The Delicate Noble Consort Is Mentally Stable

[The Year of Heartbeats: A second-chance romance, sweet and indulgent, currently serializing. See below for the blurb.] Everyone knew that Gao Longqi, ruler of the Northern Zhao Kingdom, was a madman, sinister and bloodthirsty. Yu Chudai was born with the ability to read minds, along with a heart condition. Doctors predicted she wouldn't live past eighteen. Her family treasured and raised her with great care. She was lucky enough to escape the imperial selection, but couldn't avoid being sent north as part of a marriage alliance. Yu Chudai: I'm already seventeen anyway. Someone with a year left to live has nothing to fear. The main hall of the Northern Zhao Kingdom was dark and cold. Gao Longqi raised his eyes amid a sea of blood, smiling recklessly. He had always been domineering, keeping her locked by his side. “Now, I can give you one chance to leave.” Yu Chudai looked at him on the throne, walked over slowly, and sat beside him. Gao Longqi: “...Consort, you only get one chance. If you don't leave, the palace will become your prison. Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me.” Yu Chudai couldn't make sense of it. She had fine clothes and good food, and an arrogant emperor who doted on her without limit. Was this what the Northern Zhao Kingdom called a prison? Yu Chudai: “All right. What are we having for dinner tonight?” Gao Longqi laughed in exasperation. “The rebels are about to break in, and all you ask is what we're having for dinner?” Yu Chudai remained calm. “If we're not dead, we live. If we're dead, we're dead. Either way, it won't stop us from eating.” Gao Longqi sighed and rubbed his forehead, then stood up with his sword. It seemed he couldn't die just yet. His delicate, useless consort was positively thriving. Her mental state was even more beautiful than his own, and she was crazier than he was. · Gao Longqi realized that his consort was hiding a secret. She had always secretly loved her tutor. In her sleep, she affectionately called out for that man: “Tun Tun... or Dun Dun?” He couldn't quite make it out, but that wasn't important. The important thing was the cutesy repetition. Disgusting. Gao Longqi could barely suppress his murderous intent. She had never even called him that. In the darkness, Gao Longqi's face reflected in his silver sword looked terrifying, like a ghost. Since she had fallen for him, she had to love him for life. There could be no one else in her heart, past or future. He would personally kill the old flame in her heart. His consort could belong to him alone. · Later... Yu Chudai hugged Tun Tun, the grass-chewing pig. The two of them looked equally blank and adorable. “The love rival you've been jealous of for years, the one you conquered cities to find so you could kill him, was this?” Covered in blood, Gao Longqi scraped at the ground with his sword. There was nothing left in this world worth caring about. · An absurdly possessive, short-tempered, mad emperor × a sweet, soft consort with an unshakably calm mind · 1. Both are sexually inexperienced. Marriage before love, lighthearted, sweet romance, happy ending. 2. An alternate setting with lots of original worldbuilding. Both leads are in a very good mental state. Blurb saved on 2024.3.12 [Please add my next book to your reading list: contemporary romance The Year of Heartbeats, a reunion after years apart. They'll get married first and figure things out later.] Shen Sui went to a dinner party and ran into her high school classmate, Gu Yu'an. An AI genius, he had returned to the country only two years ago and was already thriving, a top new power in business circles. He sat at the head of the table. He was a client so important that even her boss had to bow and fawn over him. His demeanor was cool and distant, with none of the frivolity of the boy he'd once been. His gaze passed over her without lingering. Seven years ago, she had rejected him, and the scene had been ugly. There was nothing left between them to talk about. * Gu Yu'an handed her a prenuptial agreement. Its terms were detailed, with nothing to negotiate except one thing. Shen Sui: “We need to spell out that one matter during the marriage.” Gu Yu'an raised an eyebrow. “Which one? I don't understand. Lawyer Shen, be specific.” Shen Sui: “I-it's about intimacy. It's important.” Gu Yu'an: “It is important. If you want to sleep with me, just say so.” Shen Sui: “???” * Their status was worlds apart, and their marriage came out of nowhere. Rumors in their circle said Shen Sui had married up, and that she'd been trying to seduce Gu Yu'an since high school. It was an awful thing to say. At a dinner, someone made a sarcastic jab at her face. She blurted out, “He was the one who pursued me. It took him seven years to win me over.” When she looked up, Gu Yu'an himself was leaning in the doorway. The whole room was waiting for a show. Shen Sui: “...” The face-slapping came far too quickly. Gu Yu'an walked over and picked up the bag from the back of her chair. “Come on. Your white moonlight, whom I've pursued for seven years, has come to take you home.” * * * A cool on the outside, flirtatious on the inside fox of a man × a gentle yet strong-willed young lawyer One-on-one, both sexually inexperienced, happy ending, sweet story about first loves. Reunited after years apart, they finally get what they want. Theme: Love the world, and keep a stable state of mind.