Unable to Let Go of My Beloved

Blurb: Qi Huanhuan falls in love with a man who is handsome, charming, well-read, and skilled in martial arts. Their families are a good match, and she thinks she's found her ideal husband. They grow close, and she falls deeply for him. She tells her family that she will marry no one but him, making their relationship official. Everyone is certain she will marry Young Master Shen. It isn't until people from the capital come looking for him that Qi Huanhuan learns she's been deceived. Even Young Master Shen's identity and name are fake. His surname is Ni, his given name Geng, and he is a nobleman whose name is not to be spoken lightly. Just when she thinks the marriage is impossible, Ni Geng, now Prince Shi, says he is willing to honor his promise, but not by marrying her. He wants to take her as a concubine. After suffering through inner torment and struggle, Qi Huanhuan finally comes to her senses. She loves him, but she loves herself more. If he cannot give up certain things for her, then she will give him up. Just as Qi Huanhuan thinks she has made herself clear, and settles down to find a new husband, she sits beneath her red bridal veil, waiting for the groom to come fetch her. A troop of personal guards surrounds the entire Qi residence, leaving no way in or out. A meditation chair is placed directly in front of the Qi residence's main gate. The current Prince Shi sits in it, a soft whip resting against his chin. Though he sits in a chair meant for meditation and enlightenment, he is filled with murderous fury. Anyone who tries to leave the residence is struck by his whip, and the wedding procession is nowhere to be seen. When no one else comes out of the Qi residence, Ni Geng puts away his whip. But the personal guards he brought draw their swords one by one, waiting for his next order. Later, when Qi Huanhuan takes the initiative to break off their engagement, Ni Geng tells her, "You don't want to be with me anymore? Too bad. That's not up to you. I was only pretending when I let you have your way before. You actually believed me." When Ni Geng was still Young Master Shen, Qi Huanhuan had plenty of rivals. She did everything she could to keep him, and she did it so well that Ni Geng has now sunk his teeth into her and refuses to let go. She can only swallow the bitter consequences herself. Note: The male lead's true identity is revealed starting in chapter eight. Below are two historical novels I plan to write after finishing High and Mighty. Coming Soon 1: The Ungrateful Wolf Blurb: From the moment Miss Bai gave Bai Lieyang his first bowl of porridge, she became a goddess in his heart. Bai Moyou was such a good person: beautiful, gentle, and kind. She not only gave him food, but also stood up for him when others bullied him. The boy knew that they were worlds apart, but Miss Bai never looked down on him. He even truly believed they could become friends. Until one day, he overheard her speaking privately with her maid. She said, "If Young Master Ma weren't so charitable, and I didn't have to cater to his tastes, who would bother with those beggars? They're crude and filthy. And he looks at me as if he thinks we're close. It's disgusting. What a waste of those beautiful eyes. If I didn't have to put on an act in front of Young Master Ma when he gets out of class, I wouldn't just smile at that beggar, I'd be throwing up." Her maid agreed, "Miss, he doesn't even have a name. He took your surname without permission and named himself Bai Lieyang. Can he even read?" Bai Moyou said impatiently, "Enough, enough. Don't bring him up. He's ruining my appetite. The Great General is recruiting soldiers in town. If he has any ambition, he should sign up and earn his own keep instead of shamelessly relying on our charity every day." Bai Lieyang was an orphan with no name or family. He took Bai as his surname out of respect and affection for Bai Moyou, and chose Lieyang as his given name. He was young, and it was winter. He thought the blazing sun was the finest thing in the world, never realizing that something too intense could burn you. Two years later, the beggars on Zhaoqi Street were in an uproar, spreading the news: "Have you heard? That little beggar who enlisted two years ago has made something of himself. The prince adopted him, and he's about to return in triumph and be named a Great General..." Bai Moyou lets out a long breath of relief, grateful for the decision she made back then. Bai Lieyang will never know that she said those things against her will to save him from her stepmother and younger sister. She pretended to humiliate him and drive him away solely to save his life. Now that she's heard the good news about him, Bai Moyou can finally set aside her worry and longing for the childhood friend who had always helped her through the years. Her marriage has also been arranged, to the very Young Master Ma she once mentioned offhandedly as a lie. Unfortunately, she misjudged Bai Lieyang's feelings for her and underestimated his obsession. On the day of her wedding, General Bai suddenly storms in with an imperial decree accusing Lord Ma of treason, and personally has the Ma family arrested and their home searched. When Bai Moyou learns that all this disaster is Bai Lieyang's revenge, she asks to see him, hoping to clear up the misunderstanding from years ago. At last, he graciously agrees to see her. Dressed in a thin prison uniform and looking utterly wretched, she stands before him. After years apart, Bai Lieyang looks her over slowly, from her hair and eyebrows to her eyes and then downward. The greed and hatred in his eyes nearly make Bai Moyou retreat. But she steels herself and tells him the truth about what happened back then. What she never expects is for him to pull her into his arms and whisper darkly, "I knew all along. I hate that you were really going to marry him. I hate that I was a day too late, and he got to touch you." Afterward, Lord Ma is successfully framed by him. It was all part of his scheme, and he even kills her innocent, kind-hearted husband with his own hands. Only then does Bai Moyou, devastated and despairing, understand that she played the fool for an ungrateful wolf. The little beggar is a wolf cub that can't be tamed, a madman. Reader Advisory: 1. The male lead is a crazy, obsessive tyrant who takes the heroine by force. She runs away, and he pursues her. 2. Since the male and female leads are separated by lives lost and the hatred of a husband murdered, they cannot end up together. Coming Soon 2: The Palace Trap Blurb: Wu Ye, founding emperor of the Da Wu dynasty, and Empress Zhang Xian were married before he came to the throne. During her first year as empress, Zhang Xian learned enough to understand that Wu Ye not only didn't love her, but looked down on her for her common, streetwise ways. In the second year of the Kai Chu era, the empress presents the emperor with a letter confessing her faults and asks to be deposed and sent out of the palace. To the young new emperor, who possesses the whole realm and everything in it, this is nothing short of a challenge. The emperor grants Zhang Xian only half her wish. He strips her of her title and reduces her to a commoner, and divorces her, but refuses to let her leave the palace. Instead, he keeps her there as a servant. By now, Zhang Xian knows she married the wrong man, but she never imagined Wu Ye would be so cruel and heartless, disregarding all their history together. Still, she has substantial savings, and during her year as empress she was always kind to others and won the support of many female officials and consorts. She only needs to endure for five years, then she can leave the palace. But things don't go as she hoped. In her first year as a palace maid, the female official who could protect her is transferred away, and the consort who was willing to take her into her own hall is demoted and can barely protect herself. In her second year as a palace maid, she is assigned to the Yuanlong Hall, where the emperor resides, and must endure Wu Ye's unpredictable moods. She can put up with all that, but what Zhang Xian cannot accept is the emperor forcing her to spend the night there. She protests, "Your Majesty and I are already divorced. Aside from being master and servant, there is nothing between us." Wu Ye says, "You know we're master and servant, then. Whatever your master orders, you have to do." In the third year, the emperor stops giving her the contraceptive medicine he had prescribed. Desperate, Zhang Xian decides to risk everything and escape, even if it costs her life. She succeeds, but only for two years. These two upcoming stories are listed above. Thank you for adding them to your reading list. Theme: Don't fall into the trap of a bet with someone. Stand firm and live your life well.