My Cousin Is Sickly Every Day

[There is a 500-word list of content warnings below the blurb, and more warnings in the author notes of the free chapters.] A young lady comes to the Princess's residence seeking medical treatment. She's sickly every day, and on her first day at the estate, she faints at the sight of the heir, fresh from interrogating a prisoner and reeking of blood. When she wakes, Li Qingchan tremulously bows and timidly calls him “Cousin.” Knowing her cousin, the heir, is not to be trifled with, Li Qingchan avoids him at every turn. Later, the heir's personal physician exposes her illness as an act. Before she can panic, the physician adds, “The illness is fake, but the poison is real.” Li Qingchan is so frightened that tears spring to her eyes. She pleads piteously with the heir, “Cousin...” The cold and dignified heir's heart skips a beat. It would be even better if she called him “Cousin” in that soft, clinging voice somewhere else. . After learning she's been poisoned, Li Qingchan becomes even more cautious and delicate. One day, she tugs at the heir's sleeve and asks with tear-filled eyes, “Cousin, I'm a little dizzy. Is the poison acting up? Am I going to die?” The heir looks down at her and calmly replies, “You're just tired from walking. You won't die.” “The physician said I mustn't get tired because I've been poisoned... I'm so dizzy. I can't stand. Boo-hoo, Cousin, I'm going to die...” The heir falls silent for a moment, then bends down and picks her up. He doesn't let her feet touch the ground again until they return to the estate. . When the heir of Marquis Yu'en was young, a pampered little girl was always following him around. She was the girl his mother had chosen as his fiancée, but the two were separated for some reason, and no one mentioned the marriage again. Years later, they meet again. The once-spoiled, willful girl has been struck by a deadly poison. She's pitifully vulnerable and doesn't even dare cry loudly when she's upset. The heir decides things shouldn't have turned out this way. Using the poison as an excuse, he coaxes her back into being a pampered little darling, someone no one can criticize or lay a hand on. [Content warnings] The following warnings are also in the first chapter's author notes, in more detail. Please be sure to read them: An extremely foolish, fragile beauty who cries from beginning to end * a possessive male lead. The male lead is not a good person and does not conform to modern values. 1. One-on-one romance. The leads are each other's only romantic partners, with no flirtatious side characters. Romance is the main focus, with almost no plot. It's an ordinary web novel. [The male lead takes charge, and the female lead is extremely powerless.] 2. The heroine is [a foolish, sweet, soft girl] who [cries from beginning to end], an [extremely sickly dependent flower]. The male lead [disregards propriety] and is [scheming]. He falls for her first and manipulates her completely. [The male lead goes too far.] [Read with caution if this is a trigger for you.] Both leads have other flaws, and [every character has flaws]. 3. The male lead is [unwell] and eccentric, with an intense need for control and possession. Modern readers may find him difficult to accept. Please don't apply the novel to real life. 4. The setting is entirely fictional, very much so. Extra chapter one is sweet childhood-friends romance throughout. [Extra chapter two] isn't sweet, and some readers strongly dislike it. Check the volume and chapter titles before deciding whether to read it. 5. The chubby baby on the cover is a reference image, so similar images may exist. This is a romance novel, with no romantic tension between characters of the same sex. 6. I've done my best to include all the content warnings. If you don't like it, can't keep reading, find it boring, or feel it isn't what you expected, please stop reading. Don't force yourself. There are countless great novels on Jinjiang, and you'll find one you like. Pre-release blurb for “Shuyue”: Shuyue has a gentle, considerate fiancé. He's good-natured and caring, and every girl in Luoyang likes him. He smiles as he accepts another girl's handkerchief, holds an umbrella for her, and walks her home, then tells Shuyue, “Young ladies are delicate, so it's hard to reject them outright. But I promise you're the only one in my heart.” Shuyue forces a smile. She can't shake the feeling that her fiancé will fall for someone else someday. But she never imagined that she would be the first to fall for someone else. At the end of October that year, a man comes to stay at their residence while recovering from an illness. He's quiet and serious, and supposedly a person of great importance. Even her father doesn't dare say much in his presence. Yet this cold man is gentle and attentive only to Shuyue. Peeking at him through a lattice window, Shuyue sees him tuck the handkerchief she lost into his robe. Her face turns red. She thinks, “If Second Brother Chu is still being ambiguous with other girls, then... then even if I have to cry and make a scene, I'll break off this engagement.” Before long, the refined Second Young Master of the Chu family is caught in bed with someone and disgraced. Before Shuyue can even react, the recuperating Young Master Pei comes to give her a hairpin. She gazes at the handsome man and slowly reaches out to take it. But she doesn't get the hairpin. Instead, he takes her fingers, rubs her palm, and clasps her wrist. . In his dreams, Pei Litan once loved a girl. Unfortunately, she was another man's wife, sent to him by her husband after being drugged, in exchange for a promising future. Later, the girl died, and he woke from his dream. The emotions in the dream were as powerful as a mountain flood, and he couldn't resist them. So he followed the memories of his dream to Luoyang. He didn't like how the experience made him feel. He planned to find the couple and get rid of them both. But the girl named Shuyue is still unmarried. She's gentle, sweet, and has little tiger teeth that show when she smiles. Shuyue smiles at Pei Litan, her eyes curved. Pei Litan changes his mind. He wants this girl. Pampered, sweet girl * dominant, scheming man It was originally titled “A Wife Is Hard to Find,” but this title felt more fitting, so I changed it. Sorry! 1. One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, winning her over by clever means, not force. I'll write the content warnings when I finish the outline. 2. The character descriptions in the blurb aren't complete and may be revised later. 3. Lots of everyday moments. Theme: Have the courage to fight for what you want.