Lu Chenzhao, heir to the Duke of Zhenguo's estate, was handsome and refined. Having grown up surrounded by admirers, he developed a proud, aloof temperament.
A young lady cousin named Li Youbai came to stay at the estate to study. She was strikingly beautiful, but rather too bold.
After she happened to run into Lu Chenzhao again and again, he feared she was trying to cling to him and rise in status. He sternly lectured her, telling her to be restrained and proper, and to follow the rules.
Li Youbai: ... What is that even supposed to mean?
Gradually, the eldest brother, a notorious clean freak, stopped minding Li Youbai sitting in his place. The stingy second brother even brought her a long-lost book to read. The most troublesome was the fourth brother, who buzzed around her like a fly.
Lu Chenzhao became more and more convinced she was skilled at playing her game. It wasn't just him she was trying to latch onto: she was casting a wide net and catching all the fish she could.
With a stern face, he scolded her for her improper behavior and reproached her for setting her sights on the Lu brothers.
Unexpectedly, the young lady blocked him inside a carriage and, smiling brightly, crooked a finger at him. "Young Master Lu, the only person I've ever wanted to seduce is you."
She had said it jokingly out of spite, but Lu Chenzhao took her seriously. No matter what Li Youbai did, he thought it had something to do with him.
Then came the farewell banquet for her teacher. Li Youbai sipped two cups of Autumn Dew White and grew tipsy, her face rosy as a peach blossom.
Lu Chenzhao thought she would take advantage of the wine to confess to him.
Instead, she knocked on the door of the room next to his. Rising onto her toes, she looped her slender arms around the man's neck and slowly leaned toward him.
Lu Chenzhao was horrified. Li Youbai, you idiot! You've drunk so much you don't even recognize people!
He dashed out barefoot and, just as Li Youbai was about to touch the man's lips, hoisted her over his shoulder and ran off with her.
A man who persuades himself into believing he's starring in a whole romantic pursuit drama.
PS: An alternate world, very alternate.
Completed works in my author page:
The Other Woman's Tenderness: Substitute romance
After the Divorce, I Chose the Tyrant: Rekindled love
That Man Who Loved Only Me: Obsession
The Male Lead Turned Dark Again After I Was Reborn: Coercive romance
Theme: Self-empowerment is what truly matters
My Wife Is So Sweet
My Wife Is Precious
I Won't Be the Crown Princess Again
My Cousin Has a Problem
Scheming to Claim the Beauty
Filthy Joy
After the Divorce, I Choose the Tyrant
The One Who Loves Me Obsessively
The Male Lead Turned Dark Again After I Was Reborn
Climbing the Golden Branch
The Soft and Lovely Beauty
Darling, All Dressed Up
The whole book was good, I think the only downfall was the pregnancy and the birth of a boy. Harm… If you can't escape, you can continue the family line, and if you can't escape, you can have children. Only then can everyone be happy. I can't say that I disliked this book, I was just a little disappointed and regretful. No need to refute me, just feel free to do it.
It's so satisfying. When the male protagonist looked down on the female protagonist at the beginning, it was always a thorn in my heart. It really made me happy to become the second male protagonist in the if line.
Not enough. I want to read more stories about Xiao Min and You Bai.
I won't mind, give him a chance
What's wrong with the last picture if it's not an if picture? I'm in tears. The author would like to write more extra stories about children.
I hope the if line is longer, it's not enough to look at.
Ahhhhh, the if line satisfies my desire for the heroine and the male lead to be together.
Ahhhh, I was so excited when I saw it
It seems that the ending must be happy with children. I wonder when I will see a novel that is really determined to be a DINK.
She looks strong on the outside, but doesn't dare to cry when she closes the door