The Little Bandit I Picked Up Turned Dark

[The author's first contracted novel. Quality is not guaranteed, so please consider carefully before buying.]

The new novel next door, After Saving the Villain's Black Lotus, is now available. Its blurb is below TUT

Jiang Yitao was kidnapped by a young bandit and taken up the mountain.

The young bandit was bold and flamboyant, often flashing a little tiger tooth when he smiled.

When she was in danger, the young bandit shielded her in front of everyone, his voice as cold as a frozen lake in winter: "She's mine."

He also applied medicine to her wounds in the dim candlelight, his expression gentle as he murmured, "You're so delicate."

The young bandit took her horseback riding and taught her archery. They breathed in the soft breeze beside their ears and listened to the mountain streams. He clumsily made her a bowl of birthday noodles so salty they were hard to swallow.

Jiang Yitao had never met a young man like him before, and somehow she fell for him.

But in the end, she discovered that the young bandit had only treated her well because her face looked so much like that of the woman he had lost years ago, his unforgettable first love.

Oh. In the end, she was nothing but an insignificant stand-in.

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After escaping the bandit stronghold and returning to Shengjing, Jiang Yitao ran into the distinguished and noble Thirteenth Prince, who rarely appeared in public because of his chronic illness.

Jiang Yitao: ?

Why did this Thirteenth Prince look exactly like the young bandit?

When he saw Jiang Yitao dealing with the Crown Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, usually so aloof and composed in public, finally revealed his true colors and cornered her behind a secluded artificial hill.

A trace of obsessive crimson tinged the corners of his eyes as he murmured, almost deliriously, "A-Yan, don't leave me."

Jiang Yitao was quite indignant: She had clearly been the one abandoned back then.

But seeing how pitiful the young bandit looked, Jiang Yitao still reached out and gently took his index finger in hers, speaking softly and sweetly: "I'm here, I'm here."

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Eleven-year-old Lu Chao was covered in grime. The pampered young prince of the past had become a homeless little beggar.

Nine-year-old Jiang Yitao was sweet and charming. She set a bowl of steaming little wontons in front of the little beggar and gave him a soft, sweet smile.

With just one glance, she became the unforgettable first love he never dared hope to attain.

Later, Lu Chao wielded power and commanded the world, all so he could give her this splendid realm as a gift.

"To see you, I'd travel any mountain road, however far."

1. Bold and clever crybaby x seemingly gentle, secretly scheming prince of an enemy kingdom. #The bandit and the prince are both secret identities#

2. Updates daily, in the evening. I'll give notice if anything comes up.

3. Fake stand-in, true first love. #My stand-in turned out to be me#

4. No one is perfect, and the characters aren't perfect either. The characters' values do not represent the author's.

5. One-on-one romance, happy ending, fictional setting.

[After Saving the Villainous Male Lead] Blurb

Devoted black-lotus husband x healing sweetheart

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In her previous life, Qiao Yingyao happily married into the Eastern Palace, only to suffer constant neglect and become a Crown Princess everyone mocked.

On the day her father and brothers died tragically, she drank the cup of poisoned wine bestowed by the Crown Prince and ended her miserable life.

Only at the moment of her death did she learn that the Crown Prince had married her solely to gain the 300,000 soldiers of the General's household.

After her death, she became a wandering soul and lingered beside the young prince Xie Pei, who held power over the entire court.

According to the rumors, Xie Pei was a sinister and violent man, and everyone in the capital feared him.

Yet Qiao Yingyao watched as this ruthless young prince personally overturned the unjust case against the General's household, then trampled the Crown Prince, who had once stood above everyone else, beneath his feet.

On the day the Crown Prince was deposed, Xie Pei spent the entire night gazing at the moon, his eyes red.

When she opened her eyes again, Qiao Yingyao had returned to the age of sixteen.

After being reborn, Qiao Yingyao met Xie Pei when he was still a pitiful little boy.

In the bitter cold of winter, a thick layer of snow covered him, and his face was so pale it seemed almost translucent.

Remembering everything Xie Pei had done after her death in her previous life, she thought it over carefully, then took off her warm cloak and carelessly draped it over him.

The second time they met, Qiao Yingyao brought him a hand warmer.

The third time, she brought him some sweet little pastries.

The fourth time...

Before she knew it, Qiao Yingyao had delivered herself right onto Xie Pei's soft bed.

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As a boy, Xie Pei was wretched, lowly, sensitive, and suspicious. Trapped in the mud, he saw the warm, gentle girl as a moon he could never reach.

He planned every step carefully, showing Qiao Yingyao only his most vulnerable and helpless side. Like an adorable little puppy, he coaxed the girl into softening toward him and looking after him at every turn.

Until Qiao Yingyao accidentally caught sight of him covered in blood, looking like a king of hell.

Seeing the girl's face turn deathly pale, Xie Pei finally felt a flicker of panic and fear.

His eyes red, he buried his face against the side of Qiao Yingyao's neck and pleaded in a hoarse voice:

"A-Yao, don't hate me."

1. Happy ending, one-on-one romance, a sweet story with silly characters.

2. After being reborn, the male lead plays the victim to win her over, while the second male lead chases his wife in vain and gets reduced to ashes.

3. Entirely fictional setting, extremely, extremely, extremely fictional. No historical nitpicking, please.

4. The characters' values are not the author's values!

Premise: A new life after adversity.