[Entering the paid chapter system on July 16, starting with Chapter 24. If you've already read those chapters, please don't buy them again! My upcoming historical romance, Borrowing the Light of Day, is on my author page. Tap to add it to your favorites!]
[This is a classic domineering-takeover romance, followed by an unconventional pursuit-after-the-breakup arc. The heroine repays kindness with kindness and grudges with grudges. She takes matters into her own hands and makes her own way!]
Du Ruyue became a widow less than two years after her wedding.
Fortunately, she was able to take it in stride and had no intention of remaining celibate for the rest of her life.
If she met someone suitable, she still hoped to build a little home of her own and raise a child.
Not long after she left the countryside for the prefectural city, Qi San took a fancy to her.
He used underhanded means to keep her forcibly in his residence.
As time passed, their lives became tangled up in all manner of grievances and entanglements.
The man Yue Niang wanted was nothing like Qi San, a spoiled young rake.
He was a playboy who indulged in romance. How could he settle down and devote himself to one woman for life?
At first, Qi San didn't believe he could spend his whole life with just one woman, either.
He'd taken a fancy to Yue Niang purely because of her looks.
He craved her alluring fragrance and loved her every smile and frown, because she was unlike other women.
They bickered and fought, and somehow ended up spending their whole lives together.
When his hair had turned white at the temples, he could only sigh at the cruelty of time.
"Yue'er, don't lose your way in the next life. Let's be husband and wife again."
The title is taken from Bu Suan Zi by Xia Wanchun of the Ming dynasty:
Autumn colors fill the empty chamber; at night, the wind sweeps fallen parasol leaves.
Who knew our bond would fail to tie us together, and instead become a knot of longing?
Twelve jade balustrades; the wind stirs the lamp, its flame flickering.
At dusk I stand, tears falling, while a crow cries beneath the moon.
[Reading Guide]
- A farm girl and a rakish young man. A slice-of-life story, and both leads are virgins (yes, that's important!)
- Upcoming historical romance Borrowing the Light of Day: a young physician and a sickly man, a marriage-first, love-later story. Please add it to your favorites!
Theme: The greatest virtue is to recognize your faults and mend your ways.
Attracted by the subject matter of robbery and robbery. The male protagonist is well portrayed. Elegance is not obscene. The dialogue is content and not empty. The wording and sentences also have the flavor of ancient proverbs. Not vernacular. It's hard to find articles that suit your tastes in all aspects. It's a bit short and I didn't read enough. Gold will always shine! I hope to write more masterpieces
It's so beautiful. As the old saying goes, this is how it should be.
Teacher, when can we borrow the light of day? I've been waiting 😭 😭 😭
Hahaha, the two ladies communicated so thoroughly?
This is a book that I know how to read. I really like the story written by the author ❤️
I received a lot of replies and red envelopes 💪 💪 😚 😚 [spread flowers] [spread flowers]
So beautiful, really good at taking photos, happy 😭
It looks good and looks like a Ming Dynasty novel [Spread Flowers][Spread Flowers]
I've finished reading it, it's well written in big letters, and I feel relaxed and happy to read it 💪 💪
It's beautiful. The writing is really good. It's very comfortable to read.