis. One needle will fix it."

On a chilly early spring night, the candlelight flickered. Having heard that she was discussing a marriage match, Shen Congbai leaned over her in the dead of night, pinning the beautiful, delicate woman between the chair and his chest. His eyes darkened. "I heard Third Miss has taken a fancy to that jinshi from the Liu family?"

Lin Xuefu looked at his predatory gaze and swallowed. "N-No, that's not true."

"Good. I have always repaid every kindness. Third Miss has saved me many times. I have no way to repay you except to give myself to you."

Lin Xuefu was so startled she nearly fell off the chair. "Marquis, you have helped me many times too. That makes us even."

The man's eyes sparkled as he smiled freely. "That doesn't make us even. Today, either you give yourself to me to repay your kindness, or I give myself to you to repay mine. Third Miss, choose one."

But he did not know that Lin Xuefu wanted nothing to do with the Shen household.

In her past life, her father had forced her to return home as the illegitimate daughter of his second wife, all for the sake of power. After she arrived at the estate, the fake heiress framed her and married her off to Shen Congliang, the fifth son of the Shen family, a violent man who preferred men. Shen Fifth was a monster. For the sake of his male lover, he beat and abused her. Her mother-in-law was cruel, and her birth family turned a blind eye. In the end, she was driven mad and died.

The Shen family was her nightmare. In this life, all she wanted was to reclaim her rightful title as the legitimate daughter, then marry an ordinary man and live a peaceful, happy life.

Upcoming novel: The Spoiled Pearl of the Outside Wife

Jizhu'er, the prefect's daughter, was abducted by bandits while out and eventually ended up in the biggest brothel in the capital, the Hundred Blossoms Pavilion.

Pei Zhijin, heir to the Duke's household, had no interest in romance. Invited by a friend, he happened to come across Jinianzhu, a young woman being trained by the brothel madam. She had skin as smooth as jade and a face like a hibiscus, and her limpid eyes were brimming with tears. She looked as pitiful as a rabbit caught in a snare.

That night, the Hundred Blossoms Pavilion caught fire. The beautiful girl the madam had bought at great expense to train as a courtesan disappeared, too.

In a courtyard house in the capital, Pei Zhijin sat in a grand chair, his long, narrow eyes fixed on the young woman. He asked, "Do you know how to serve someone?"

Jizhu'er had thought she had escaped to freedom, but instead she had fallen from one den of thieves into another. Biting her lip, she stared at him and clutched her collar tightly.

"You have two choices. Serve me, or I'll send you home."

Jizhu'er gazed at him through tear-filled eyes. At last, she slowly stood and walked toward him, laying her delicate, jade-white hands on his shoulders as lightly as if they had no bones.

Upcoming novel: I Was Tricked into the Demonic Path by the Black-Hearted Demon Lord

Ruthless Demon Lord x Buddhist-minded Senior Sister

Theme: Strive hard and create a better future.