The Foolish Beauty and the Ice-Cold Hero

Fake Iceberg, Real Yandere x Clueless Little Sun

Jiang Zhaozhi recently made a pen pal.

Her pen pal was a gentle, sweet older sister, and Jiang Zhaozhi soon came to regard her as a close friend. Before long, they arranged to meet in private.

Jiang Zhaozhi went to the meeting full of anticipation, but the pen pal she imagined as gentle as water never appeared. On her way out, she happened to run into Shen Qingyan, the cousin of her fiance, Gu Yuzhen.

Shen Qingyan was stern and taciturn, and always alone. Jiang Zhaozhi felt sorry for him, so she often went out of her way to chat with him.

Without thinking much of it, Jiang Zhaozhi also lent Shen Qingyan a hand.

But when she got home, her personal maid heard about it and turned pale with shock. She leaned close and shared a startling theory.

Jiang Zhaozhi stared blankly. "What on earth are you talking about?"

The maid sighed in exasperation and, with great reluctance, brought out the books she had treasured for ages:

"The Live-In Son-in-Law: The Ice-Cold Young Master Bows for Love," "The Aloof Heir's Beloved," "The Obsessive War God's Handbook for Doting on His Wife"...

An incense stick later, Jiang Zhaozhi lay sprawled on the couch, her face bright red.

At last, she understood: No matter how aloof someone was, they couldn't resist a little sun like her.

And all her kindhearted offers of help had made a beast like Shen Qingyan develop unspeakable thoughts!

How infuriating!

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Shen Qingyan grew up abandoned in the countryside, and came to the capital with just one goal.

He was calculating and disliked people who didn't know the rules. He especially disliked Miss Jiang, who always smiled and greeted him. But one day, he suddenly realized she had stopped smiling at him.

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Gu Rongyun, the second daughter of the Duke's Estate, grew up in Yangzhou. Life in the capital was dull, but by chance she made a lively, amusing pen pal. Recently, though, she couldn't make heads or tails of the letters she received. Every page was full of advice about keeping her virtue and suppressing her desires...

Currently serializing: "My Gloomy Nemesis Won't Leave Me Alone"

Two of Suzhou's largest silk merchants had been estranged for years over old grudges between their ancestors.

The Wang family's daughter, Wang Qiong, had skin as fair as snow and bright eyes, and was adored by everyone.

The Xie family's son, Xie Zhen, was handsome and refined, and his family relied on him.

Because of an incident long ago, both families did everything they could to keep the two from meeting. But one oversight led to Wang Qiong accidentally climbing into Xie Zhen's carriage.

When Xie Zhen pulled her out of the carriage's rear compartment, he clearly froze. "Whose kid is this?"

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Xie Zhen had no interest in business, and spent his days powdering his face and pretending to be sick to make his parents give up on him.

His closest friends all knew his mind, and no one dared bring it up around him.

But the little girl he'd picked up was bold enough to wipe the powder off his face while he slept, then smile, completely unaware: "Hehe, you look better like this."

Xie Zhen, his face smeared like a painted mask: ...

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The madams of the Wang and Xie families came to blows at a banquet, and all of Suzhou was abuzz with gossip.

Afraid the little girl would be scared if she learned his true identity, Xie Zhen rushed to the Wang residence in the middle of the night, despite his injuries. But the moment Wang Qiong saw him, she hurriedly stepped away and said timidly, "Father said I'm not allowed to play with anyone surnamed Xie."

Xie Zhen's sickly face darkened at once, turning colder than ever before.

She was the one who came looking for him. Now she wanted to leave? Not unless he was dead.

Theme: Where there's a will, there's a way.