A Woman's Marriage

Su Hongye was a beautiful and alluring orphan. She once thought her cousin, the young marquis, was her dream man. But later, she was branded a wicked temptress and forced to climb the social ladder through one marriage after another. Every seemingly good man turned out to be cold-hearted.

Fate is written in the heavens. My life is not mine to command, and resisting is pointless. When Su Hongye was still young, fate stabbed her in the back, turning her into a corpse-being.

The good news: she came back to life. The bad news: she couldn't move.

Su Hongye's skin was so pale and delicate that she couldn't be exposed to sunlight. Just when she was being denounced as a wicked temptress more than ever, the young emperor introduced an unwritten rule: every consort summoned to his bedchamber had to soak in ice water.

A male magnet meets an unconventional madman. Unlike other heroines, Su Hongye gets none of the romance of being pursued. For her, it's all about her career.

"Do you love me? Of course you do. Am I the love of your life, the most important person to you?" He read her expression and answered against his better judgment, "You're the most important!"

Su Hongye sneered.

"You're not allowed to go to the study tonight. Stay with me."

He hesitated, then asked tentatively, "Could I go after you fall asleep?"

Theme: Self-respect and self-reliance