The Beauty Is Spoiled and Proud

Novel blurb:

Zhou Yuanbai was handsome and distinguished, born into a prestigious family and famous from a young age. Ever since entering government service, he had risen steadily through the ranks. He was every inch the favored son of heaven, praised by all for his gentlemanly bearing.

But no one knew that late at night, on a chaise longue, the man would grip a beauty's chin with his rough palm and force her to look into the bronze mirror before them. His thin lips brushed the snow-white nape of her neck, marked with red, as he laughed coldly and said, "Sister-in-law, take a good look. Who am I?"

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Jiang Nanxu was a rare beauty in all the surrounding villages, with a lovely face and a bright, vivacious manner. But she was born to a poor farming family, unloved by both her parents. At best, she'd marry into a wealthy merchant's family.

She wasn't willing to settle. She wanted to marry into a powerful family.

From a young age, she knew her greatest asset. A little coaxing could get the village scholar to teach her to read, the butcher at the village entrance to give her extra meat, or a peddler to toss in a couple of extra hair ornaments...

Eventually, she coaxed her way into the marquis's household and became the heir's favored concubine. But the man who came to her room every day was...

He had something on her, so she could only let him enter her room every night. But as time went on, her belly began to swell. What was she supposed to do?

[Reading Guide]

1. A delicate, soft-hearted schemer of a beauty x a strong, ruthless, obsessive powerbroker. One-on-one, both leads' first times, powerful man lowers his head. Fictional history, don't expect historical accuracy.

2. Includes the groveling-after-the-breakup trope, rivalry between men, forced possession, running away while pregnant, and plenty of other melodrama. Don't read if that's not your thing.

3. The heroine isn't a traditional good person. She only wants to marry up and puts her own life and interests first.

4. The hero seems gentle and refined, but is actually a depraved, obsessive lunatic.

5. This blurb was written in the summer of 2022. I don't remember the exact date, and it has been revised.

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Novel blurb:

An Tian liked Duan Huaixu and was still thinking about him after graduating from college.

Later, an accident brought them together again. When her idealized first love became real, she discovered that he smoked, drank, and had a nasty temper. He clearly wasn't a good person. Her rose-colored glasses shattered, and she gave up on her fantasies about him.

But later still...

In the dance studio, Duan Huaixu dragged An Tian into a cramped changing-room stall, their bodies pressed tightly together, his scorching breath seeming to set her on fire.

The patrolling guard's footsteps drew closer. Panicking, she pushed at him, trying to leave, but he blocked her lips. His voice was low in her ear: "Don't move. Let me kiss you a little longer."

A jerk is a jerk. He never plays by the rules.

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Duan Huaixu, only son of the richest family in the capital, was carefree and debauched, coldly handsome, talented, and well-connected. He was born with an easy life that let him coast along, yet he turned down a fortune of billions and put down roots in an obscure old neighborhood.

His gang of friends couldn't make sense of it. They all tried to talk him out of it, but none of them succeeded.

Then one day, they went to visit the old neighborhood and happened to see Duan Huaixu carrying a basket of groceries in one hand and holding a beauty around the waist with the other, grinning like a complete idiot.

Only then did they understand. Duan Huaixu wasn't after money or power. He was after a pretty face.

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one, both leads' first times, body-size difference, skin-tone difference, height difference

2. A 190 cm fierce big bad wolf x a 165 cm sweet little softie

Theme: Work hard to pursue happiness.