After Enticing a Gentleman

(It's not very good, so please don't read it...

[Upright gentleman consumed by jealousy and turning dark, going mad for love]

Lan Yueying was about to be driven mad by the bookworm next door.

The bookworm was tall and graceful, handsome and refined, with an air of scholarship. The problem was that he was utterly clueless about romance, stiff and dull. Whenever he saw her, he acted as if she were some terrifying beast and turned to leave.

She was determined to flirt with him, trying every trick in the book until she fell in love for real. Just as he seemed about to relent, though, something happened...

Her handkerchief landed in the neighbor's garden. When she went to retrieve it, the scholar remained cold and distant. "The weather has turned cold. You shouldn't stand by the window, miss."

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Even when the woman he liked boldly flirted with him, Xie Jin never let himself cross the line. He planned to wait until he passed the highest imperial exam before asking for her hand.

But who could have guessed that she already had a fiance? She smiled coyly at someone else, shy and alluring, while treating him with cool indifference, as if they had never met.

After deliberately tempting him, did she really think she could simply turn and walk away?

Xie Jin's eyes darkened, impossible to read. His chest filled with resentment and jealousy, and before he knew it, he had crushed the white jade cup in his hand. Blood gleamed in sharp contrast. When he looked up again, a brightly feathered canary in a golden cage nearby was singing sweetly for one person alone.

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The court was treacherous, and one careless word could land an entire family in prison for years.

Lan Yueying was an orphan, taken in by Xie Jin. Little did she know that from then on, she had fallen into a trap of endless entanglement...

Beyond the many layers of curtains in the dim secret chamber, someone stood for a long time before speaking in an even voice. "Yingniang, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

Please add these upcoming novels to your collection:

1. The Folded Heart: A ruthless, beautiful temptress cons a pure-hearted nobleman.

2. Locking Away the Enchantress: A righteous, self-controlled minister is reborn, steals the emperor's wife, fights his way to the throne, and takes her by force.

Theme: Cherish the people by your side