Name: The Tsundere Childhood Friend's Daily Art of Seduction
Author: Sang Xiaohua

Synopsis

[Opening in May: You Love Him So Much] Sensitive, well-behaved young woman x aloof, noble young gentleman, mutual secret crushes, pretend uncle and niece. Please add to your reading list. Blurb at the very bottom.

[Bright, dazzling, mischievous beauty x taciturn, stern, cold bodyguard]

Xu You is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's household, and has been doted on since childhood.

When she was seven, her father brought home a young boy with a stern face who rarely spoke. From then on, she had a personal bodyguard.

His knowledge and martial skills were no worse than those of the young men in the capital, and he was exceptionally handsome, yet he always stood silently behind her, dutifully doing his job.

Xu You never hid her feelings for him, but he kept retreating and never responded.

Then an unexpected betrothal, and a fiance who appeared out of nowhere, shattered the peace.

Xu You's attitude suddenly changed. She stopped pressing him at every turn and instead spent her days socializing, turning her attention to her fiance.

Liang Yancheng had always prided himself on his composure and self-control as he stood behind her. But every time he watched the two of them go out together, that composure crumbled, and his scorching gaze seemed ready to burn her figure away.

*

Liang Yancheng's family was destroyed when he was seven. His uncle immediately threw him into a camp of the dead. At eleven, he crawled out from among the corpses covered in blood, only to become a bodyguard to a young lady of the Duke's household.

He was a man without a heart.

He was insecure and cowardly, sinister and cold-blooded.

But the innocent young lady had never feared him. She would wipe the blood from his face with her handkerchief and tell him how she felt again and again.

But his status was lowly. Until he had climbed to a position of power, he dared not respond.

But why couldn't she wait for him a little longer?

*

One day, Xu You had just returned to the estate when her bodyguard cornered her in her bedroom.

Liang Yancheng, usually so calm and self-possessed, had red eyes as he demanded, "You went to see him?"

Xu You did not even look at him. She gave a soft laugh. "Didn't you say I could do whatever I wanted?"

Liang Yancheng bent down and knelt before her, his voice hoarse. "I regret it."

Note: 1. One-on-one romance, with no previous relationships for either lead.

2. The betrothal was only a verbal agreement between their families. The two sides never exchanged their birth dates and times.

3. Blurb screenshot saved on January 24, 2024. It will continue to be revised.

After Being Forced to Marry, the Young Lord Loses It Every Day

Adorable village beauty and pig butcher x sharp-tongued, pampered noble young gentleman

An unconventional pursuit of his wife after the breakup!

Wen Ning is a pig butcher renowned throughout the surrounding villages. But to fulfill her grandfather's last wish, she marries Zhou Jingye, the most pampered and cherished young master of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's household.

Chang'an is luxurious, and Wen Ning is even less to Zhou Jingye's taste. But she has always been carefree and easygoing, and lives by the principle of "we're here, so we might as well make the best of it." She manages to tease the refined young master until he flies into a rage every day. She especially loves the way his eyes glare at her when he is furious.

Who knew Zhou Jingye would take things even further? He not only crawled through dog holes and fought crickets, but even dared to visit a brothel. Wen Ning grabbed a pig butcher's knife, stormed into the brothel, held the blade to his neck, and dragged him home.

She thought she had disgraced herself, but instead of scolding her, her mother-in-law praised her and begged her to take charge of disciplining her husband. From then on, Wen Ning wielded her pig butcher's knife and managed to carve a top scholar out of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's household.

But that very night, Wen Ning tossed Zhou Jingye a letter of divorce, leaving him stunned. What happened to their promised life of sweet, loving bliss?

Little did he know that all those days of studying by his side had given Wen Ning a new perspective. She wanted to return to her village and find her own life! She was going back to butchering pigs!

Zhou Jingye knew he was usually sharp-tongued and in the wrong. Now, no matter what he said to profess his love, Wen Ning only looked at him with suspicion. He had grievances he could not put into words.

