I Offer My Empire as a Betrothal Gift

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Shen Huailin was a wealthy playboy with looks and money, living a carefree life. If he had one complaint, it was his dad, who was always urging him to get his act together.

Under pressure from his father, he had no choice but to go work like a wage slave at the family company. Who would have thought that casually opening a book during his lunch break would send him transmigrating?

Other people transmigrated with golden fingers and Systems. He got nothing at all, and on top of that, he had transmigrated into the role of a vicious villain.

In the book, Prince Heng was deceitful and sinister. He manipulated Young Master Xie into falling for him, then used the Xie family's power and connections to ascend the throne. In the end, he slaughtered the entire Xie family.

And now Shen Huailin had become that wicked Prince Heng.

Looking at the people filling the room, then at the wound still seeping blood,

Shen Huailin sighed. "So I couldn't slack off in the modern world, and now I've been sent to ancient times to build a career?"

That very night, Young Master Xie vomited blood and lost consciousness.

Shen Huailin: !??

The original body had already given Young Master Xie a slow-acting poison. The poison had built up too much by now, and he likely had only a few days left to live.

With the conscience of a fine young man from the twenty-first century, Shen Huailin dragged his battered body over to deliver the antidote to the dying Young Master Xie.

Shen Huailin: Wait, the book never said this young master was so beautiful!

For the first time, the usually carefree and unrestrained Shen heir felt something like tenderness toward a stranger.

At the sickly young man's side, Shen Huailin fed him, gave him medicine, cared for his daily needs, and even served as a human hot-water bottle. He was attentive in every way.

Xie Qingyu's heart had grown cold, but looking at the man who swore an oath in his own blood, he softened. "If you ever break your vow, I'll kill you myself!"

"All right." The tears on his face had not yet dried, but he was still forcing himself to speak harshly. Shen Huailin pulled him into his arms, heart aching. "If I betray you, you won't need to do it, A-Yu. I'll end my own life."

At last, Shen Huailin won his beloved's heart and returned to the wage-slave life.

This time, though, it was by choice.

For A-Yu's sake, he would have to carve a path through this rotten royal court...

A few excerpts:

"I'll take this realm with my own hands and lay it at your feet. My A-Yu deserves the very best."

Xie Qingyu's nose tingled, and tears clouded his eyes. He looked up at the man, biting his lip to keep the tears from falling. "What would I do with the realm? It's not as if I could become emperor."

"Why not? If you want it, I'd be happy to take it easy. You're so clever, A-Yu. If you became emperor, you'd surely be a wise ruler remembered for all time. Then I could fish and play with the birds. What a carefree life that would be!"

Xie Qingyu sniffed and swatted him. "You can't stay serious for even a moment before spouting nonsense again. You can't just joke about royal bloodlines. You have less and less of a filter. If anyone else heard you, both our heads would be on the chopping block!"

"Let's see who dares. Anyone who lays a hand on you will be left without a trace of their bones!"

Xie Qingyu looked at him, warmth spreading through his heart. The words were meant to reassure him, but the sincerity in them was unmistakable. "I believe you. If you want this realm, I'll do everything I can to help you. The Crown Prince and Prince Rui have people backing them. You do too: the whole Xie clan will support you."

"I won't betray your trust, A-Yu. I'll win this realm and give it to you as a betrothal gift." Shen Huailin held his hand, his palm growing damp with sweat. "I'll offer you the realm as my betrothal gift in exchange for having you by my side for the rest of our lives. What do you say?"

"All right." His earnestness made Xie Qingyu's heart burn. Closing his eyes, he offered his lips, inexperienced and clumsy, yet full of emotion.

A few notes:

1. The top may have transmigrated into a book, but he has no golden finger (though he does get to live off his love's generosity now and then~).

2. The early chapters focus on their relationship; later chapters focus on court intrigue (with romance woven in throughout~).

3. A little angst makes the sweetness sweeter. The story is mostly lovey-dovey, with occasional angst.

4. This story includes pregnancy and childbirth. Please don't read if that's not for you~

Theme: Husband and wife join hands to uphold justice and sweep away corruption