Spring's Charm Melts the Chill

The neighboring novel, "Keep the Token," is currently updating:

A supposedly proper, scheming ham of a male lead x a flirtatious, spoiled "bad girl" heroine. See the blurb at the very end!

★This Novel's Blurb★:

P.S. The plot takes center stage, but the overall tone is lighthearted. All the angst is in the first chapter.

Because the old emperor kept making ill-matched marriages, Shi Wan was married into the Prince of Jingxi's household, a man she had no connection to whatsoever.

Her husband was aloof, and only his handsome face could bewitch her completely. But with only her making an effort, their relationship stayed lukewarm, never catching fire.

After a year of marriage, the matter of her childhood sweetheart, Xu Mingfan, finally became the last straw. She unilaterally declared their marriage over and left home to cultivate herself at a Daoist temple.

She often had nightmares in the middle of the night. In her hazy half-sleep, she always saw the same person sitting silently by her bed, comforting her. But when she woke, he was nowhere to be found.

To find out who he was, she followed every clue she could find. But before she could meet him, she was set upon by armed thugs. In her panic, she lost her footing and fell from a cliff. A shadowy figure leaped after her, and she recognized him by his mask: he was the person who comforted her in her nightmares.

No matter how she questioned him, he never removed his mask. He only held her hand tightly and never let go, shielding her from the pursuers without a scratch. But he was injured by accident.

Watching the mysterious man doze against the wall as he recovered, Shi Wan finally couldn't resist her curiosity. She quietly reached out to lift his mask, but he caught her by the wrist.

The more she looked at that hand, the more familiar it seemed. Suddenly overcome with anger, she threw herself on him and dug her fingers into his wound. While he winced in pain, she pulled off his mask.

Well, of course it was her bargain-bin husband! She angrily started to get up, but he suddenly reached out and held her tight, trapping her in his arms. "Don't go."

With the court rife with intrigue, Gu Xizhen asked the emperor to arrange their marriage in order to keep Shi Wan from becoming a pawn.

But a strange poison he had been exposed to as a boy had left him with a lasting condition: whenever his heart raced or he felt heartache, he would go blind. So he had to keep his distance from Shi Wan, lest the condition suddenly flare up.

But her fiery passion finally made him go blind in the truest sense.

When he wanted to find her and confess his feelings, explaining everything, she had already unilaterally cut ties with him.

He resolved to use a few tricks to coax her back.

The blurb for the next novel, "Keep the Token":

A supposedly proper, scheming ham of a male lead x a flirtatious, spoiled "bad girl" heroine

A goofy second-chance romance

Su Huaixi was the most beloved princess in the empire. Her only problem was that the consort her father had chosen for her had nothing but a handsome face. He was proper to a fault and utterly dull, and married life was as bland as water.

She simply couldn't endure this dreary life any longer, so she confronted her consort: "Let's divorce. You can't give this princess the life she wants."

Her consort still had that polite, gentle manner that made her tired just looking at him. He asked, "What kind of life does the princess want?"

Su Huaixi gave a cold snort. "You're no longer my consort. It's not your concern."

Her consort gave her a long look, then signed the divorce papers without a word.

Su Huaixi didn't care what he thought. After being cooped up for so many days, she decided to leave the palace and have some fun, eating, drinking, and making merry.

Who knew she'd run into danger on her very first day out? Fortunately, a skilled hero came to her rescue. He was quiet and considerate, and handsome too. She liked him, so she gave him a token and told him to bring it to the Princess's Residence in the capital and pay her a visit in a month.

After parting from the skilled hero, she met another handsome young man. He was funny and charming, and his voice sounded a lot like her former consort's. She liked him, so she gave him a token.

The third time...

The fourth time...

The ninth time... His gaze was smoldering, and he had all sorts of tricks. She liked him best, naturally, so she gave him a token too.

After handing out all nine tokens, Su Huaixi returned to the capital in high spirits.

The nine gentlemen never appeared at the same time. Whichever token she picked, that gentleman would come keep her company that day.

Su Huaixi loved this life, but after a while, something started to seem odd. Why did every gentleman seem a little like her consort?

For instance, one day, while she was fooling around with Number Nine, she suddenly thought the way he held her... felt a lot like her consort. She accidentally called him by the wrong name.

Number Nine and Su Huaixi both froze.

She tried to send Number Nine away so she could be alone, but he overstepped his bounds, backed her step by step into the bed curtains, and roughly pulled out

all nine tokens.

He restrained the person beneath him with one hand, her feeble struggles no match for him, and gritted his teeth as he tore off the

mask on his face.

Su Huaixi stared at the face beneath the mask: her "proper" consort, handsome and otherworldly, but now with a hint of wickedness. She suddenly understood. She kept seeing traces of him everywhere because every one of them was him in disguise. Of course they all looked alike!

Her consort leaned close and whispered in her ear: "Among these nine identities of mine, is there one that meets your expectations, Princess?"

Su Huaixi: "N-no!"

Her consort chuckled softly. "Then did I steal these nine tokens from the princess?"

Song Hengshu had admired the princess for years, and at last he had gotten his wish. But the princess disliked the mild and refined persona he put on, and insisted on divorcing him to find someone new.

He signed the divorce papers, but her new love could never be anyone but him.

Theme: Love can cure illness