Tangled Paper Kites

Lu Qingyuan used to be a workhorse. After pulling several all-nighters, she finally collapsed at her desk.

She transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of the Lu clan, a family known for its upright scholars.

Lu Qingyuan thinks that as an only child and the sole legitimate daughter in ancient times, she must be highly regarded. Given a second life, she decides to lie flat and enjoy herself!

But it turns out her father has already squandered the family fortune, and her mother is difficult and obsessed with appearances.

Wanting to live off the family and do nothing, she finds herself back in the workhorse grind.

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One day, an imperial eunuch arrives with an edict. The Crown Prince, Shen Jinyan, wishes to marry Lu Qingyuan, daughter of the upright Lu family.

The current Crown Prince, Shen Jinyan, has a face as noble and cool as carved jade. He has been brilliant since childhood, and was capable of handling state affairs by the age of ten.

He is the most sought-after man in the hearts of every young noblewoman in the capital of Tianshui.

The elders of the Lu family are all delighted to become kin with the imperial household.

But Lu Qingyuan alone thinks: How could someone so perfect marry me? Is there some plot afoot in the palace, or does the Crown Prince have some unspeakable affliction?

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Few people know that the noble Crown Prince has a peculiar fixation on skin. When it flares up, no one dares approach him, but Lu Qingyuan is an exception.

It all began when the Crown Prince visited Qinghe and happened to meet Lu Qingyuan arguing with a shopkeeper over a small sum of money.

The woman’s unique fragrance sank into Shen Jinyan’s heart, and he could not forget it.

On quiet nights, with the moon high in the sky,

his pathological hunger and possessiveness would flare, and he would recall that fragrance, like a beast marking its territory.

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After they marry,

Shen Jinyan is usually courteous and polite to others, but only Lu Qingyuan knows

what kind of hidden side lies beneath that handsome, refined face.

Whether it’s his status or that harmless-looking face of Shen Jinyan’s, she gradually can’t take it anymore. "Can’t you do something about that nasty habit of yours?"

Beneath the dim candlelight, he bites down on a black leather collar. The chains clink again and again.

Shen Jinyan’s eyes glisten with tears. He slowly kneels down and nestles by her knees. "Woof..."

What do you do when the Crown Prince of the empire likes to play the dog?

Reader’s guide:

1. Purely a marriage-first, love-later, one-on-one romance.

2. Both leads have plenty of flaws! If that’s not your thing, don’t read!

3. The male lead only likes the female lead and only wants to be in love with her.

4. A pure, melodramatic, sweet romance.

Theme: Be independent and build prosperity through hard work.