Radiant Beauty

Blurb [Carefree, unruly young lord cousin vs. beautiful cousin who seems gentle but is fiery inside] When her father traveled far away to Lingnan to visit an old friend, Ning Shu was brought to the capital by her aunt. The Duke of Yingguo's eldest branch had a pair of twins. The elder brother, Qin Jue, was cold on the outside but warm-hearted, refined and courteous, and the heir to the dukedom. His younger brother, Qin Lang, was warm on the outside but cruel at heart. A notorious young tyrant in the capital, he was eccentric, frivolous, and not to be crossed. When Ning Shu first arrived at the Duke of Yingguo's residence, her aunt, as well as her older and younger cousins, repeatedly warned her to keep her distance from Qin Lang. He especially disliked delicate, weak-looking girls like her. Ning Shu inherited her mother's beauty. From childhood, she had the delicate grace of a Jiangnan girl, moving like a willow in the wind and, when still, as lovely as a flower reflected in water. Her face was as captivating as a hibiscus. Though she looked fragile and lovely, she had a spirited, sharp-witted nature and never let anyone take advantage of her. But as a guest in someone else's home, Ning Shu couldn't treat it as her own. So she always remembered her aunt's and cousins' warnings, avoiding anything that might annoy the household and never drawing Qin Lang's attention. Yet somehow, things went wrong, and the fellow spent every day shamelessly sticking to her like a dog... On the night of Old Madam Qin's birthday banquet, a passing maid claimed she had vaguely seen the Second Young Master tugging at the sash of Miss Ning and chasing her behind the artificial hill... Ning Shu was the daughter of the Yangzhou governor. Though she wasn't a princess born to imperial privilege, she was practically one in Yangzhou, and had never been a meek girl. She knew her own temperament and was determined to find a husband from a humble family with a gentle disposition, someone she could cajole into indulging her. But after visiting her aunt, she ended up attracting an unruly little wolf. Ning Shu thought she could make him back down... In her boudoir, when Qin Lang shamelessly came over yet again, Ning Shu lounged against the couch, lazily fanning herself. She tipped over a box of South Sea pearls beside her, sending them rolling all over the floor. "Pick them up..." Ning Shu put on an imperious air. The naturally irritable young man darkened like the bottom of a pot, about to lose his temper. Ning Shu scoffed. "This is just how I am. Second Young Master Qin, if you can't stand it, then turn around and leave." As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Shu saw the young man grit his teeth, bend down, and silently pick up the pearls one by one before placing them in front of her. With an arrogant expression, he said, "What else have you got? Bring it on!" Ning Shu stared at the box, with not a single South Sea pearl missing, and nearly ground her teeth to dust. "What a lunatic..." Reader's Guide: Carefree, unruly young lord cousin vs. beautiful cousin who seems gentle but is fiery inside The hero loves the heroine but can't win her over at first; a rabid little wolf-dog romance Both leads are sexually inexperienced P.S. The blurb has already described the leads. The hero is unruly, the heroine is fiery. The hero is no paragon of virtue or refined gentleman. At first, he's an ill-tempered little dog with a sharp tongue. This story is all about taming and training a wolf-dog, so readers who don't like this kind of hero should think carefully before reading~ Also, if anything bothers you while reading, please feel free to stop reading~ Blurb written on July 26, 2023 Theme: Love should break through stereotypes