Painting Bones, Sketching You (Both Reborn)

Also known as: "After Being Reborn, I Disguised Myself as My Late Beloved to Take Revenge" and "I Took Him for a Stand-In, but He Was the Real Deal"

Chu Jiangyin is the daughter of the prime minister, withdrawn by nature and unloved by her family.

Only Jun Lincang, heir to the Prince's household, treats her well, cherishing her like a treasure.

When she comes of age, their two families arrange a marriage alliance.

But before the marriage can take place, a raging fire tears the pair apart, leaving only the young lord alive.

What no one knows is that the "young lord" who returns is actually Chu Jiangyin, reborn and using bone-painting techniques to recreate his face and impersonate him.

Chu Jiangyin believes her bone-painting skills are good enough to fool the world.

Taking control of the Prince's household, uncovering the truth behind the murder, and avenging the real young lord are only a matter of time.

She will let the undercurrents in the capital simmer in silence, until the wicked feel a burning agony in every inch of their bodies.

But she never expected to meet a wild card: Ling Yuan, leader of the Martial Alliance, who sees through her bone-painting disguise.

At the time, Ling Yuan corners her in the shadows, his teasing voice edged with laughter. "Beneath the young lord's face, is there a peerlessly beautiful woman?"

Seeing an expression somewhat like the face she thinks of day and night, Chu Jiangyin, usually cool and self-possessed, can't help but lose her composure.

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From then on, the capital is swept by a series of turbulent events, and everyone says that the young lord of the Prince of Cheng's household and the leader of the Martial Alliance are like fire and water.

Whenever the two stir up trouble and leave countless people gawking, it's the prominent families of the capital who end up taking the fall.

The families nurse their aching faces. "You two can fight all you want, but why are we always the ones getting hurt?!"

Meanwhile, the pair who are the talk of the city, like sworn enemies,

are now together beneath the flowers and moonlight by a waterside pavilion.

Ling Yuan bends toward her, close enough to touch, and runs a fingertip over her brows and eyes. "Young Lord, you painted my face far too handsomely. You're making me blush."

Chu Jiangyin arches an eyebrow. "You never blushed when you called me a beauty over and over."

Then his voice falls softly by her ear. "Every word I say when I call you that is sincere."

A cool, obsessive female fake young lord x a frivolous, shameless, flirtatious wife-chasing leader of the Martial Alliance

Reader's guide:

1. Both are virgins, one-on-one happy ending, fake stand-in trope.

2. Both are reborn and each has a secret identity. The male lead is the same person: the deceased young lord is the leader of the Martial Alliance.

3. The male lead has his reasons for hiding his secret identity.

Theme: Mutual healing