The Cage

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Blurb (revised):

Lin Chen's master died when she was thirteen, and her mother was unreliable too. For a time, she was world-weary and aloof, always wearing a face like she was there to collect a debt.

She grew up in a temple. After seeing her master off, she smoothly became a nun and entered retirement early.

She thought she would live a quiet, uneventful life, but a chance encounter brought her face-to-face with the bane of her existence.

The beautiful bane of her existence wouldn't leave her alone, inviting her to take in all the splendor of the capital.

The rainy season of Lin Chen's youth dragged on, and she'd never encountered such ardent, sincere flirtation. Her heart, never devoted to Buddha in the first place, finally surrendered completely.

She asked Xiao Ran, "Are you like this with everyone?"

Xiao Ran laughed at her, but only gave a vague answer. Everything that happened afterward proved she wasn't someone who smiled at just anyone. Born under a fate of bloodshed, she was always nonchalant around people, yet somehow attracted admirers everywhere she went.

She turned the question around on Lin Chen. "If it weren't me, but someone else, would you go with her too?"

Lin Chen was annoyed and didn't answer either. She wasn't some little cat or dog who could be lured away with a piece of meat. No one but Xiao Ran could fool her.

That was the sweet nothing she secretly came up with in her heart. But Lin Chen never expected Xiao Ran to really deceive her.

She deceived her, and meant to take her life.

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Xiao Ran once thought about giving up, because her little master was truly sincere with her.

Even this gloomy, cold-hearted person could be childishly petulant when she was sincere. Xiao Ran treasured that little bit of childishness in her hands.

But before she sent her into the tiger's den, Xiao Ran lost her own sincerity.

She didn't know that she loved her this much. If she had known... then what?

A little scene:

From Xiao Ran's vantage point, the sunlight was gentle, and Lin Chen was bathed in it.

Xiao Ran was a restless soul, yet at that moment she simply watched in silence.

The silence soothed her, the faint fragrance inside the carriage soothed her, and so did the child before her.

She'd never felt this way when laughing without restraint, riding through the streets, or even ruining her reputation with nights of revelry.

So she secretly leaned closer, then closer still, like a fox being exceedingly careful, just to sniff and see whether the fruit really was that fragrant.

Cold, restrained, and brilliant princess gong x bold, alluring beauty and powerful official shou

Younger woman pursues older woman, with a four-year age gap

The main romance begins after she returns to secular life and grows up. No religious beliefs or related issues are involved.

Plot-heavy, with a serious tone

A brief bit of angst early on, mostly court intrigue, but the romance is guaranteed sweet (shouting this out loud)

Upcoming novel blurb

Love is betrayal, lies, and suspicion, but never the summer sun buried beneath the foam of the waves.

On the coast, Chen Sheng moves into a shabby little cabin, where she meets her first love.

Their time together is too brief to stand up to tests. They squander their love amid midsummer's ice-cold beer and colorful pop songs.

In the end, like a dark brown beer bottle on the beach before dawn, it is abandoned and buried.

This is a romantic journey. The white sailboat is a paradise for her and Ziqing, yet it leaves port laden with regrets.

At the story's end, a song sees someone off.

Set in an era-free, nationality-free, mildly utopian alternate modern world

A youthful romance

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