Nothing but Beauty

[Male Lead's Version]

The Gu family's heir is a refined gentleman in his early twenties, the unattainable flower admired by every noble maiden in the capital.

Rumor has it that Young Master Gu has no interest in romance, takes no pleasure in women, and is chaste and aloof.

But only he knows that for the past five years, he has dreamed of the same woman every night, in scenes full of passion and seduction.

He watched her go from being destitute and pitiful to getting caught up in a whirlpool of power, until she successfully set her sights on the Crown Prince and became the Crown Princess, only to die young in the end.

He thought it was all just a fleeting dream.

But one day, a distant cousin of the Third Madam of the Gu family came to ask for protection, and she looked exactly like the woman in his dreams.

Gu Shiyan could have stayed out of it, but whenever that young lady appeared before him, he couldn't stop his thoughts from running wild.

Especially in the dead of night, when a terrifying possessiveness surged through him like a raging tide.

One day, Gu Shiyan finally broke the tension. He cornered the young lady, who seemed too frail to care for herself but was in fact deeply calculating. Dropping all pretense of being a refined gentleman, he teased, "Why go to all that trouble to pursue the Crown Prince? The man standing right in front of you is a much better fit."

[Female Lead's Version]

After being reborn, Jiang Nianyao decided to live differently this time. She would protect her younger sister and stay far away from those wolves in human skin.

She never expected her cousin Gu, who had ignored her in her previous life, to come looking for her of his own accord.

A sham marriage was all it would take to clear her father's name.

Afterward, she would be free to go.

But in the end, she not only failed to gain her freedom, she also had a little bundle of joy.

Jiang Nianyao wondered: Just how had that man tricked her into falling for him, step by step...?

[Reading Guide]

1. The male lead is a scheming, calculating man who'll stop at nothing to win the beauty he loves, plotting step by step. He wants a wife, not his dignity.

2. The female lead isn't a naive, innocent girl. She's a beauty with a calculating mind.

3. The leads are both schemers, each more cunning than the other.

Theme: Only by letting go can you find your true self.