Blurb One
Minglan, a princess cherished above all others, was raised amid every luxury and had three elder brothers who doted on her. Who didn't know that Princess Minglan was spoiled, willful, and arrogant, with nothing but a pretty face to recommend her?
Until she met Xiao Lingxue. At first sight, she was struck by his beauty: cold and proud, with the refined elegance of jade. But he had no heart. He taught her what it meant to yearn for something unattainable, and made her understand the pain of regret.
Blurb Two:
Xiao Lingxue became a hostage prince and endured humiliation for years. Later, he gained everything, yet never imagined that he would be willing to give it all up just to see that person smile...
He had felt too many complicated things for Minglan: anger, hatred, attraction, and affection. But when he saw her smiling brightly and happily with someone else, all those feelings shattered and became an unrequited longing. Consumed by jealousy, he was crushed beneath it. The proud spine he had never bent, no matter how badly he had been bullied as a boy, now bowed beneath a weight as heavy as an emperor's robes.
In the end, she shattered his pride with her own hands...
A Little Scene:
Snowy Night
Minglan was forced to listen as the man played his zither beneath the swirling snow. Each pluck of the strings was like an icy blade slicing into her body.
The music stopped abruptly. A pair of icy hands seized her chin, forcing her to meet his pale eyes. His voice was cold, but his gaze concealed a deep, stubborn fixation. He smiled faintly. "Alan, when we were young, you loved having me play the zither for you in the snow. Are you satisfied now?"
Minglan looked at the red ornament between Xiao Lingxue's brows. Against the pure white snow, it was the vivid color she had loved most as a girl, the one she had forced him to wear...
Now, looking at Xiao Lingxue, who had gone from a powerless hostage prince to an emperor, she felt cold spread through her entire body.
The man's smile deepened. His voice husky, he said, "My princess, don't be afraid. You can spend your whole life repaying what you owe me."
A spoiled, willful, prideful princess vs. a once cold and proud hostage prince who becomes an obsessive emperor
Both are each other's one and only, 1v1, the male lead pursues his wife after losing her
Extremely melodramatic. If that's not your thing, don't read.
Theme: No matter how dire your circumstances, keep striving.
