After the Little Prince Provoked His Cold, Captive Noble

[Pre-publication: "The Substitute Bride's Plan Backfires" is open for follows!]

[Pre-publication danmei doppelganger story: "Second-Generation Righteous Cultivator, but I Fell to the Demonic Path" is open for follows!]

Blurb:

In the twenty-fourth year of Yanxiang, the Southern Kingdom was destined to be destroyed by the Zhao Kingdom.

That was the conclusion Lin Ling, the seventh prince of the Southern Kingdom, reached after being reborn three times.

No matter what he did, he couldn't change the inevitable tide of events.

So Lin Ling gave up.

On his third rebirth, Lin Ling decided to cling to a powerful ally: the hostage from the Zhao Kingdom, who would one day lead an army to destroy the Southern Kingdom.

In his previous life, Lin Ling had apparently only sent this hostage a meal. When the nation fell, the hostage sent people to protect him.

Unfortunately, he still died.

Reborn once more, Lin Ling decided to cling to this powerful ally with all his might.

Who cared if his country fell? He would just focus on surviving for a few years.

But...

How had clinging to him turned into the hostage developing improper feelings for him?!

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Ji Fuyun was named crown prince of the Zhao Kingdom at the age of ten. His tutor praised him as clear-minded as glass, while the court officials said his intelligence bordered on the supernatural.

He had known since childhood that he would become the ruler of a nation.

Even when he was suddenly sent to the Southern Kingdom as a hostage at fifteen, he remained calm and made his plans.

With a turn of his hand, he could summon clouds and rain. Ji Fuyun's cold eyes were usually fixed on the world below, observing the game without a word.

But...

One day, a small figure barged about recklessly in the game of strategy and entered his sight.

It seemed the game of the world had taken an unexpected turn.

But how convenient: Lin Ling was a discarded pawn the Southern Kingdom had already used, and none of Ji Fuyun's next moves could possibly hurt him.

How convenient. How wonderful.

Perhaps this was fate.

[Single-minded Lin Ling, whose only thought is to cling to his powerful ally x cold on the outside, but only wants to kiss his beloved, Ji Fuyun]

Reader's guide:

1. Weak bottom, strong top. A weak bottom! [Important content warning]

2. Please don't criticize the writing. Gentle suggestions are welcome.

3. If you don't look too closely at the logic, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

4. Peace and love.

- Next work -

"The Poor Little Substitute Bride"

Historical danmei, arranged substitute marriage

[Lin Luo x Pei Yunzhi]

[Beautiful, pitiful bottom x aloof scion of an aristocratic clan]

- Pre-publication 1 -

"The Little Prince's Guide to Winning Over the Imperial Preceptor [Book Transmigration]"

Historical danmei, Book Transmigration

[Lin Youyu x Chu Yunli]

[Transmigrated bottom x cold on the outside, possibly secretly flirtatious, top]

- Pre-publication 2 -

"Second-Generation Righteous Cultivator, but I Fell to the Demonic Path"

Xianxia doppelganger story

[Lin Guanqing x Lingzhuo]

[Righteous sect's holy son, bottom x demonic cultivator's venerable lord, top]

- Two completed works -

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Fantasy future

[Lin Bai x Tang Fan]

[Weak bottom x beastman top]

- Pre-publication 3 -

"Why Is President Shen Like That?"

Modern-day slice of life

[Secretary bottom x CEO top]

Theme: Keep a level head and keep striving.