A Marriage Plot

Song Father's official position was stripped away, and he was exiled to Lingnan. The Song family fell into ruin.

To keep their household from being swallowed up, Madam Liu took her young daughter and had no choice but to seek refuge with her aunt from the Liu family at the Yong'an Marquis Residence, asking only for a place to stay.

On the day they arrived, Madam Liu pointed to the young boy surrounded by admirers in the crowd and whispered to her daughter, "See that cousin in black robes with silver patterns? His name is Shen Ji. Ning'er, you must get along with him when you grow up. It would be best if you could win his favor."

Little Yu Ning nodded timidly, her fingers clutching her skirt as she lowered her eyes and carefully memorized every word her mother said.

As she grew up, everyone in Fengjing knew that a beautiful, scheming cousin had arrived at the Yongjia Marquis Residence. She was always overestimating herself and trying to seduce the heir, dreaming of marrying into high society.

Shen Ji thought so too, at first.

Until one day, he happened to notice that the little cousin who used to dress herself in a fairy-like style whenever she was around him had now changed her hairpins and clothes to suit a different style, and was spending time with someone else.

Shen Ji's eyes darkened. He couldn't quite explain how he felt.

He didn't like Song Yu Ning's affected attempts to seduce him, nor did he like her proud, downcast gaze. But now that his little cousin was keeping him at a polite distance, he couldn't help thinking it had been better before.

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A twist of fate, a cruel turn of destiny.

Just as Song Yu Ning was about to win the approval of the Earl's elderly mother and truly marry into high society, an accident brought her and Shen Ji together for one night.

At a loss, he made a quiet promise: "I'll take responsibility."

In an instant, Song Yu Ning's face went pale and her lashes trembled. Her eyes, full of emotion, were filled with panic. "N-no, don't!"

Shen Ji stopped, as if unable to believe what he had heard.

His little cousin lowered her eyes, afraid to look at him. "Let's... let's pretend this never happened. What do you say?"

Thunder and lightning raged outside the window, as if mocking the passion and promise he'd just shown.

Shen Ji gritted his teeth. "Fine. As you wish."

① Unrequited feelings abound; 1v1 romance. The romantic storyline begins after the female lead's coming-of-age ceremony. They are cousins in name only, with no blood relation.

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Graduation season is also breakup season. Tang Yao felt that her relationship with Lu Sixing had never been a normal romance, so at this perfectly fitting moment, she broke up with him.

But Lu Sixing seemed furious that she'd dumped him. He drove back from out of town that very night to confront her. While they were arguing, they were both hit and killed by a drunk driver.

After her death, Tang Yao was bound to a quick transmigration System. She helped the male and female leads fall in love and kept each world stable, but in every world she met someone who looked exactly like Lu Sixing.

It was as if they shared the same genetic code as Lu Sixing, but during their later growth, different environments had turned them into all kinds of different versions of him.

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◆ Devoted Female Supporting Character Arc: ruthless taker × self-deluded pursuer

Keywords: sweet campus romance, practice dating, role-play, workplace reunion, rekindled love.

◇ Green Tea Female Supporting Character Arc: delicate and soft × possessive, jealous yandere

Keywords: sweet apocalypse romance, strongwoman Barbie, villain like a stray dog, prone to crying, dog-training fiction.

Theme: Choose the best solution available in the moment