[Next Book / A Stunning Beauty Beloved by All, Shou]
In these turbulent times, a few faint coughs came from the Zhou residence. Zhou Ziyu's face was pale, blood staining the corner of his mouth, his slender frame on the verge of collapse.
The newspaper reported:
# Zhou Ziyu, Second Young Master of the Zhou Family, Renowned for His Talent and Looks, Dies of Illness Three Days Ago
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A glimpse of a pale wrist showed above the sofa. His waistline was sharply defined, marked with red fingerprints and bruises from pinching.
"How many men do you have, exactly?"
Zhou Ziyu's voice was hoarse. Still unsure of what was going on, he said nothing.
"What am I to you?"
The man opposite him had a strikingly handsome, severe face. Looking somewhat aggrieved, he lowered his eyes and demanded an answer.
That made three this month.
Zhou Ziyu hooked a finger in his shirt, charm in every flick of his eyes. His expression calm, he replied with practiced ease:
"You're overstepping your bounds."
In truth, his eyes were misty with tears, and a blush had spread from his neck to the tips of his ears.
Born at the beginning of the last century, Zhou Ziyu had lived a frank and sincere life, cool and taciturn by nature. Now, in a single twist of fate, he had transmigrated into a world full of roguish husbands, each one claiming to love him.
Only then did he understand that men of this era were bold in temperament and prickly in disposition, and sometimes needed to be coaxed.
The man's face darkened. He struggled to rein in his emotions, like an ill-tempered, fiercely loyal dog.
Zhou Ziyu caught the other's perfectly neat tie and tugged him closer, his vivid lips brushing the man's Adam's apple.
"You deserve a reward."
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You shine with all the brilliance in the world, while I stand alone in admiration.
You give the orders, and I campaign from north to south.
You are the noble Athena, while I am nobody, noticed by no one.
Reader's Guide #
A second chance after a broken relationship: Shou abandons Gong + Gong pursues Shou [Important: He's pursuing his wife, not his husband]
1. The Shou is a beautiful, powerful, tragic, and captivating beauty with high status. The Gong is a mad dog of a wife-slave with overwhelming possessiveness (around his wife, he becomes insecure and gloomy, and goes crazy if he can't have her).
2. 1v1, but the male side characters competing for the Shou are also very handsome.
3. An alternate Republican-era setting, unrelated to reality or history.
4. Blurb pending revision.
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Theme: Love is the warmth of life.
