A guy with eight hundred tricks who just wants to lie flat x a flirtatious, clever woman who pretends to be gentle and understanding
Xie An x Liu Shu
Romance, historical, Eastern Jin, 1v1, HE
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A letter from home summons Liu Shu to the capital: her older brother is imprisoned and about to be executed.
With no other choice, she starts planning a prison break.
Then a man stops her and promises, “I can save your brother.”
Only when they meet does she realize he's the Xie family's third son, Xie An.
A prodigy whose fame has spread throughout Jiangzuo, he's been praised as a future statesman despite never having held office. They say he's refined and sociable, deep-thinking and resourceful.
The latter description proves accurate, but the former…
When they're together, his gaze lingers, then moves away. He falls silent from time to time in the middle of their conversations. She doesn't notice anything.
After everything is taken care of, she returns home. The next day, someone comes to visit.
An elegant young gentleman, graceful and charming. Who else could it be but Xie An?
It isn't until their wedding night that Liu Shu finds out.
He fell for her at first sight, and felt they'd known each other forever the second time they met.
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Xie An, male, twenty years old. Doesn't want a job and doesn't want to get married.
Unfortunately, he's a young celebrity, and job offers pile up at his door. Unable to take it anymore, he runs off to the countryside and pretends to be deaf and dumb, only for his family to trick him back to the capital: the emperor wants to find a husband for his younger sister, and Xie An is on the list.
Irritated after being dragged to a tavern and plied with wine, he spots someone acting suspiciously nearby and calls out to them.
Only when he sees the little thief's face does he realize that it's not that he doesn't want to get married…
He's been waiting for her.
He loses all composure, can't eat or sleep, and makes such a fuss that everyone knows. After staying up all night writing out the betrothal gifts, he finally reaches his conclusion: it has to be her.
If fate has decided, then they'll marry.
"Little scene"
Liu Shu: Take it off.
Xie An: I'm a respectable man, after all. You can't just say you want to see my wound and expect me to show it. Will you take responsibility?
Xie An: …Don't go. I'll take it off!
Reader advisory:
1. Both leads are virgins. A sweet story about love at first sight and a man eventually winning his wife over.
2. Set during the Eastern Jin, in 340 CE. The historical details aren't fully researched; please look elsewhere if that's important to you.
3. The story began charging on August 22, 2023. Fifty percent of the chapters are locked.
The full book costs 6.48 RMB, of which the author receives 3.24 RMB.
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Message from September 25, 2026
My old stories from before I signed a contract are getting reported chapter by chapter now?
I hope your little clique made a million from it. This is honestly hilarious.
If you haven't made any money and are still working this hard, that's even funnier.
Plagiarists don't get a house.
That's all :D
Theme: Life is lived only in the present
Rich, beautiful and free, smart and humorous, with a love brain and problem-solving ability, I like it. I can get Xiao Shu's emotional down point every time and then solve it. Give her space and time in your relationship. As the old saying goes, the husband is at the top of the list, hahaha, I can only say: Xie San deserves the hot bed for his wife and children.
After reading the last chapter, I cried for some reason. Thank you so much for letting me get to know Xie An inadvertently and learn about different historical figures. I was very lucky to read this article and read it word for word. Thank you
The water flows slowly, and we understand each other's love and marriage and have a good relationship. When explaining it to children, it adds a romantic color to their stories and caters to the image of the uncle in the children's hearts. The emotional intelligence is really high. The author writes well
Indeed, cherish the moment
Xie Anshi is the ideal partner, he is rich, handsome, talented, dedicated and still puts his wife first
He gave up the initiative and just waited for her, maybe she would give in (ahhhhhh, aunt laughs)
Sure enough, the fishing girl lives up to her reputation. Anshi is so sensible, I love her.
Ahhhhhh I thought this was the end of Wenwen's Mask of Pain, please do more, hahahahaha
It's rare to encounter ancient Chinese classics with good writing skills. Big boost to the author.
The writing is super, super, super good. I ordered the whole thing after reading half of it for the first time. I was not disappointed, even at the end it made me cry.