Married to My Secret Crush's Mortal Enemy

[Complete in full. A new, fully proofread version is available on Jinjiang Literature City! Please support the official release!] Blurb: [Brash, proud young princess x unruly, spoiled young marquis] Anyang Princess Cui He has a secret crush on Xie Ling, the young marquis who grew up with her. She has followed him around like a little shadow since childhood, but Xie Ling, hopelessly oblivious to romance, cannot stand the attention and often dodges her. One day, Xie Ling's friend teases him: “The young princess chases you every day. She likes you, doesn't she? Do you like her?” Xie Ling scoffs. “There are three things I hate most in this world: ugly melons, rotten dates, and Cui He.” Everyone bursts out laughing. Only Cui He, hiding behind the wall, cries in hurt. From then on, she never gives Xie Ling a kind look again and goes out of her way to oppose him. A war makes the young marquis Xie Ling famous throughout the land. After his triumphant return, he is granted a marriage to Princess Anyang and becomes her consort. Unhappy with the match, Xie Ling and Cui He agree on three rules, planning to live separate lives after the wedding and stay out of each other's way. But their wedding night goes badly. Cui He kicks Xie Ling off the bed. He glares coldly at the furious Cui He on the bed and, clutching a little quilt, snaps, “As if I'd want to share your bed. Even if you begged me, I wouldn't get back up there.” Later, Xie Ling tries every trick in the book to get into bed with her. “My lady is ill. A hot-water bottle can't warm you as well as a person can. Let me warm your feet.” “It's hot, and there are mosquitoes in the bed curtains. I'll chase them away for you.” “My lady... when can I get into bed?” Reader's guide: One-on-one, single-couple romance The characters aren't perfect. The hero is dense and a bit of a jerk early on, but he changes later. Marriage first, love later. Once he realizes what he's lost, he pursues his wife. A sweet romance. Set in an imaginary world, so don't get too caught up in historical details. Hope you enjoy! There are plenty of flaws. If you drop the story, please don't tell me. Thank you for your understanding. ---- Upcoming Novel 1 ---- After Becoming My Enemy's Wife [Unruly, loyal puppy-like young man x delicate, theatrical young princess] Princess Shang Ruofu of Yuanheng is adored by everyone and raised to be delicate and noble. Only those closest to her know that she can't stand the slightest slight and cries at the drop of a hat. Luckily, she has a childhood friend to comfort her. When her childhood friend leaves the capital, Shang Ruofu cries as she sees him off. On her way home, she runs into Yu Zhaolin, an unruly young man galloping on horseback, and the two become enemies. The young man is sharp-tongued and arrogant. The girl is so bad at arguing that she can only cry. So she channels her anger into writing, using his name for several sensational romantic stories that sweep the capital. Yu Zhaolin becomes a laughingstock, so humiliated that he has to cover his face whenever he goes out. He hates her so much his teeth ache. One day, the young princess falls and hits her head. She forgets everything, except that Yu Zhaolin is her husband. After she is kicked out of the Yu residence, she stands at the gate, crying and calling him a heartless cad and a faithless husband. A crowd gathers to watch. Yu Zhaolin comes out with a dark expression to deal with her, only for the soft, delicate young lady to throw herself into his arms. With tears in her eyes, she accuses him: “Yu Zhaolin, how could you be so cruel? How could you abandon your wife and child?” Yu Zhaolin: ? Onlookers: ! * Yu Zhaolin and his elder brother have depended on each other since childhood. When his brother is framed and thrown in prison, Yu Zhaolin begs everyone in the capital for help, but no one dares to get involved. Only Prince Qin agrees, and he has one condition: Yu Zhaolin must play along with Shang Ruofu, “marry into” the prince's residence, and stay there until she recovers. The young princess's memories are confused, and she becomes immersed in the romantic stories she wrote. Yu Zhaolin keeps a straight face as he plays all sorts of roles for her. What he never expects is to get even more caught up in the act than she does, and to start wishing he could play along with her for the rest of his life. But one day, the young princess hits her head again and suddenly regains her old memories. She hates him even more than she did before. The young princess's childhood friend finally returns to the capital, ready to discuss marriage with her. And Yu Zhaolin? She has used him and tossed him aside like a worn-out shoe. Just as the two childhood friends are being affectionate, Yu Zhaolin suddenly arrives with a child in tow. In front of her childhood friend, he demands an explanation: “Princess Yuanheng, how could you be so cruel? You abandoned your husband and child.” Shang Ruofu: ! Childhood friend: ? Upcoming Novel 2 After I Provoked My Two-Faced Elder Brother Clever, sweet, gentle girl x two-faced nobleman * Everyone says Meng Yingshi's luck has finally turned, now that a distinguished guest from Luoyang has come to claim her as family. The Gu family of Luoyang is famous and influential. Their eldest legitimate son, Gu Yanci, is refined and self-possessed. Everyone says he is a man of impeccable character, pure as white jade. Only Meng Ying knows that Gu Yanci is nothing like the noble, upright man he appears to be. He is cold and ruthless, and kills without hesitation, even when his victim is a blood relative. The night she catches him killing someone, Meng Ying happens to be passing by. Luckily, she is disguised as a blind girl and gets through his probing questions. Who could have imagined that one day they would become siblings? Meng Ying keeps the secret to herself and diligently pretends to be blind, waiting for the right moment to “recover.” Unexpectedly, something goes wrong, and she truly loses her sight. * After she goes blind, Gu Yanci becomes the only person she can rely on. Meng Ying decides to act first and build a bond between them as siblings, so he will cherish, care for, and protect her, and become someone she can depend on. She even risks her life to save him, finally earning his respect. He grows more and more affectionate toward her, and the other girls in the family grow jealous of his favoritism. Not long afterward, Meng Ying recovers her sight and accidentally learns two things. She is not really a daughter of the Gu family. And he is the one who made her go blind. So it was all part of his plan. Meng Ying is so shocked that she turns cold all over. She wants to escape his control, so she acts as if she knows nothing while secretly plotting a marriage that will let her leave the Gu family. Somehow, word gets out. That night, Gu Yanci appears under cover of darkness. The marriage contract she had exchanged with the Qin family that very day is stained with blood, the stench of it filling the air. Meng Ying remembers the day they first met, when the smell of blood was just as overpowering, and nearly retches. Gu Yanci pulls the trembling girl into his arms. His cold fingertips brush her face as he murmurs tenderly, “If you wanted to get married, why didn't you say so sooner? Didn't you say you only wanted to stay by your brother's side? How about I give you a different identity?” Deep in Gu Yanci's eyes, Meng Ying sees his sick obsession and his determination to have her. * At first, Gu Yanci treats her as nothing more than a toy to amuse himself, holding the strings in his hands and controlling her life and death. Later, her every move begins to tug at him, tangled in the threads of love. He knowingly lets himself fall and wants to plunge into the abyss with her. But she actually wants to cut every tie and leave him. How could he allow that? Theme: Stay positive and treat others with sincerity