Claiming Her Beauty for Myself

[Completed. I'll update the bonus chapters after I finish the story about the Crown Prince next door.]

1.

During her time living with the Lu family, Lu Nian'an was fortunate enough to be raised personally by her eldest brother, Lu Qi.

Lu Qi was stern and upright, but he could never bring himself to be harsh with her, and so she grew up spoiled and delicate.

Lu Nian'an was also deeply attached to her elder brother. On the year she came of age, she released a lantern and made a wish: she wanted to marry him.

But her elder brother found out.

It was the first time Lu Qi had ever scolded her.

To avoid her, Lu Qi even went off to serve in the army for two years.

Lu Nian'an was heartbroken.

2.

During the two years her elder brother was away with the army, her elder sister let Lu Nian'an have a wonderfully carefree time.

No homework, no lessons in music. Lu Nian'an had never been so happy.

On a boat outing one day, she happened to meet the newly appointed top graduate, Zhou Yue, a gentle, refined young man who was especially fond of smiling.

Lu Nian'an's eyes lit up.

At the banquet that night, everyone praised the top graduate, and Lu Qi casually agreed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he caught sight of the little sister he had raised himself falling into the top graduate's arms.

The man, who sat high in power and never let his emotions show, crushed the teacup in his hand.

3.

An elder brother is like a father, and Lu Qi had a hand in nearly everything Lu Nian'an did.

Lu Nian'an was old enough to marry, but no match had been settled. In the end, she took the initiative and said, "How about marrying Young Master Zhou?"

Lu Qi looked at her. So she had already forgotten what she said back then.

But he still remembered. Not only that, he had taken her words to heart.

With the wedding date approaching, news came that the top graduate had bribed an examiner.

Lu Nian'an refused to believe it and went to the dungeon to get to the bottom of things. She had just opened the door when she saw her elder brother standing outside, his eyes calm.

The man firmly shut her inside the room, gently stroking her head. "Be good. You're not allowed to go anywhere."

For the rest of his life, Lu Qi ruined countless marriage prospects for her. He was mad with possessiveness and never intended to let her go.

A little sister who forgets as soon as she speaks x an elder brother with an overwhelming possessiveness toward her

Reader's Guide:

1. The heroine was raised in the hero's household, and they are not related by blood.

2. The heroine is not a strong, independent type; she's rather weak-willed.

3. One-on-one romance, both leads' first intimate relationship.

4. If you don't like the buildup, start at Chapter 21. Still, I recommend reading it all for a more complete story.

Here's an upcoming story: After Being Taken by the Mad Crown Prince

The emperor of Da Jin was over fifty, yet still indulged in sensual pleasures, incompetent and incapable.

Word came that the Jiang family had a young daughter, beautiful and delicate. One day, an imperial decree arrived at the Jiang household, ordering Jiang Tingwan to enter the palace as a consort.

Not long after the new consort entered the palace, rumors spread throughout its halls.

They said the new consort received the emperor's favor every day, and that his affection for her never waned. A palace maid even happened to see that the delicate, pale skin below the new consort's neck was covered in red marks.

But... the old emperor was bedridden and unable to move. Whose favor was the new consort receiving?

A cruel Crown Prince x a delicate, innocent young woman

Please read the content warnings:

1. Strong male lead and weak female lead; old-fashioned melodrama.

2. Coercive romance and an imperfect male lead.

3. The heroine has someone she loves before entering the palace, and is the gentle, vulnerable type.

Theme: Shed your immaturity and grow into a better version of yourself