Spring on Painted Beams

A gloomy, controlling ghost of a man with an obsession for control * an adorable, socially anxious girl with an incredible lack of sensitivity

After transmigrating, Jiang Zhiyu, a socially anxious comic artist, finds herself in the body of the youngest daughter of the Jinling Imperial Weaving Bureau.

Jiang Zhiyu has mixed feelings.

The good news is that the Weaving Bureau is wealthy beyond measure, and she has everything she needs.

The bad news is that her father has arranged a marriage for her.

She hears that her fiance is a notorious playboy in Jinling, with confidantes scattered across the land. His family is also powerful and wealthy, so breaking off the engagement won't be easy.

With no other choice, Jiang Zhiyu has to find another way.

She hears that her fiance hates women who cling to him, and dislikes weak women who are always crying even more.

Jiang Zhiyu: Got it.

She pretends to fall into her "fiance's" arms, reminds him to dress warmly when it's cold, and brings him an umbrella when it rains.

Just as Jiang Zhiyu thinks her plan has worked, she suddenly realizes... she mistook someone else for her fiance.

The man before her isn't her fiance, but His Highness Prince Ning, Lu Yan, whose name strikes terror throughout the court and who kills without batting an eye.

Jiang Zhiyu: "..."

Jiang Zhiyu flees in the middle of the night.

Only after hearing that Prince Ning has returned to the capital does Jiang Zhiyu dare to sneak out again.

At the Qionghua Banquet, Jiang Zhiyu tries the same trick, planning to fall into her fiance's arms again.

Suddenly, a chill blows from behind her.

Jiang Zhiyu: "..." H-help!

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Lu Yan is gloomy and intensely controlling. He wishes he could stick to Jiang Zhiyu every moment of every day.

The Jiang family is deeply worried that one day Jiang Zhiyu won't be able to put up with Lu Yan.

Her elder sister frets, "Aren't you afraid that someday he won't let you meet strangers or go out to banquets? Apart from endless silks and satins and all the jewels and gold you could ever want, you won't have any freedom at all."

Jiang Zhiyu's eyes light up. There's a deal like that?!

Please add my upcoming novel, I Became a Fox on the Eve of Divorce!

[Marriage First, Love Later / Enemies-to-Lovers / Pure Historical Romance, the heroine is human, and the fox is something she imagines]

[Feudal Patriarch vs. Crybaby, Airheaded Beauty]

Ji Zhi has been a noble young lady from a prestigious family since childhood, and her husband is the youngest top scholar in the dynasty. After they marry, the couple live together in perfect harmony, never arguing or quarreling. Everyone envies their marriage.

No one knows that she and Pei Song'an have been sworn enemies for years, and that they agreed long ago to divorce after three years.

Ji Zhi has been counting the days until the divorce, and at last the day arrives. But on the eve of the divorce, she accidentally falls from a high platform, loses all her memories, and thinks she's a little fox who has only just taken human form.

The little fox gazes at herself in the mirror, pleased. With a face like mine, I was born to be a fox spirit!

New to the human world, Ji Zhi is cautious at every turn, carefully playing the part of her former self. She hears that the original Ji Zhi and her husband were deeply in love and trusted each other completely.

Ji Zhi: Easy!

In the stillness of the night, Ji Zhi lies on Pei Song'an's bed, her hair ornaments loosened and her cheeks flushed from the pillow.

She gazes at Pei Song'an with shy affection, her fox-like eyes brimming with tenderness.

Pei Song'an's veins throb. "..."

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Pei Song'an has disliked Ji Zhi since they were children, and the two have been at odds for years. When he learns she has lost her memory, he assumes she staged the whole thing.

Looking at Ji Zhi curled up on his bed, he sneers.

"Ji Zhi, what trick are you pulling this time? Your fox tail is showing, and you still haven't noticed?"

Ji Zhi is horrified. H-help!

She thinks Pei Song'an must be a powerful Taoist who saw through her magic with a single glance.

After a long pause, Ji Zhi blushes and slowly asks, "Then... do you want to touch it?"

Pei Song'an: ?!!!

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Pei Song'an used to hate Ji Zhi's constant crying the most. Later, he becomes the one who most enjoys making her cry :)

Theme: Live life with determination.