A surprise contender rises to the top | The second male lead gets his comeuppance |
◆ Tearful little white flower x cunning, pure-hearted wolf-dog ◆
#Stop liking him. Like me instead.
Xue Shiqing had loved Xie Weiqiu for as long as she could remember.
Their childhood bond made Shiqing believe that Xie Weiqiu was the person she could entrust her life to.
But after Xie Weiqiu passed the imperial exams with flying colors, he said he only saw her as a younger sister.
Then he turned around and tried to arrange a betrothal with the Chief Councillor's daughter.
Shiqing felt as if she had sunk into a swamp, spending every day heartbroken and in tears.
At the autumn hunt, Xie Weiqiu deliberately put her in the line of fire to prove his loyalty to the Chief Councillor's daughter.
Just as she was struggling to keep her feet from slipping out of the stirrups, with no one to help her, a young general who had rushed back from afar steadily lifted her foot with his arm guard.
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Xie Weiqiu had thought he could easily cast aside his feelings for Shiqing.
But later, Shiqing's attention gradually turned to Xue Yao. She even cast the deciding vote for him.
Xue Yao shook the four years of devotion Shiqing had given him in just half a month.
He got a taste of jealousy.
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Xue Yao spent most of the year campaigning with the army and only returned to the capital after the autumn hunt.
Remembering a fellow soldier's request that he keep an eye on his younger sister, he hadn't planned to go out of his way to help.
But when he saw the girl biting her lip and lifting her chin with all her might, trying not to let her tears fall, he found himself walking over to her.
Even he couldn't have imagined that someone who fought fearlessly on the battlefield would fall for a girl whose eyes were always brimming with tears.
He even went to every length, through schemes both underhanded and straightforward, for her sake.
When other noblewomen tried to flirt with him, he was an impenetrable fortress.
"What do I care about you?"
When the Third-Place Scholar tried to win her back, he met him head-on.
"You think Qinging will believe I broke your leg? I'm as well-behaved as can be in front of her."
With Shiqing, he went straight for the heart.
"I really like you. Will you be my Princess Consort?"
A little scene:
Someone asked Shiqing what she thought of Xue Yao.
Shiqing blinked. She couldn't quite explain why, and only managed a vague answer: "He's really wonderful."
The noblewomen who made snide remarks at her, the Third-Place Scholar who got openly challenged and secretly undermined, and all the people who tried to trip them up and ended up in a terrible state: ... (He's only like that with you, isn't he?)
#The younger man doesn't call her big sister, and his intentions are a little wild
#Sweet on the outside, dark underneath, switching effortlessly between puppy and wolf-dog, clever and good with words
Reader's guide:
1. Both leads are virgins, 1v1, HE.
2. The heroine is weak and not clever. She has invested too much in a long-term relationship to let go easily, and physical and psychological factors make her cry often. She is not a strong female lead.
3. The second male lead gets his comeuppance, and the male lead adds fuel to the fire.
4. If you don't like this kind of heroine, please just stop reading without announcement. There are many different kinds of girls in the world, some strong and some weak. Everyone makes mistakes, and nobody is perfect. I hope everyone can be treated with kindness. Thank you.
5. Please don't tell me if you're dropping the story.
Archived on 2022.10.26
Theme: Opportunity once lost will not come again.