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[Married Against His Will, the Heir Breaks Down Every Day: A sweet country girl who slaughters pigs vs. a sharp-tongued, spoiled young nobleman. Blurb at the end.]
Blurb:
The Ho family girl, who grew up adventuring on the frontier, falls in love at first sight with a cold-faced young gentleman on the very first day she returns to the capital.
So, with the Thirty-Six Stratagems of Love in her left hand and her frontier squad at her command, she sets out to win the gentleman over with everything they've got.
Her plans include hiding in a tree ahead of time, only to get the position wrong and end up hanging around the gentleman's neck; staging a heroic rescue, only to get the move wrong and tackle the gentleman into her arms; showing off her outstanding cooking, only to lose track of time and let the food spoil, leaving the gentleman on the toilet for most of the night...
After all her efforts, the gentleman begins treating her differently. Miss Ho's eyes sparkle and her cheeks turn red. But then she suddenly sees the gentleman's elder brother, who has just returned home, smiling at her with narrowed eyes.
Oh no! She pursued the wrong man! Ho Zhenzhen is so embarrassed that she stays home and doesn't dare go out.
Half a month later...
Ho Zhenzhen rallies and sets out again, only to be seized as soon as she leaves. Huddled in a corner, she watches Jiang Shuyan stare straight at her with a smile, and silently wails in fear: "Why is my Lord Jiang surrounded by black qi?!"
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Jiang Shuyan, the second son of the Marquis of Wuhou, is a cold and distinguished prodigy of unrivaled talent, the dream man of every noblewoman in the capital. He has always been cold-hearted and distant, until...
Jiang Shuyan was originally asked by the Crown Prince to look after his younger cousin, who had just returned to the capital. Her perfectly timed, charmingly naive manner always made it impossible for him to get angry. Life was dull, so he might as well play along with her (he insists).
The first time he fell for someone, she suddenly ran away after seeing his elder brother, who looked a little like him. Jiang Shuyan turned her enthusiasm when they first met over and over in his mind, secretly gritting his teeth. Fine, he'd give her three days.
Day one: Lord Jiang, angry version; day seven: Lord Jiang, expressionless version; day fifteen: Lord Jiang, smiling version (^_^)
Fine (^_^).
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Bonus Scene:
At a banquet, Ho Zhenzhen happens to run into Jiang Shuyan's elder brother, who is drowning his sorrows in the garden. She smiles and exchanges a few pleasantries with him.
That night, someone finds an excuse to corner her in the study.
The man before her keeps pressing closer, until Ho Zhenzhen's back is against the icy bookcase and the air around her seems to grow thinner. Her heart pounds with excitement, but she grabs the man's black sleeve and, lashes trembling, says bashfully, "Lord Jiang..."
Jiang Shuyan holds her soft waist and slowly draws closer, his breath brushing the slender, fair skin of her neck. His voice is low and husky: "You like him that much? Hmm?"
There's no reply for a long while.
Lord Jiang looks down and sees that Miss Ho has already closed her eyes and puckered her red lips, painted with lip rouge.
The dark mist gathering in his eyes instantly clears, and Jiang Shuyan laughs as he holds her close.
Miss Ho, still waiting with her eyes closed: "???"
Reading Guide:
1. Both are each other's first love. Lord Jiang is calm and self-possessed at first, but later turns into a jealous husband who can't help wanting to glare daggers at anyone he sees.
2. The fearless Ho Zhenzhen, a super-straight shooter, boldly charges into Lord Jiang's cold, merciless heart.
3. Mistaken identity and another misunderstanding, but the male lead has always been the same person.
4. Screenshot saved for proof on November 24.
After the Powerful Minister Gives Her to His Nephew: Blurb
Xia Zhiyuan is personally sent off in a bridal sedan by the man she loves, to marry his nephew.
When her family was massacred for a crime when she was six, a youth descended like a god and brought her back to the marquis's residence.
After twelve years together, he sees the affection in her eyes and cruelly says, "A Yuan, Yuanze has known you since childhood. You two would make a good match."
Their once-close past now seems like a joke. Xia Zhiyuan lets the outside world laugh at her, climbs into the bridal sedan, and returns to the marquis's residence to marry a man she doesn't love. From then on, she has repaid her debt and owes him nothing.
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He Yubai inherited his marquis title at sixteen, gave up the martial path for the civil service, rose to become the chief minister, and held power over the court.
The emperor grew suspicious and the officials urged caution, leaving him muddled enough to send away the rose he had raised with his own hands.
With power in his grasp and the court at his feet, it took just one night for everything to change. When he saw her again, she could only call him Third Uncle with a blank expression, but she smiled and called someone else her husband.
Jealousy gathered ever more thickly in his cold, dark phoenix eyes. This noble gentleman finally cast aside the rules of propriety. Red-eyed, he grabbed her wrist and begged, "A Yuan, look at me again."
PS: 1. The male lead is He Yubai. The heroine will get divorced later, and he'll pursue her in a long, exhausting reconciliation arc.
2. Clearheaded, clever black-lotus heroine x ruthless, cold on the outside and lustful on the inside male lead.
3. Screenshot saved for proof on July 5, 2024.
You Love Him So Much: Blurb
[Sensitive, well-behaved girl x cold, noble young gentleman; mutual pining; fake uncle and niece] Starts in October
The second year Ning Yuan falls for Wen Boyan, he becomes her uncle in name. She should give him up, but she can't, can't bring herself to stop. She's loved him that way for seven years.
When Ning Yuan hears Wen Boyan joking in front of others, "Call me Uncle. She's my niece."
Her heart shatters in that moment.
She knows there's no future for them.
Later, when Ning Yuan deliberately takes a step back and coolly calls him Uncle with a faint smile, Wen Boyan's eyes turn red.
He holds her tightly in his arms and murmurs through choked sobs, "Xiao Yuan, don't be like this."
They met when they were young, and are six years apart. It's a gap Ning Yuan can never make up for. But she loves him so much, how could she bear to make him sad?
Male lead's perspective:
Wen Boyan has always scorned love. He hates people who cling to someone in the name of love. But no one, not even a god, can control the heart or love.
Wen Boyan tells himself that Ning Yuan is just a little girl. How could he...
But every smile and every frown of hers become Wen Boyan's joy and sorrow over the years to come.
She becomes his only principle and his bottom line. Even someone as calm as him eventually falls from grace and goes mad with love.
Bonus Scene:
One day, Ning Yuan returns late from a group assignment, escorted downstairs by a male classmate, and runs into Wen Boyan.
She asks in surprise, "Uncle, what are you doing here so late?"
Wen Boyan fixes the male classmate with a cold, brooding stare and says nothing.
Ning Yuan is momentarily confused. Doesn't he have a meeting today?
The male classmate blushes and awkwardly hurries off after saying goodbye.
From the corner of her eye, Ning Yuan sees Wen Boyan lift a hand to touch her cheek and tuck her hair behind her ear. Something about it feels strange.
He doesn't get to see Ning Yuan pinned against the wall in the dim stairwell by someone, kissed until she's lost her senses.
Ning Yuan murmurs, "What's... going on?"
Wen Boyan buries his face in her neck, his voice hoarse: "You're mine."
Reading Guide: 1. One-on-one romance, mutual pining, six-year age gap.
2. Unrequited love is one person's private chaos, so please forgive them for occasionally being melodramatic.
3. Fake uncle and niece, they're not related in the slightest.
4. Screenshot saved for proof on January 26, 2024. This will be updated over time.
Theme: I was destined to love you.
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