How to Humiliate the Cold and Aloof Minister

Wang Shiliu loved him. Pei Shu had never taken that to heart. She was lowborn, spoiled, and wild, and they stood on opposing sides. Even when she betrayed her father and brothers for him, nearly losing her life in the process, he still rejected her mercilessly in front of everyone. But she loved him so much that she followed him even without a name or status. In the end, Pei Shu could no longer resist temptation. What should never have happened had happened. Though she had resorted to any means necessary and made herself despicable, he was willing to take responsibility and marry her. So when she refused him without hesitation, Pei Shu was astonished and confused. He thought she was only throwing a tantrum, and that he could give her another chance. But she gave him no chance. Right in front of him, she leaped off a cliff, leaving no body behind. Pei Shu thought the countless days and nights he spent searching for her were torment. But he was wrong. The most heart-rending torment was finding her after all his trials and tribulations, only to see another man by her side, a man who looked so much like him. She had never loved him. In this game, he was nothing but a ridiculous stand-in. ◆ Pursuing Pei Shu was no easy task. But Wang Shiliu had always believed that as long as he still wore that exact same face, she could overlook anything. But later, Pei Shu said he wanted to marry her. Wang Shiliu finally realized that no one could replace the person in her heart, and Pei Shu was no exception. She didn't want him anymore. ◆ The newly appointed Chief Councilor Pei Shu was reserved and desireless, and kept his distance from women. No one knew that he kept a woman locked away in his private residence. At night, moonlight streamed into the inner chamber, spilling silver across the floor. Where the silver chains rattled, white gauze covered her eyes. Pei Shu leaned over, her ankle held in his palm. "Now that you can't see, can you tell whether it's me or him?" A lovesick, sickly girl × a cold, aloof statesman who gradually goes mad 1. Wang Shiliu is her childhood name; her formal name is Wang Guanchao. 2. An alternate-history Tang dynasty; the heroine is lovesick and sickly. (The author, @Di Yi Zhi Miao Ya, posts updates and occasional bonus content on Weibo.) Coming next: "After My Fiancee Became My Sister-in-Law": His younger brother's fiancee, the girl who had come to seek refuge after losing both her parents, was shallow and deceitful, always currying favor with the powerful. His brother was deeply unhappy with her and intended to break off the engagement. Because of the old promise between their families, Han Zhan spoke up to stop him. When he woke the next day, she was lying beside him, her clothes in disarray. Anything Han Zhan had touched was his alone. He would never let anyone else lay a finger on it, even if he had to destroy it. So Han Zhan married Mu Xueying. A wife need only manage the household and bear children. As long as she knew her place, he would treat her as nothing more than another ornament in his home. Later, the red candles flickered in the bridal chamber, and contraceptive soup was spilled across the floor. Han Zhan held Mu Xueying's flushed, sweat-damp face as he pressed against her: "You still have feelings for him, so you won't bear me a child? Don't even think about it!" Her heart belonged to another, and all she wanted was to escape. But in this life, the next, and every life after, she could only ever be his wife. ◆ When she learned that her fiance was determined to break off their engagement, Mu Xueying went to seek help from her powerful, influential brother-in-law, a man whose word was law. The door was ajar, and a suspicious fragrance filled the room. She hesitated outside for a moment, but went in anyway. ◆ Han Yuan was the perfect gentleman, a noble young man without equal, yet bound by an old childhood promise to an unsuitable fiancee. Later, she became his sister-in-law. At first, Han Yuan felt relieved. Gradually, he began to feel dejected. Later still, time and again, in the dead of night, he knelt outside the back window of his elder brother's room, listening to the suggestive sounds within that went on and on without pause. He wanted to kill his elder brother and take his place. The author's completed novels: "My Brother Is No Gentleman": Possessive Love and a Regretful Pursuit "A Friend's Wife": A friend's wife is off-limits "Scheming for a Wife": Male lead is a virgin, female lead is not / Possessive Love "The Chancellor's Regrets After the Divorce": Old-School Regretful Pursuit "The Beauty in His Palm": Possessive Love and a Regretful Pursuit "Tales of the Eastern Capital": Taoist Priestess × Playboy / Supernatural Mystery Theme: How easily an old friend's heart can change, though people say old hearts are fickle.