Joy in Meeting You

Shen Ci was the only daughter of the Shen family, military governors of Pingjiang. Born to a noble family and cherished by her parents, she should have lived a peaceful and fortunate life. But fate is unpredictable. Her parents died in a shipwreck, and overnight she went from a noble young lady to a helpless orphan.

Her maternal uncle, taking pity on her as the only child her mother had left behind, brought her to the Earl's residence to be raised.

Living under someone else's roof, Shen Ci was careful in every way, always cautious and restrained. She attended to her aunt from morning until night, willingly keeping herself behind her older and younger female cousins, never trying to stand out. Pleased by her good sense, her aunt found her a match with a respectable family. Though the young man came from a humble background, he was diligent and ambitious.

Shen Ci was content.

She only wanted to wait quietly for her wedding day and start a home of her own as soon as possible.

But people cannot outwit fate. She had no idea when she had caught the eye of a powerful man, and from then on, her marriage plans became fraught with difficulties.

Pei Heng, heir to the Marquis of Yongning, was born to a noble family and gifted with literary talent. He was the youngest top scholar in Great Qi. Once selected for the Hanlin Academy, he became a close aide to the emperor, his prospects boundless.

On the day the imperial examination results were announced, his paternal aunt made an overture, hoping to celebrate two happy occasions at once by joining their families through marriage.

Pei Heng wanted nothing to do with the idea. As he saw it, a cousin was just a cousin. How could she be a suitable wife? But he could not refuse his aunt's warm invitation, so he reluctantly went to a banquet at the Earl of Zhongyi's residence.

He thought it would be nothing more than a social formality, but to his surprise, he met a delicate beauty, as fragile as her name suggested.

For the first time, the young lord Pei understood what it felt like to fall in love.

Cousins were indeed a match made in heaven. Only, Pei Heng had fallen for his cousin's cousin.

After that day, ripples stirred in Pei Heng's once-still heart. For the first time in his life, he schemed and plotted with all his might, all to break Shen Ci's engagement.

A sweet 1v1 romance. The male lead falls in love at first sight.

A dignified young lord vs. a delicate young lady

Coming soon: Wen Ying

Synopsis:

In the seventh year of Chengning, chaos erupted along the border.

The men of the Wen family were about to leave for war, but they could not entrust the family's legitimate daughter to anyone at home. They had no choice but to send her back to the capital under guard, placing her in the care of a trusted friend.

Before departing, the young General Wen earnestly reminded his younger sister again and again, "Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu are both good people, but Gu Huaize is a heartless, hypocritical scoundrel. Don't believe a single word he says. Whether it takes a month or a year, your brother will come and take you home."

Wen Ying nodded as if she understood, with no idea why her brother was so wary of him.

When word reached the capital, the Marchioness of Gu was overjoyed. She had always wanted a sweet little daughter, but an illness had left her unable to have one. Now she happily set about making arrangements, even moving several paintings and calligraphy pieces out of Gu Huaize's study.

Gu Huaize: "..."

Wen Lan's younger sister was just as troublesome as he was.

But Gu Huaize forgot about the few paintings almost at once and went away on official business. Half a month later, when he returned to the residence, he saw a young woman beside his mother.

She was still quite young, delicate and frail, as if a gust of wind could knock her over.

Oh? So this was that troublemaker Wen Lan's younger sister.

When she saw him, she stood up from a distance and greeted him openly. "Brother Gu."

Her beautiful eyes brimmed with laughter.

Gu Huaize was stunned for a long while before finding his voice. "...Mm."

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The Gu and Wen families had been close for generations, but their younger members were like fire and water. Wen Lan and Gu Huaize had been rivals since childhood, competing over everything.

When Wen Lan went to war, his father had no choice but to entrust his younger sister to a trusted friend. Worried that Gu Huaize would bully her, Wen Lan hurried back to the capital as soon as the fighting ended. But when he arrived at the Gu residence, he saw Gu Huaize patiently painting a kite while someone beside him pointed and complained.

Wen Lan nearly thought his eyes were deceiving him.

When Wen Ying saw Wen Lan, she happily ran over and called out, "Brother!"

Before Wen Lan could answer, the man who had been painting the kite strolled over and calmly called out, "Brother."

Wen Lan: "..."

If he remembered correctly, he was three months younger than Gu Huaize.

Second upcoming novel: After Breaking Off My Engagement with My Cousin

Synopsis:

After her parents died of illness, Shang Yunzhu went to live with the Jiang family, growing up alongside her childhood sweetheart and cousin, Jiang Zilin.

Jiang Zilin was not only Shang Yunzhu's cousin, but also her betrothed. She had known since childhood that she would marry him when she grew up.

Her cousin had promised that once she came of age, he would marry her in grand style.

But when Shang Yunzhu turned sixteen, she did not get the wedding she had waited for. Instead, she learned that her cousin had betrayed her.

When the Jiang family fell into decline, his mother, Madam Shang, had swallowed her pride and begged her brother to arrange the marriage for the sake of her son's future. But fortunes changed, and after her brother and sister-in-law died one after another, Jiang Zilin entered officialdom. Madam Shang began to resent her orphaned niece and wanted to break the engagement and secure a more advantageous match, while fearing the damage it would do to her son's reputation.

So she repeatedly plotted to take Shang Yunzhu's life.

But Jiang Zilin was indecisive. He could not give up his future, nor could he let go of his cousin. To put an end to his lingering feelings, Madam Shang considered the matter from every angle, then came up with the vicious idea of ruining Shang Yunzhu's virtue and forcing her to become a concubine.

Prince Chen, Rong Jue, was the reigning emperor's youngest uncle, a man of extraordinary bearing and unassailable standing.

Unfortunately, he had kept to himself all these years. The Prince of Chen's residence had no princess consort, nor even a concubine. The emperor, remembering the charge his father had entrusted to him on his deathbed, had worried himself gray over it.

Who could have guessed that Rong Jue would travel to Yangzhou and take an interest in a woman? The emperor was overjoyed and immediately sent people to investigate. When the report was placed before him, His Majesty frowned in distress. "Uncle, this woman is already engaged. It may not be proper."

Rong Jue merely smiled faintly. "The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried. What's the problem?"

While in Yangzhou on official business, Rong Jue unexpectedly rescued a young woman. She was gentle and well-mannered, but also a naive fool who mistook wolves for benefactors and was repeatedly harmed. Rong Jue found her so foolish that he could hardly bear to watch, and out of kindness, he helped her deal with her troubles.

But gradually, kindness became habit, chance encounters became deliberate, and by the time his official business in Yangzhou was over, Rong Jue had begun thinking of taking her back to Jinling.

So what if she was engaged? He would simply break it off.

A sweet 1v1 romance, with a cheating ex facing his comeuppance and a scheming male lead who dotes on his wife.

Theme: Survive adversity and keep a clear conscience