The Crown Princess by Proxy Won't Do It Anymore

[Coming soon: fantasy novel Creating a Harem of Rivals for the Races of Another World. Its blurb comes first, followed by this novel's blurb.]

Coming-soon blurb:

You transmigrate to another world. The good news is that every race here adores and longs for humans. The other news, whether good or bad, is...

You are the only human.

Every race is enchanted by you and wants you to belong to them.

War is about to break out.

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Just then, you step forward, and every gaze turns to you, as sticky as the thickest ink.

"I have a small suggestion. Could we make a schedule? I'd like to visit every one of your territories..." Your voice is faint and uncertain, full of hesitation.

Luckily, they agree. With the gods' statues as witnesses, they draw lots to decide your itinerary, also known as The Otherworld Travel Plan.

Your first stop is the Endless Sea, the merfolk's domain.

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The merfolk lifts your hand with his webbed claw and presses his cool lips to its back, humbly inviting you to admire the coral forest.

You drift into a sweet dream amid the hypnotic scent of coral...

The giant places you in a palace of extravagant luxury, carefully presenting you with miniature divine implements to use.

Surrounded by such attentive care, you begin to waver...

And then there are the elves, the undead, the succubi, the spinosauruses, and others, all longing for you day and night.

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You finally understand. They worship you as a god, respect you, cherish you, and fear you, but beneath this facade...

They want to keep you for themselves, claim you, and corrupt you.

You decide to escape.

P.S. 1. Everyone was already corrupted, but you don't know it at first.

2. You want to go home.

This novel's blurb:

For three years, Lin Jiaojiao disguised herself as someone else and served as a substitute Crown Princess, holding the position for her employer, the Yan family, until the time came to fake her death and escape.

Who could have expected her to end up with her family executed and herself dying suddenly?

Reborn, she runs away without a second thought. She's done playing along.

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To deal with the Yan family, the crown prince captures the impostor and orders her to continue the charade of taking another woman's place.

When he happens to catch a glimpse of her unadorned face, the affliction that has made him loathe women for years suddenly seems curable. Desire takes root in him and grows uncontrollable. He wants to keep her firmly in his grasp, unable to leave for even a moment.

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Lin Jiaojiao never imagined that her looks could bring her such calamity.

To protect her family, she reluctantly becomes the crown prince's wife. Despite his own congenital illness, he makes her bear him a child, costing her much of her life. Then he breaks their agreement and confines her in an outer residence.

But even if she dies, she refuses to die inside that gilded cage.

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It is only after Lin Jiaojiao learns the secret of her birth from her mother that she swears to take revenge on that "benefactor."

In the thirty-second year of Zhaoren, the princess returns, and the crown prince is deposed.

The deposed crown prince sits motionless in prison garb, still the refined gentleman Jiaojiao once knew.

Only when an old acquaintance comes to visit does he lift his head, kneel, and gaze longingly at the person he has missed day and night. He says softly, "This humble man is guilty. I beg the princess to forgive me. Wait for me, wait for me to return..."

Note: A gentle yet strong young woman tempered into steel x a proud, possessive, traumatized dog of a crown prince

An alternate-history setting, both leads are sexually inexperienced, with an old-fashioned feel. The male lead is a dog, and there's a groveling redemption arc. Very little sweetness, happy ending.

Theme: Live tenaciously even in adversity