Half a Lifetime of Joy

[New novel Sui Yin, now publishing]

[Bringing Her Up / His Pursuit of Her as an ATM / An Older Man's Unaware Love Turns Into a Regretful Pursuit]

Jia Yan was orphaned as a child and survived by begging from place to place, until she met a man in a silver robe and black cloak, as picturesque as a painting.

He stood leisurely at the mouth of an alley, looking rich and easygoing.

To pay for medicine for the sick children in her beggar gang, Jia Yan immediately threw her arms around his leg.

"Sir, can I come with you?"

The man bent down and held her dirty little face, his eyes full of tender laughter. "Good girl, of course you can."

At the time, she didn't know that people called him the Living Yama, a man who killed without blinking.

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Lu Pingsheng rarely took pity on anyone. He brought home a beggar girl, and since he was used to spending freely, he spent even more lavishly on her.

It took only a couple of days for the little rascal to move the whole beggars' den into his home, dogs and all.

Lu the Yama, rich but no fool: "..."

Later, the political situation changed, and he left without a word. Jia Yan stayed behind to look after his frail third brother.

They didn't meet again for six years.

Pine vines hung over the courtyard, their pale strands woven like silk.

A slender, graceful figure stood close to his younger brother, laughing and chatting with him. They looked like a perfect match.

Lu Pingsheng couldn't help stopping to glance over lazily.

Was that her?

That talkative little beggar had grown up so much.

Later, he married her.

After the wedding, Jia Yan was immersed in happiness, while he said offhandedly beneath a songstress's flirtatious gaze,

"What do I like about her? I only did it because Huaisheng asked me to."

Only then did she learn that he had married her to fulfill his brother's last wish.

In his heart, there was someone he could never have.

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That night, in the pouring rain, she stood dazed beneath the eaves for a long time.

The next day, Lu Pingsheng stood in the empty room, his face livid.

Even more striking than his expression was the letter of divorce on the table.

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[Lu Pingsheng, Prince of Xiangdong, holds the seal of authority in his hand and rules with ruthless decisiveness. No one in the world is more coldhearted or more formidable.

At eighteen, he was jilted, slapped in the face in the middle of the street, and made a laughingstock. From then on, he no longer dared trust anyone.

At twenty-nine, he married the girl who had once wanted to go home with him, yet treated her with cool indifference.

Later, the girl left, and his heart suddenly felt empty.

His tall, lonely figure stood in the middle of the long street, gazing at the lights across the city. Suddenly he remembered the winter night when they first met, and the little girl who clung to him and said she wanted to go home with him.

The ruthless man, who never let killing stir his heart, had shown compassion for her alone.

He thought it was only pity. Now he realized that he was the one who deserved pity most of all.

Though he commanded vast lands and a million soldiers, he alone could not keep her from walking away.]

[Reading Guide]

1. Both are virgins.

2. A coming-of-age romance with an eleven-year age gap.

Please add the upcoming novel Sui Yin to your collection

[Powerful Minister × Princess]

She was the least favored princess.

The emperor had slept with a maid while drunk, and she was the child born from it. By the time she was seven or eight, she still didn't even have a name.

She was also poor company. Summoned to the emperor's presence, all she could manage was "Mm" and "Ah." She stammered, and after saying just a few words, her face would turn red.

In the end, all she got was her father's mockery and her siblings' humiliation, while even her mother became a laughingstock in the inner palace.

She was unhappy, of course, but so wooden that all she could do was feel a little pain, get a little angry, and then meekly fall silent.

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One winter, her older sister bound her hands and feet with an iron chain and buried her in the freezing snow for fun.

Just as she was despairing and waiting to die, someone suddenly pulled her out.

He wore bright purple robes and a black cloak. His features were exquisitely elegant and gentle, so handsome that she couldn't take her eyes off him.

He was her father's favorite official, Lord Haisu. He was also the only person in the palace who called her "Your Highness."

She lowered her head and gave an awkward, nervous bow.

A faint smile touched Haisu's lips. His expression was as calm as idle clouds in the sky. "Have you given up on yourself, Your Highness?"

She stammered for a long time before saying, "I'm just a useless princess."

Useless people born in this palace deserved to die.

"Someone once told me that Heaven gives us our lives, but we choose our own paths." Lord Su, who held power in his hands, patted her shoulder. "You're better than your brothers and sisters. It's just that no one has ever cared enough to notice you, so of course they haven't seen your good qualities."

She froze, lowering her head even further. She didn't understand what he meant.

Lord Su bent down, bringing his face close to hers. He smiled as he took in her slightly startled expression.

"I noticed, so I'm here to help you. Your Highness can keep living this muddled, miserable life. Even the servants who wait on you don't take you seriously."

"Or," he said slowly, one word at a time, "you can let me help you make everyone who ever trampled on you pay the price."

Please add my other upcoming novels to your collection too!

Historical:

1. Red Luan's Play [Marriage Before Love | The Hero's Identity Is Revealed]

2. Slashing the Moon [Daughter-in-Law | Father-in-Law]

2. She Became His Aunt After Being Dumped [After Being Dumped, She Gets Together with Her Powerful Uncle's Mistress]

3. Le Yang [A Prince Who Says One Thing but Does Another × An Innocent, Naive Little Princess]

4. Tales of Yaohua: Bandit Leader × Demon Consort [Abduction to Love Him | Rugged Man | Size Difference]

5. Treating Lone Starsha for Twelve Years [Conman Imperial Preceptor × Cold-Faced Prime Minister | Chaotic Married Life]

Xianxia and Fantasy:

1. The Dragon Prince Lives in the East [Innocent, Naive Dragon Prince × Quirky Taoist Woman]

2. Fox [Short-Tempered Fire God × Aloof Divine Lord | Marriage Before Love]

Theme: Be kind to yourself and love life.