The Rugged Bandit and the Delicate Flower

[Sweet, innocent little bunny x rough bandit chief]

Shen Qingtang was born a noble lady, with skin like ice and bones like jade, and breathtaking beauty.

After falling into ruin, she was kidnapped into a bandit stronghold and caught the eye of its ruthless chief. Countless women he'd taken by force had died or been injured.

Desperate to escape, Shen Qingtang threw herself into Jiang Zhuyun's arms, clutching his sleeve, tears in her eyes, helpless and delicate. "Please, save me..."

But he brushed her hand away, his face stern. "We're strangers. Why should I save you?"

At the height of her despair, Shen Qingtang tried to stab herself. But the man caught the blade in his bare hand, and the bright red blood made her brow twitch.

"Why did you save me?"

"Because... I've taken a liking to you." He curled his lips into a smile and leaned down toward her.

She'd just escaped the tiger's den, only to fall into a wolf's lair, and this wolf was stubborn to boot.

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Jiang Zhuyun was a fierce bandit who'd clawed his way out of a pile of corpses. He had no parents and no ties to anyone.

His only goal was to stay alive and live life to the fullest!

Until he met that flower-like young woman, with a face like a water lily, a graceful figure, and a timid, delicate air, as if she might break at the slightest touch.

At first, he thought she was too pampered and timid.

She ate slowly, so he simply took her food away. She cried easily, so he threatened her. She fell ill, so he scolded her for being troublesome...

Later, when she had little appetite, he cooked for her himself, afraid she'd go hungry. When she shed a couple of tears, his iron hands couldn't even hold a knife steady. When she fell ill, his eyes reddened, and he wished he could take her place...

He thought these were the happiest days of his life.

But when he saw her standing beside her childhood sweetheart, the top scholar, he finally understood the difference between the moon in the sky and mud on the ground.

The rugged man who had always looked down on everyone else dimmed his gaze for the first time.

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Years later, the former bandit chief had become a mighty general who defended the nation, renowned for his victories through the ages. His little granddaughter, soft and round as a snowball, tugged at his beard and asked in a sweet voice, "Grandpa, why did you become a general? Was it because generals are stronger?"

"No."

"Then why?"

Looking at the woman with graying hair in the rocking chair, he gazed at her tenderly. "Because... the moon in the sky..."

Reader's Guide:

1. The main couple is monogamous, both sexually inexperienced. A bittersweet romance: sweet, innocent little bunny x cold, proud, rough bandit.

2. Set in an imaginary dynasty, with countless invented details. Please don't nitpick historical accuracy.

Note: This blurb was posted on March 18, 2026, and a screenshot has been saved.

Theme: Respect yourself, stand on your own, and heal each other