Madam Huo, Fancy a Whirlwind Wedding?

Coming soon in my author profile: the revenge fantasy The Actress, Rise from the Ashes and the marriage-first, love-later story Falling in Love with You After We Marry. Please show them your support. [Blurb] Marriage first, love later, with a twelve-year age gap. Gentle, scheming older woman with a strong personality, not a domineering CEO x younger, straightforward heiress-turned-rookie actress Ai Kexin is the wandering "eldest daughter of the Ai family." Born into privilege, she grew up with a rebellious streak. When she was seven, her birth mother died, and she was sent to a "school for virtuous women." She escaped by climbing over the wall one night. Her father said she was too wild to tame and simply sent her to the grasslands, where a Mongolian couple adopted her. At twenty, she was brought back to the Ai family. They said they would turn her from Cinderella into a princess, but she was never treated like one. She lived in a cramped servant's room, worked every day at a milk tea shop, and wore pants so threadbare they were covered in fuzz. Worse still, her girlfriend betrayed her. That day, she saw her girlfriend cozying up to a rich heiress for a spot at a film festival and mocking her for not having an evening gown. That was also the day Huo Yan entered her life and turned her into a real princess, with a custom organza gown, a Baroda pearl necklace, and a dazzling red carpet where she could walk into the film festival with her head held high. "You knew the Huo family had a marriage arrangement with ours, so that's why you seduced Huo Yan, right?" Her half-sister confronted her. A marriage arrangement? How interesting. "That's right." Ai Kexin lifted her chin. "Unfortunately for you, she's already taken the bait. You don't stand a chance." Tips: 1. Marriage first, love later. They have met before marriage and feel a little fondness for each other. 2. Huo Yan is a powerful woman. Ai Kexin's career takes off later; at first, she's a rookie actress, meaning she has never acted before. 3. Face-slapping the ex, an underdog comeback story. Most importantly, it's satisfying, so please don't overanalyze the logic. 4. Updated daily at 18:00. [Blurb for The Actress, Rise from the Ashes] Former award-winning actress Fang Shu was thrown into a raging fire and was about to burn to death. Gu Peiyan rescued her from the flames. "Do you want to be a person or a blade?" Fang Shu lay weakly in her hospital bed. "What?" Gu Peiyan explained coldly, "If you want to be a person, I'll give you a million and let you live out the rest of your life in comfort. If you want to be a blade, I'll train every part of you into a weapon, cut away all your weaknesses, and then slice your enemies into minced meat, one cut at a time." Fang Shu chose to become a blade, thinking that in the hands of someone this cold, she would surely become the sharpest one of all. But Gu Peiyan wasn't as cold as she seemed. Fang Shu was insecure and afraid to raise her head in public. Gu Peiyan held her hand, fingers intertwined, and walked with her through a crowd all day. Fang Shu's feet hurt from dancing practice. By day, Gu Peiyan told her that revenge meant enduring hardship, but at night, she waited until Fang Shu was asleep and massaged her feet. Fang Shu was taking a shower when Gu Peiyan accidentally opened the door. Fang Shu timidly dodged her gaze and apologized. Gu Peiyan kept up her cool facade, then went and splashed cold water on her face. By the time every part of Fang Shu had been honed into a weapon both alluring and sharp, she turned the tables. The ties on her evening gown were complicated, so she asked Gu Peiyan for help. "Sis, could you tie them for me?" While drinking, red wine "accidentally" trickled from her chin to her collarbone. She caught Gu Peiyan looking at her from the corner of her eye, then pretended to be innocent. "What is it?" When pretending to book a room to get revenge on her ex, she undid a button. "Sis, I don't know how. Teach me first." Note dated 2022/03/06 Theme: Only when someone appreciates you can you truly be a princess.