Claiming the Beauty

Mei Zhiyue was born with bright eyes, pearly teeth, skin as smooth as ice, and a figure as graceful as jade. After both her parents died, she became engaged to her cousin.

She thought she would marry him, be a good wife and mother, and live out her days in peace.

Then everything changed overnight. Mei Zhiyue was kidnapped and thrown into the sedan of a strange man.

He was as elegant as a jade tree and handsome as a polished gem. As she looked at him in panic, he leaned close and whispered in her ear, "Your dear cousin gave you to me."

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Meng Yan had traveled the martial world for years without incident. Then, out of nowhere, a young woman was delivered into his sedan.

The young woman had eyes like limpid pools, filled with tears about to fall. A faint smile touched his lips as he decided to tease her. "I kidnapped you for your virtue, of course. You're my future wife now."

Meng Yan saw a flicker of panic in her clear eyes.

To his surprise, not long afterward, he made good on his claim that she was his betrothed.

Please add these to your reading list:

Contemporary romance: A Breeze Kisses the Rose [Marriage Before Love]; Historical romance: Searching for My Husband; Marrying the Marquis's Second Uncle

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Searching for My Husband

When Song Qingning was fifteen, she fished a half-dead man out of a river.

He was as elegant as a jade tree, and even dressed in coarse hemp, his extraordinary bearing shone through. But he had lost his memory.

Half a year passed, and no one came looking for him. Song Qingning took him to the local authorities, but they couldn't help.

A year went by, and still no word came from the authorities.

Another half year passed. The Song family's daughter married the amnesiac man, only for him to disappear three months into their marriage.

At seventeen, Song Qingning gave birth to their child and raised the baby alone. She lived in the thatched hut where they had wed, through wind and rain, hoping he would come back.

Four years passed. Their child was old enough to understand a little, so Song Qingning steeled herself and set out with her son to find her husband.

On the first attempt, her son fell ill, and they returned home.

On the second attempt, her son fell ill again, and they returned home.

On the third attempt, Song Qingning went alone.

When she first arrived in the capital, the Prince of Yu, with his sharp brows, bright eyes, and distinguished bearing, looked just like her husband.

Duan Xuan had grown up in the capital. One day, a country girl suddenly appeared, claiming to be his first wife.

Song Qingning: When you asked for my hand, you swore you would never let me shed a single tear. Have you forgotten?

Duan Xuan's smile stiffened. He really didn't remember. When had he ever said anything so embarrassing?

Song Qingning: On our wedding day, you told me no woman in the world was even a fraction as beautiful as I am. Have you forgotten?

Duan Xuan was thoroughly embarrassed. How could he have said something like that?

Song Qingning: Then you should at least remember the birthmark on your lower back, right?

Guard: Is this why you sneaked into the prince's bath? Guards, drag her away!

A Breeze Kisses the Rose [Marriage Before Love]

Yu Mingfu is dazzlingly beautiful and known for countless rumors, but she falls for her cold, chaste, and reserved arranged-marriage partner, Ji Shuli, at first sight. After seeing each other only three times, they get married.

After the wedding, Ji Shuli is often overseas, busy expanding his business. Yu Mingfu is neither spoiled nor domineering. She manages the household, has dinner with her parents-in-law every weekend, and keeps everything running smoothly while pursuing her own career.

When Ji Shuli returns home, a busybody suddenly asks, "Is your wife Yu Mingfu, from XX High School?"

The cool, jade-like man gives him a calm glance, his eyes as still as an ancient well.

The man goes on, "I heard she was very close to a guy when she was seventeen. They were inseparable."

Ji Shuli's eyes narrow slightly, and his calm expression changes.

That night, no one knows that the usually aloof Ji Shuli has his wife trapped in his arms, gritting his teeth as he murmurs in her ear, "Very close? Inseparable?"

Yu Mingfu is dumbfounded. "I fell for you at first sight. Wasn't I obvious enough?"

Radiant, captivating painter x domineering CEO

They fall for each other at first sight.

From the heroine's perspective, she falls for him at first sight; from the hero's perspective, she already has someone in her heart.

Marrying the Marquis's Second Uncle

Yun Jiao was as beautiful as a peach blossom, with a slender waist and delicate hands that had never touched household chores. In her previous life, she married into the marquis's household in grand style. But before a year had passed, the marquis began bringing concubine after concubine into the manor. From then on, Yun Jiao became the vicious, jealous woman in the mouths of ordinary people, and eventually died a tragic death.

Reborn, she watches the marquis and his mistress dote on each other, sickeningly sweet. Yun Jiao sneers and uses a little trick to marry Ning Ke, the marquis's second uncle: a nineteen-year-old rumored not to live past twenty, fabulously wealthy, and constantly ill.

After she marries Ning Ke, the sickly man not only looks more radiant than ever, but grows stronger and stronger. She also has two children in three years.

Yun Jiao looks worried. "Didn't they say he wouldn't live past twenty? So which one of us isn't going to live past twenty?"

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That night, Ning Ke murmurs lazily in her ear as he strokes her slightly rounded belly. "Madam, you underestimate your husband. I'm hale and hearty. Not only will I live past twenty, I'll live to see our children and grandchildren fill the house."

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