After I Fell Off a Cliff, the Crown Prince and Heir Went Mad

Please add my upcoming sweet stories "The Beloved Sickly Beauty" and my cross-dressing heroine story "My Years as a General" to your reading list!

This story features a male lead whose ashes get scattered, a second male lead who takes his place, and an incredibly sweet second male lead.

Shiqi was a secret guard serving the crown prince. Her eyes held only the sword in her hand and the missions she had to complete.

But one day, the crown prince didn't recoil from the smell of blood on her. He leaned down and wiped the blood and grime from the corner of her eye with his finger.

She knew love was a death sentence for a secret guard.

But the crown prince called to her in a gentle voice, let her escape first when their lives were at stake, and revealed the loneliness he hid from everyone else when she was with him...

When the crown prince ordered her to infiltrate the household of the Heir of the King of Diannan, Shiqi accepted without hesitation. Unfortunately, the mission failed.

At the edge of a cliff, when the heir aimed an arrow at the crown prince, she decisively took the arrow for him.

As she plunged over the cliff, Shiqi saw the crown prince shield a beautiful young woman with his own body. She suddenly understood that all these years had been nothing but a scheme.

She felt neither resentment nor regret. Instead, she felt at peace, as if everything had finally come to an end.

Shiqi didn't know that after she fell, both the crown prince and the heir went mad.

The crown prince, Chu Chen, knew that one of his secret guards was the long-lost daughter of an old acquaintance whom Chu Jian, the Heir of the King of Diannan, had been searching for.

With only a little effort, he had forged her into a deadly weapon. After Shiqi fell off the cliff, he was furious that years of scheming had come to nothing, and swore he would find her remains and continue to hold her accountable.

But later, he sat alone all night before the scattered, withered remains.

Two years later, peace talks were held in Linchao.

On the street, Chu Chen caught sight of a woman. The wind lifted her hood, revealing part of her profile. Before he could stop himself, he blurted out, "Shiqi!"

Chu Chen didn't care that Shiqi had once been involved with Chu Jian. As long as she would obediently stay by his side from now on, that was enough.

But this time, he could only beg her humbly. "Shiqi, come here."

The only answer was Shiqi's indifferent gaze.

Behind Shiqi, Chu Jian tilted the long sword in his hand, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Your Highness, what exactly are you trying to do to my wife?"

1. The heroine isn't foolish. If she likes someone, she likes them. If she doesn't, she makes a clean break.

2. The second male lead only loves the heroine.

Upcoming story:

"The Beloved Sickly Beauty"

During the years A Yi spent recuperating at her maternal grandparents' home in Jiangnan, her family would gladly have plucked the moon from the sky for her. Their one wish was simply for A Yi to grow up safe and sound.

But A Yi had always been frail, and when she was eight, she nearly died after a high fever.

After waking, A Yi nestled in her eldest aunt's arms and looked at the people filling the room, her eyes brimming with tears. "Why hasn't Fifth Brother come to see A Yi?"

Her words left everyone stunned.

Oh, little darling, you have four male cousins and three female cousins. Where did this Fifth Brother come from?

But seeing how certain A Yi was, her maternal family worried she might get upset and make herself sick again. In a hurry, they borrowed the young master from next door.

The young master's features were cool and distant, and he looked completely out of place at the door. A Yi, however, smiled. "Fifth Brother, why did you take so long to come?"

A Yi called the young master Fifth Brother for several years. But later, he left without a word, and A Yi cried until her eyes were red.

A year later, A Yi had to return to the capital temporarily for her grandmother's birthday. At the banquet, she saw a familiar pair of eyes. People told her that it was His Highness the Crown Prince, Yan Zhao.

A Yi went home and angrily ate a whole box of ice cream. That night, she got a stomachache. Her grandmother and stepmother were making snide remarks about how spoiled she was when the crown prince hurriedly arrived from the palace with an imperial physician.

Yan Zhao held A Yi, sweating with worry. "A Yi, don't be afraid. Fifth Brother is here with you."

A Yi sneered. "I have four male cousins and three female cousins. Where would I get a Fifth Brother?"

No matter how hard she struggled, Yan Zhao still refused to let her go.

He had never told her that he only went to see a play back then. But when she called him Fifth Brother, his heart softened, and he went along with it.

Notes:

1. A sweet childhood-sweethearts story

2. The male lead is a little sweet on the outside, dark underneath, but not too much

3. He didn't leave without saying goodbye. It was a misunderstanding

Theme: Loving yourself is a beautiful beginning.