The Lady on the Roof Beam

[Obsessive, Ruthless Heir x Timid, Straight-Shooting Pickpocket] Both leads are virgins, happy ending.

Xie Jing, heir to the Marquis of Lin'an, was a brilliant young man in his youth. Who could have guessed that after he became disabled, even his personality would change completely? He became moody, violent, and tyrannical.

Everyone pitied him, and feared him, too. But later, the whole capital noticed that this vicious, ruthless young heir had suddenly acquired a beautiful maid by his side.

The little maid was sweet and gentle. When she smiled, his bright eyes fixed on her with ardent devotion. When she frowned, he panicked and hurried to soothe her in a soft voice.

Everyone knew that the maid A Ci was the one and only weakness of the Marquis of Lin'an's heir, cherished like the apple of his eye. Only A Ci herself didn't know.

*

Gu Ci fell into Xie Jing's trap one day, and from then on, he was always protecting her and coming to her rescue.

People in the capital said she was sweet and obedient, but really, she was just timid and valued her life. Some even said she was about to become the heir of the Marquis of Lin'an's wife.

Gu Ci shook her head and took out her little notebook: Today's debt repaid: -1. Xie Jing's kindness to me: +2.

Hmm? Why did she owe Xie Jing more and more?

Until one day, she threw the thing Xie Jing had been scheming to obtain in front of him, then dragged her battered body away. "Xie Jing, from now on, I owe you nothing."

Xie Jing's schemes had finally succeeded, but when he saw Gu Ci's frail figure walking away with such resolve, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. He had calculated every move, except for his own heart.

"I once resented Heaven for treating me unfairly and taking my legs. Only later did I understand that when people spend too long in lofty towers, cut off from the common folk, resentment is born. She came from filth and slaughter, carrying blood and hatred, yet she was so pure, like the bright moon in the highest heavens, untouched by dust."

"If I'd known losing my legs was so I could meet her, then during those seven years, I wouldn't have spent my days consumed by resentment. I would have longed for her day and night, just so that when she landed on my wall, I could give her a rain of early spring blossoms and make her smile like a flower."

Completed and ready to read: Marry Me to the Realm

[Delicate, Sheltered Princess of a Fallen Kingdom x Obsessive, Cruel Minister Who Ruined the Realm] Both leads are virgins, happy ending.

From the moment she was born, Jiang Rao was a princess of noble birth, raised in luxury and showered with love. Her father was wise and benevolent, her mother virtuous, and her elder brother, the crown prince, upright and refined.

But it all fell apart when the Kingdom of Shangyin fell, the year she turned twelve.

Her parents were killed, her sister-in-law was humiliated, and her brother took his own life. Hidden away, she witnessed all the abuse.

Four years later, the enemy found her. As a princess of a fallen kingdom, she was confined to the imperial palace and made a plaything for the royal family of Great Jin to torment.

Until one night, the Princess of Jin stripped off her clothes and sent her to Yongmu Hall.

That night, layers of gauze curtains swayed. In Yongmu Hall, the warm fragrance mingled with the sharp scent of wine, while sobs and moans mingled with coaxing words.

Afterward, the man wiped away the tears rolling down her cheek. His fingertips were cold. "Why are you crying?"

Jiang Rao's eyes were misty, and her hoarse voice softened as she pleaded, "My lord, please take me away."

*

Qi Zhan was born with a twisted face and abandoned by his family. Many years later, when sudden upheaval struck the marquis's household, the Qi family took him back and made him inherit the title to preserve their position.

They thought it would be easy to control a country bumpkin they'd abandoned, but the newly titled Marquis of Qinghe was young and ruthless, devious and cunning.

In just one year, the Qi family was turned upside down.

When Emperor Jingkang died, the Marquis of Qinghe helped the young crown prince ascend the throne. From then on, he held power in his hands and became a thoroughly corrupt official.

Everyone in Great Jin knew that the Marquis of Qinghe sided with evil and persecuted the righteous, a corrupt and wicked minister. But no one expected that one day, this very minister would take the princess of a fallen kingdom out of the imperial palace where she was imprisoned.

*

First month: That princess really is pitiful. In the hands of that dog Qi Zhan, she probably won't live much longer.

Second month: That princess really is tough. Qi Zhan torments and abuses her every day, and she's still alive?

Third month: The Marquis of Qinghe attends a palace banquet with a lovely beauty at his side. Before everyone's eyes, the corrupt minister pulls her onto his lap.

The beauty pouts. "My lord, the wine's gone cold."

Qi Zhan grips the beauty's slender waist. "Rao'er, you're so delicate."

Then he drains his cup, holds the wine in his mouth for a moment, and passes it to the woman in his arms, heedless of everyone around them.

Everyone present is stunned.

The Princess of Jin rises and points at Jiang Rao, eyes wide. "Y-you're that princess from the fallen kingdom?!"

Jiang Rao leans against Qi Zhan's chest and runs her slender fingers over his Adam's apple. "My lord, she's so mean. Rao'er is scared."

Qi Zhan kisses the tip of her finger, his voice sinister. "Then... I'll cut out her tongue. Will that please you, Rao'er?"

Theme: Sincerity in exchange for sincerity.