Blame the Empress for Being So Alluring

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Zheng Rongxi entered the Eastern Palace when she was young and became the Crown Prince's wife while they were still teenagers. Though she did not want to be a pawn that held him back, the power struggle behind it all left her no choice about entering the palace.

The new emperor ascended the throne, but power was not truly in his hands. He had long regarded the Zheng family as a thorn in his side. Though Zheng Rongxi was empress, her situation was humiliating.

She understood all too well what it meant to be hated. After years of cold treatment, she had learned to keep her feelings hidden and not bother him by going out of her way to meet him. But things never go as planned.

That night, Xiao Heng held Zheng Rongxi's chin and studied her face. Without his noticing, she had somehow become so captivating. His anger flared. "Wasn't this what you wanted when you went to such lengths to seduce me? I'll give you what you want tonight."

But Zheng Rongxi's timid little face was full of fear, and her tears nearly scalded him.

The next morning, Zheng Rongxi knelt on the ground, asking only for a bowl of contraceptive soup. For some reason, this angered the emperor all over again.

"What do you think of her, Empress?"

A new consort had entered the palace. Zheng Rongxi felt a pang of bitterness, but there was nothing she could do. Yet the instant she saw the portrait, her heart nearly stopped. The person from her dream was real.

Zheng Rongxi's heart turned completely cold. Perhaps that dream had been an omen. Sooner or later, she would die because of the woman in the portrait. She should never have entertained any hopes about him.

"Gentle and quiet, clever and refined, and very beautiful. I'm sure she'll be thoughtful and considerate once she enters the palace."

Zheng Rongxi spoke with complete sincerity. But the emperor's expression changed at once, and he yanked her toward him.

"Zheng Rongxi, you really are generous!"

He thought she was a bewitching beauty with evil intentions, deliberately drawing close to him. He knew he shouldn't, but he still threw himself into it without hesitation.

But in the end, it had all been one-sided on his part.

#She's clearly a little bunny, but everyone mistakes her for a scheming, wicked consort

#Didn't you enter the palace to seduce me? Why haven't you made a move?

#The male lead is a jerk early on, with a volatile temper

After Climbing Too High, He Won't Let Me Go

Meng Mingzhu lost both her parents when she was young, becoming an orphan with no one to rely on. To protect herself, she had to use every means at her disposal, all while pretending to be innocent and carefree.

When she first met her rumored cousin, Xue Yan, Meng Mingzhu was dazzled by him too. But she knew that Xue Yan was someone she couldn't afford to provoke.

As Meng Mingzhu approached marriageable age, she began making plans for herself early. After careful consideration, she settled on a target.

Strangely, men who had been very taken with her would suddenly change their attitude and avoid even talking about her.

With no other choice, she had to look for someone else, but the same thing happened time and again.

Xue Yan was not obviously cold to Meng Mingzhu. In front of others, he was perfectly courteous. But Meng Mingzhu was perceptive and had long sensed his dislike.

Living under someone else's roof, she knew that if she couldn't win Xue Yan's favor, she should at least avoid him as much as possible.

Xue Yan was known to outsiders as a refined gentleman, bright and noble, yet he alone lost his composure around her. No matter how much she tried to keep her distance, she still couldn't escape him.

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Only when Xue Yan pinned her beneath him and kissed her again and again did Meng Mingzhu finally understand.

Everything had been Xue Yan's doing. He wanted to keep her by his side, so she could never escape his grasp.

"Wasn't this why you seduced me?"

"I've taken the bait."

A cousin who appears noble and refined but is actually calculating and darkly possessive x a beautiful cousin who pretends to be innocent but is actually very scheming

Modern Romance: Lucky Gem

Nie Xingzhu and He Zhao reunited under unbearably awkward circumstances.

"Thank you."

He should have been down and out, yet though he looked a little tired, he was still perfectly composed. He Zhao showed no embarrassment. His suit remained crisp and impeccable as he thanked Nie Xingzhu for her kindness.

For a moment, Nie Xingzhu saw He Zhao as he had been a few months earlier, brimming with confidence during an interview with a financial magazine.

"I heard you're going on a blind date this weekend?"

That was what He Zhao asked Nie Xingzhu after they woke up in the same bed.

Humiliation, bitterness... Nie Xingzhu felt every kind of emotion. The one thing she couldn't do was walk away with her head held high.

Later, a photo was taken of Nie Xingzhu and He Zhao kissing in an underground parking garage. Only half of He Zhao's profile was visible, while Nie Xingzhu's face was completely obscured. Gossip reporters used the photo to corner He Zhao, hoping to learn Nie Xingzhu's identity.

He Zhao laughed softly and replied casually, "Just a friend."

When Nie Xingzhu saw the video, she finally understood that she had only been indulging in wishful thinking about He Zhao.

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Nie Xingzhu had liked He Zhao for many years, and had secretly loved him for just as long.

Even Nie Xingzhu never expected she could hide her feelings for He Zhao for so long, until she herself believed she could never love anyone again.

Only much later did Nie Xingzhu realize that the crush she thought she had kept secret was no secret at all. He Zhao had known all along.

Theme: Admitting your mistakes and making amends is a virtue