My Heart Ripples

Please add my next historical romance, After I Discover My Cool, Distant Cousin's Secret, to your favorites! [Unhinged, venomous prince or young general x pampered princess of a fallen kingdom] [Forced possession | Groveling to win her back | Hero goes mad with love] The day the enemy's cavalry smashed through the palace walls, her father was killed and her mother captured. Yin Leyi's kingdom fell, and she went from a pampered princess to a prisoner. Trapped in the enemy camp and surrounded by a pack of wolves, she had no choice but to beg the young general assigned to guard her for mercy. "Please, General, take pity on me..." The frail girl knelt at Lu Jinye's feet, her hair in disarray, a sight to melt anyone's heart. He held the face that had made the soldiers in his camp yearn for her in his hand and asked nonchalantly, "What will you give me in exchange for my mercy?" She wept like a pear blossom in the rain. "...Furui will give the General everything she has." Lu Jinye was born to a prestigious family. Before he had even come of age, he commanded a large army. He was a brilliant young general of Wei, powerful at court and unmatched in spirit. But once Yin Leyi came under his roof, she learned how cruel and obsessive he could be. Even though she kept her head down, acted obedient, and tried to please him with sweet words and coy affection, she lived in constant fear. Only after her mother won the favor of the enemy emperor and Yin Leyi was found and brought back to the palace, restoring her status as a princess, was she able to escape Lu Jinye's clutches. She thought she could finally live in peace, but not long afterward, the emperor's sixteenth son was brought back from the Lu estate and a grand family banquet was held in the palace. At the banquet, the sixteenth prince went around the tables drinking with everyone. When he reached Yin Leyi, he saw her stricken face and asked with a smile, "Who is this?" The emperor replied, "By age, you should call her your younger sister." Yin Leyi stiffly greeted him. "...Elder Brother." Lu Jinye stared at her with a cold, piercing gaze, like a venomous snake that sent chills through her. As he clinked glasses with her, he deliberately leaned in and whispered, his laugh tinged with a crazed obsession. "Younger sister? Are there siblings in this world who share a bed?" "You used me to save your life, and now you want to kick me aside and run away? Princess, don't even think about it..." [Reader's Guide] 1. The hero is very unhinged and cruel. In the middle and later parts, he becomes a mad devotee of the heroine. 2. The setting is a fictional world modeled after the Tang dynasty. Don't get hung up on historical accuracy. This is a self-indulgent story written to indulge my tastes. 3. The heroine and hero are not related by marriage or blood, from beginning to end. 4. The heroine grows over time. I say in the first chapter not to criticize her. I will delete comments without explanation from readers who nitpick her or are misogynistic. Coming soon: After I Discover My Cool, Distant Cousin's Secret. Please add it to your favorites! Chu Yin dislikes her cousin, Pei Chan. He is the eldest son of the Pei clan, the most prestigious family in the land: elegant as an orchid, graceful as a jade tree, and a paragon of noble young men in everything he says and does. Everyone admires him. Chu Yin has lived in Pei Chan's shadow since childhood. Her parents constantly urge her to become as talented as her cousin. But she has little ability, just a pretty face, and is a true empty-headed beauty. Whenever she is compared to Pei Chan, she pales in comparison. Her parents steel themselves and send her to the Pei clan. "From now on, your cousin will teach you himself." After that, Pei Chan treats her several times more harshly than everyone else. Chu Yin has resented him for ages, but he's flawless, and she can't find the slightest fault to use against him. Until one night, when she goes to deliver the book Pei Chan had punished her by making her copy, she discovers his secret. In the Buddhist shrine, the jade-like gentleman, always dignified and aloof in public, breathes heavily, his brows and eyes betraying a suppressed desire. On a whim, Chu Yin grabs his hand. "Cousin, would you like me to help you?" Since he was young, Pei Chan has always been disciplined and proper in public, pure of heart and free of desire. No one knows that he suffers from a hidden affliction, tormented by desire each night when he is alone, until Chu Yin catches him. Chu Yin has a celestial beauty and always appears gentle and obedient in front of him, though she deeply resents him. She thinks she's got Pei Chan under her thumb. She toys with him while discussing marriage with other men. That's simply intolerable. Later, during the Lantern Festival, the Chu family comes to the Pei estate to arrange Chu Yin's marriage, but she is nowhere to be found. In a dark cell, Chu Yin weeps and begs Pei Chan. "Cousin, I was wrong..." Pei Chan gently strokes her face, his gaze deep and his voice hoarse with restraint. "A Yin, since you know you were wrong, you should keep on making the same mistake." Coming soon: After I Lose My Memory, My Husband Takes Me by Force. Please add it to your favorites! [Cool, aloof top scholar x noblewoman from a powerful family] Kong Yao, the chancellor's daughter, is found by her family after being missing for three years, but she has no memory of that time. To protect her reputation, her father and brothers tell everyone she has been unwell. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé promises her, "We love each other. Now that you've returned safely, our engagement still stands." Cui Ling, a newly appointed top scholar, is elegant as an orchid and graceful as a jade tree. After placing first in the imperial examinations, he earns the emperor's favor and becomes the most talked-about young man in the capital. On the day he rides through the streets in celebration, Kong Yao's friend drags her along to watch from the crowd. Dressed in a crimson robe, Cui Ling is strikingly handsome as he rides a tall horse. As he turns a corner, he and Kong Yao unexpectedly lock eyes. In full view of everyone, the cool, jade-like top scholar hurriedly dismounts, runs through the crowd, embraces her, and cries out hoarsely, "...My wife." Later, people tell Cui Ling he has mistaken her for someone else. Word spreads through the capital that Kong Yao is not his wife and that the top scholar is a widower. From then on, Cui Ling seems bewitched. He insists Kong Yao is his wife, even making up a story that they have a child together, and repeatedly hounds her. To avoid complications, Kong Yao's marriage is arranged. On her wedding day, a squad of guards bursts in, takes the guests hostage, and disrupts her wedding. Cui Ling pins her fiancé underfoot and points his sword at the man's neck. With a ruthless look, he tells her, "You married me in this life, so don't even dream of marrying anyone else..." Theme: Stay true to your original purpose through hardship, and you will see things through to the end.