A Pawn (Female-Dominated World)

The emperor is incompetent and foolish. Everyone in the capital thinks that Gu Chi, the brilliant and powerful prime minister, will rebel. People openly and secretly send young men her way, hoping to win the position of imperial consort when she ascends the throne.

Gu Chi is sick of it all and plans to marry a well-behaved pawn to put an end to the whole affair.

The day before Gu Chi's birthday, a minister gives her a young man as a gift. The boy is locked in a cage, tears still on his delicate face. A pale wrist peeks out from beneath his oversized robe, a red cord barely visible around it.

Meng Yu, a guard in the prime minister's residence, waits for his lord to order the mysterious man thrown out. Instead, he hears the prime minister, who has no interest in men and devotes herself solely to state affairs, think for a moment before saying, "Meng Yu, take him away and put him in the side courtyard."

Meng Yu: ?

Gu Chi: Since I'm going to marry someone anyway, I might as well marry a handsome one.

Later, Gu Chi discovers that the pawn is not only handsome, but also warm and gentle through and through. He's simply impossible to put down.

Reader's guide:

1. Female-dominant setting, 1v1, male pregnancy.

2. It's not purely a sweet romance. There will be court intrigue and career-focused storylines, but there will be no angst in the romance.

[Upcoming story]

Wen Yan, a business tycoon, falls in love at first sight with Rong Shu, a handsome actor. After that, she pours resources into him, builds up his connections, and does everything she can to make him a movie star, all because he once said he would publicly announce their relationship at an awards ceremony.

One day, an accident knocks Wen Yan unconscious, and she has a dream. In it, she sits expectantly in the audience at an awards ceremony, only to hear the man who once loved her passionately confess, with a hint of shyness, to a female star. They're a match made in heaven, and the whole internet sends them its blessings.

When she wakes up, Wen Yan has someone investigate. Looking at the revolting chat logs and bed photos, she curls her lip in a sneer.

If you won't behave, then I'll find someone who will.

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Everyone in the industry knows Rong Shu is Wen Yan's darling. The eldest daughter of the Wen family was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and it seems she's truly fallen for him.

Until, one day, at a charity gala, Wen Yan enters with a young man in her arms. He acts coy and clingy with Wen Yan, looking utterly alluring.

Everyone thinks Wen Yan is just sulking at Rong Shu and has found a newcomer to make him jealous. Once the two of them make up, this C-list actor will be useless.

Even Shi Qing thinks so himself. Later, when he learns Wen Yan is going to marry Rong Shu, Shi Qing knocks on Wen Yan's door in the middle of a pouring rainstorm. It's impossible to tell whether the wetness on his face is rain or tears.

The young man hasn't even caught his breath after running. His voice trembles with nerves as his damp eyes stay fixed on Wen Yan. "Please."

The tip of his nose is red from crying as he says, "Could you not leave me behind?"

Wen Yan is a little surprised. She has no idea why her new sweetheart thinks she'll abandon him. Just as she's about to invite him in and comfort him properly, Rong Shu, who has been discussing their breakup with her, walks out from inside. He deliberately reveals the kiss marks on his neck and asks in a husky voice, "A-Yan, aren't we going to continue?"

At that moment, Shi Qing hears his heart shatter.

Reader's guide:

1. Female-dominant romance, female lead dotes on the male lead. She's rich, beautiful, and powerful.

2. The leads are both virgins.

3. The female lead will absolutely never take back an ex!

Theme: All I ask is to have a clear conscience.