After Marrying the Paranoid New Emperor

[Coming Soon: A Guide to Romance on the Opposing Lane. Blurb below!]

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[Marriage First, Love Later + An Unconventional “Chasing Your Wife to the Crematorium”]

“I dare not speak of how deep my feelings run, for I fear you might pity me, not love me.”

In her previous life, Shen Zhiyao broke off her engagement to the Ninth Prince, Du Jingzhuo. She fell from the glorious title of Princess of Cheng'an into the dust, and from then on, the two became enemies.

When the General's household fell, she was forced to drink poison. Just as her consciousness began to fade, she heard that an imperial edict had arrived from the palace.

It must be here to put me to death, she thought.

Du Jingzhuo was truly petty. Even after ascending the throne, he still wouldn't leave her alone.

If only I could live again...

When she opened her eyes once more, she had returned to the day she was framed, the turning point of her life.

Gritting her teeth, she vowed that this time she would not be helpless prey, waiting to be carved up.

She would carve out a path to survival for herself.

She never expected an imperial edict to marry her into the Ninth Prince's household.

Facing Du Jingzhuo's handsome, distant features, she fell silent.

Du Jingzhuo was a man of few words, cold in both heart and manner.

Though she trod carefully at every turn, all she heard was him laughing with a friend: “She's just a plaything.”

Hah. Ninth Princess Consort was an empty title.

Rather than depend on someone else to find a way out, she'd rely on herself.

But after she had secured a footing of her own, she truly divorced Du Jingzhuo and went to the borderlands.

Du Jingzhuo, who had long since become Crown Prince, traveled all the way from the capital and seized her wrist.

He asked her if she could give him one more chance.

Of course not.

[Male Lead's POV]

On their wedding night, Du Jingzhuo looked at the bride forced upon him, left a promise of divorce behind, and walked away.

He could never have imagined that the most unforgettable moment of his life would be when his new bride, in red with dark hair, came beneath the moonlight, radiant as the bright sun.

One glance, and he would remember her for the rest of his life.

But how could the sun fall into the arms of a mortal?

A little over a year into their marriage, Shen Zhiyao brought up their promise to divorce once more.

The fluttering butterfly had briefly alighted in his palm, then spread its wings and flown away.

This time, he would never let go.

*

In the biting autumn wind, Du Jingzhuo awoke from the nightmare of his past life and met Shen Zhiyao's gaze.

A thousand words caught in his throat.

Not even when life and death hung in the balance had he ever felt as desperate as he did now.

Shen Zhiyao, I wronged you. How can I make it right?

[Reading Guide]

1. One-on-one romance, both leads have no prior sexual partners.

2. The blurb may be adjusted slightly later, but the central premise will not change.

Note: The events of the previous life are told from the heroine's perspective, and some things are not as they seem. I won't say more because it would be a spoiler, but it'll all come out later~

Blurb posted on March 17, 2023.

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A Guide to Romance on the Opposing Lane

[Childhood Friends / Reunited After a Breakup / City Reunion / Bickering Roommates]

Eight months into sharing a home with her childhood friend, whom she hadn't seen in six years,

Ji Zhichun lay in her bedroom, scrolling through her phone with an expressionless face.

Suddenly, a message popped up on WeChat.

It was a photo:

The man in it wore a black shirt with three buttons undone at the collar, revealing a glimpse of smooth, defined muscles. His chest was broad and handsome, and his eight-pack abs were clearly visible.

She gave a cold laugh and replied, [Changed careers and become a gigolo?]

Then she opened the photo and looked at it twice more.

[∑, I've brought the stuff.]

As soon as she saw the message, Mu Ye's voice came from outside the bedroom: “Open the door.”

Her hand had just touched the doorknob when she suddenly thought of something. “Are you dressed?”

After a moment of silence, a low chuckle came from outside the door.

Then Mu Ye drawled lazily:

“If you want me to be undressed, ”

“That's fine too.”

–

Six years ago, after the college entrance exam, Ji Zhichun welcomed the fiery summer of her eighteenth year.

The lush greenery, almost burning with intensity; the crisscrossing patches of light beneath the trees; the ceaseless chorus of cicadas. In that blazing summer,

when the feelings drumming in her chest were about to be spoken aloud

It all came to an abrupt end.

For the next six years, the boy who had been part of her entire youth and shared the happiest days of her life remained behind in that summer when she was eighteen.

[Reading Guide]

1. A sharp-tongued, timid, image-conscious girl vs. a handsome, shameless, aggressively aloof man.

2. One-on-one romance, both leads have no prior sexual partners. The heroine has an old flame and has dated before. Please don't read if that bothers you.

3. Inspired by the song “Walking Fish.” My dear readers who like it can give it a listen.

Theme: Love yourself before you can love others.