Wen Ning was in a hurry. She grabbed her little bundle and left at once. But just as she pushed open the door, she heard someone shout behind her.

"Aah! Wife, help! Your big wolfhound is going to bite your husband!"

Wen Ning frowned at the young gentleman jumping around, her head full of questions. When had this man caught up with her?

*

Zhou Jingye had been pampered since childhood and cherished by the whole household, because he was the Marquis's only son. His grandfather, father, and uncles had all died defending the Great Wei.

He raised crickets, drank wine, and played dice, but refused to practice martial arts or study. He was most afraid of seeing the memorial tablets in the ancestral hall, and most afraid of seeing his mother hold him and weep. He would rather drink and waste his life than become the hero everyone expected him to be.

Later, just to make that coarse-mannered woman from their first meeting look at him a few more times, and look at him with shining eyes, Zhou Jingye worked hard at his studies, even pricking his thigh with a needle to stay focused. At last, he also found the courage to shoulder the responsibilities of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's household.

One day, he passed the palace examinations and became the top scholar. Just as he was longing to pour his heart out to her again, a letter of divorce made his teeth ache with anger. He couldn't beat her, couldn't hit her, couldn't scold her, and couldn't bear to let her go. Zhou Jingye was miserable, so he asked the emperor for leave and set out to win his wife back!

He helped with chores, caught chickens and chicks, and made braised dishes. The pampered young gentleman never uttered a single complaint. Finally, one dark and windy night, he climbed into his wife's bed.

Holding Wen Ning, he thought happily, Why is my wife's waist so soft? I want to hold her every day.

Only after he had fallen fast asleep did Wen Ning quietly get up, skillfully lift his clothes, and apply medicine to him. Every time, she couldn't help muttering, "Idiot."

Then she quietly slipped back into his arms. Beneath the moonlight, both of them smiled.

PS: 1. One-on-one from beginning to end, a very sweet story of a young couple growing together.

2. A sharp-tongued, proud noble young gentleman and an adorable, naive pig butcher help each other grow. He teaches her to read and understand the world, and she gives him the courage to face life.

3. Screenshot saved on August 27, 2025.

You Love Him So Much

[Sensitive, well-behaved young woman x aloof, noble young gentleman, mutual secret crushes, pretend uncle and niece]

The second year Ning Yuan fell in love with Wen Boyan, he became her uncle in name. She should have given up, but she just couldn't control herself. She loved him like that for seven years.

When she heard Wen Boyan joke in front of other people, "Call me Uncle. She's my niece."

At that moment, Ning Yuan's heart shattered.

She knew they had no future.

Later, when Ning Yuan took a step back and coldly called him Uncle with a faint smile, Wen Boyan's eyes turned red.

He held her tightly in his arms and murmured through a choked voice, "Xiao Yuan, don't be like this."

They had known each other since they were young, and he was six years older than her. It was a gap Ning Yuan could never make up. But she loved him so much. How could she bear to make him unhappy?

*

Wen Boyan had always looked down on love. He hated entanglements disguised as love. But the heart, and love, are things even the gods cannot control.

Wen Boyan told himself that Ning Yuan was just a little girl. How could he possibly...

But her every smile and frown, every moment of anger and joy, became Wen Boyan's happiness and sorrow for years to come.

She became his only principle and bottom line. Even someone as level-headed as him eventually fell from grace and became lovesick.

Bonus Scene:

One day, Ning Yuan came home late after a group assignment, accompanied downstairs by a male classmate, and ran into Wen Boyan.

She asked in surprise, "Uncle, what are you doing here so late?"

Wen Boyan watched the classmate coldly, his expression dark, and said nothing.

Ning Yuan was confused. Didn't he have a meeting today?

The male classmate blushed and awkwardly said goodbye before hurrying away.

From the corner of her eye, she saw Wen Boyan raise a hand to caress her cheek and tuck her hair behind her ear. The gesture felt strange.