Qi Chiyuan was strikingly beautiful. Since she was frail and had yet to be promised in marriage even after coming of age, many people kept her in their thoughts.
One day, she went shopping with her sister-in-law when they were accosted by bandits. Fortunately, Prince Rui came to her rescue. She meant to thank him, but to her surprise, he abducted her right there on the street.
Alone in an unfamiliar prince's residence, she tearfully begged to leave.
The tall man held her and soothed her in a low voice. “Don't be afraid of me. I won't hurt you.”
Wei Yanhuai asked, “Will you be my princess consort?”
Qi Chiyuan's eyes reddened, and she shook her head.
Their status was so vastly different that she took it for a joke.
Who could have guessed that not long afterward, an imperial decree of marriage would arrive from the palace?
Even after they had been married for a long time, Qi Chiyuan felt no affection for Wei Yanhuai.
Wei Yanhuai knew he had behaved despicably before, and tried every way he could to win her over.
One day, drunk, Wei Yanhuai pressed his forehead against hers. “Could you look at me more and pay me a little more attention from now on?”
Qi Chiyuan saw the deep affection in his eyes and his love for her. A trace of hatred flickered in her gaze, too subtle to notice. She pushed him away and replied indifferently, “You're drunk. We'll talk when you're sober.”
Wei Yanhuai looked dejected, his heart feeling as though it had been lashed.
Everyone said Prince Rui was domineering, but they had no idea that, in the dead of night,
he held his princess consort and begged her devoutly to love him.
Later, the emperor wanted to take a secondary consort for Prince Rui.
Wei Yanhuai shook his head firmly. “I want only her, and I will have no one but her.”
After marriage, he kneels to win his wife back. The male lead is hopelessly in love.
Eight-year age gap. Both leads have no prior sexual experience. The heroine is frail and delicate.
There will be many tears in the beginning, but she will gradually grow stronger.
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Blurb: After Lin Qingbai came of age, he began dreaming of a beautiful woman every few nights.
She knelt by his bed, her slender arms wrapped around his neck as she called him her husband in a soft, delicate voice.
When he woke, it was all gone.
When it came time for him to marry, he told Madam Lin he did not want to take a wife just yet.
No matter how anxious Master and Madam Lin became, they could only respect their son's wishes.
Then one day, Madam Lin's younger sister arrived with her daughter, Yu Shuwan, seeking refuge.
As Madam Lin looked at Yu Shuwan's exquisite, beautiful face, an idea came to her.
That evening, Lin Qingbai returned home and was specifically summoned by Madam Lin to meet his aunt.
After greeting her, he saw his mother smile at a young woman and say, “Qingbai, this is your cousin, Shuwan.”
Lin Qingbai followed his mother's gaze and saw a face that had existed only in his dreams. He froze for a moment, while Yu Shuwan's soft voice sounded beside him. “Greetings, Cousin.”
Her appearance and voice were exactly the same as in his dreams.
He came back to himself, looked at Yu Shuwan with a warmer gaze, and curved his lips into a smile. “A pleasure to meet you, Cousin.”
Theme: Strive to grow and be self-reliant
