Upcoming: Spring Colors at Her Temples, Recklessly Stealing Spring Colors
(Girls, I forgot to post an announcement. It will go VIP-only tomorrow, and chapter 25 will be VIP-only! There really weren’t any rankings left to aim for before going VIP.)
At fifteen, Ye Zhihe became a widow.
To keep her family from taking her back and selling her again,
she resolutely fled home and relied on her twelve-year-old brother-in-law for support.
At first, she only wanted to escape her family,
but her younger brother was rebellious yet lonely and pitiable, and she couldn’t help feeling compassion for him.
She never expected that compassion to last for years.
Later, standing among the crowd, she watched him achieve fame and success, and felt glad for him. She thought it was time to consider her own future.
But on the eve of her wedding, she was abducted. A fine gold chain was fastened around her ankle, rattling softly whenever she moved.
Xie Huaiyuan, whom she had treated like a younger brother and loved with all her heart, had somehow grown from a frail little boy into a man much taller than her. His imposing shadow fell over her.
Xie Huaiyuan wrapped his arms around her from behind and whispered by her ear,
“Sister-in-law, didn’t we agree you’d stay with me forever? You lied to me.”
When Xie Huaiyuan was at the lowest point in his life, someone passed through the heavy fog and brought him a ray of sunshine.
She said they would be together for their whole lives.
He believed her. So when she sat trembling with fear in the cage he had prepared, dressed in a bright red wedding gown,
he kissed her lips with a devotion bordering on madness.
“You said we’d be together for our whole lives.”
Blurb written on December 30.
A few things to know before reading
1. The male lead is a sweet-faced schemer who hides a dark side. If that’s not your thing, read with caution. He is already an adult from the start, and the familial relationship between the leads has ended by the time they interact.
2. There are countless great novels on Jinjiang. If this one isn’t for you, just move on.
3. If you’re really unhappy, feel free to criticize the male lead. Please try not to criticize the female lead. If you can’t help criticizing her, don’t criticize me!
4. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Thank you for your support.
----Spring Colors at Her Temples
Song Shiwei is a distant cousin of the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household, related by marriage so distantly that the connection barely counts. With willow-leaf brows, almond-shaped eyes, and a rosy, peach-like complexion, she is a peerless beauty. But after her family fell into decline, she can only live cautiously, beautiful yet bound by propriety, stiff and dull in every word and deed.
Ji Yanli is the treasured son of the Ji family, a close aide to the emperor, and a man of graceful refinement. He is a gentleman praised by everyone in the capital, the dream lover of countless young ladies.
Though they live under the same roof at the marquis’s residence, he is like a guest from the heavens and she like a flower on a branch. No one would ever think to link the two of them.
No one knows that after night falls, Song Shiwei, clad in sheer gauze and with eyes like spring waters, suppresses her shame and trembles as she kneels at her cousin’s knees, like a begonia in bloom. “Please, Cousin, show me mercy.”
Ji Yanli sits upright in the hall, his clothes immaculate. His gaze slowly travels over her fair skin, and his voice is low and husky. “Come here.”
Ji Yanli treats Song Shiwei exceedingly well, granting almost every request. He cares for her father, who is in prison, and her ailing mother. Even the gossip of outsiders cannot trouble her.
During those spring nights when their bodies entwined, Song Shiwei’s heart sank deeper and deeper, against her will. She even ignored her humiliating circumstances, believing she had found someone to rely on for the rest of her life.
Until one day, she heard him speaking with someone outside the door:
“She is frivolous. She could be kept as a mistress, but she would never make a suitable wife.”
So that was how he had always seen her. Those gentle, sweet memories were nothing but a fig leaf she had used to cover her shame. Now that it had been torn away, all that remained was her, exposed and humiliated.
Song Shiwei decided to leave him.
Who could have imagined that the lofty lord would lower his head and plead, “Please, come back with me. Don’t leave me.”
The first time Ji Yanli saw Song Shiwei, he knew she was destined to be his.
He laid his trap and drew her in, one step at a time.
Who knew she would actually plan to marry someone else?
Ji Yanli, usually as graceful and composed as moonlight, crushed the teacup in his hand. If he could have her once, he could have her a second time, a third time, and countless times after that.
No matter how far she fled, no matter how much time passed, in this life, she could only be entangled with him.
-----Recklessly Stealing Spring Colors
Cui Zhishu’s family has fallen into ruin, and her entire family is about to be exiled to Lingnan.
She plans to find a good marriage to save her family’s lives and preserve her comfortable life.
Unfortunately, the men around her include lechers and pleasure-seekers, as well as stubborn fools, but not one is a decent man who can solve her family’s crisis and spend a lifetime with her.
Just as she is about to despair, the heir of the Duke of Jin’s residence comes to propose.
The heir is handsome and learned, but frail, and he needs her to marry him to bring him good fortune.
Cui Zhishu looks at her young siblings and elderly parents, thinks of the damp heat of Lingnan and the splendor of the capital, then grits her teeth and agrees.
But on the eve of her wedding, when she is dressed in her bridal gown and the wedding candles are about to be lit,
a figure bursts into the bridal chamber.
The man arrogantly lifts Cui Zhishu’s veil, his gaze sharp. “I thought when you said the Duke of Jin’s residence had such lovely spring colors, you meant you were going to marry me, my dear sister-in-law.”
Cui Zhishu stares at that familiar face, dazed.
When she was casting her net far and wide, she thinks she may have caught this fish.
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Xie Wang wasn’t interested in Cui Zhishu when she first appeared.
It was only that she had a refined, gentle name and a face of breathtaking beauty.
She would sweetly plead for his attention, sneak a look at his expression after playing a little trick, and test his limits step by step, like a kitten.
At first, Xie Wang thought her vulgar and mercenary.
Later, he thought she was vividly alluring.
He wanted to take this touch of spring,
then hide it away.
Theme: Love means equality and respect, and helping the other person become better.
There are actually double updates!!! Brother-in-law, come out and make some noise!
What a pity. Originally the heroine had a good marriage. Suijia is really good.
It sets a precedent for a woman to enter the court, from the emotional line to the national event, to the peace of the country and the people. Concubine Lin can definitely ascend the throne and become emperor!
How wonderful that the heroine has the thoughts of Concubine Lin. Just go up and sleep, no big deal [Sanhua Cat Head]
Don't let Master Liu add it, what is this? 😭
It's my uncle and sister-in-law who are writers again with 🐶 🐶
Suddenly I thought, after the male protagonist has a name in the future, will he compete with his son for favor and study tea art?
It's been a while since I've seen the hero serve tea, but his skills are still superb
😂 Those who are favored are confident
The article's intention is too high. Looking at the love between the male and female protagonists, I suddenly feel that it doesn't have such weight. Don't be ink and worry about it. There are more important causes to fight for. Come on!!