Claiming the Beloved Beauty

I haven't figured out the pacing or plot of this one yet. I started it too hastily. I really love this premise, so let me sort it out some more. I may need to adjust the pacing at the beginning, too.

Aloof beauty on the surface, secretly a dark and obsessive ghost inside x lively, timid, lazy beauty

Wan Yin was stunningly beautiful. After three years of marriage abroad, the Western Yi were defeated, and her husband was sent to the capital as a hostage. Only then was she able to return home.

After years apart, her relatives still looked down on her as much as ever, especially the cousin who had pushed her into the marriage alliance and led the way in belittling her.

Back then, her cousin Cui Yueheng had been refined and handsome, like an untouchable immortal.

In those days, she was bold and carefree, and naturally fell for the young man every eligible woman in Shengjing pursued.

But the very day after she secretly left her feelings on his desk, she learned that Cui Yueheng had strongly recommended her for the marriage alliance.

Wan Yin: ...

She swallowed a string of curses, meekly packed her bags, and went off to marry into another country.

As luck would have it, Wan Yin's husband served under him and was always getting into trouble.

Though she had no feelings for her husband, they were one in marriage, so she had no choice but to lower her proud head and ingratiate herself with her cousin.

From turning Wan Yin away at his door to gradually allowing her to grind ink by his side, Cui Yueheng watched her like a hunter locking onto his prey...

"Choose one: become a widow or get divorced."

Reader's guide:

- Both leads are each other's first. The second male lead and heroine are married in name only. The leads have an eight-year age gap.

- Stealing someone else's partner, taking a lover for granted, and coercive pursuit.

- An alternate setting. Once the male lead falls for her, he clings to her relentlessly like a vengeful spirit.

Coming soon: The Stolen Beauty

A cold, unfeeling powerful minister x a delicate, spoiled beauty

Pei Ling had been sickly since childhood and had to disguise herself as a boy to live past eighteen.

Fortunately, her father, the emperor, protected her, and she spent sixteen years as a fake prince. When her father fell gravely ill, several princes began fighting for the position of crown prince, and Pei Ling became the first thorn in their sides.

She was foolish and slow-witted, and her brothers couldn't stand her. They couldn't understand why their father doted on such an idiot.

Assassination attempts followed one after another. Xie Chongqing, the most powerful minister in the realm, was tasked with helping the Fifth Prince get rid of this useless prince.

He planned countless assassinations and traps, all of which were thwarted. He grew increasingly wary of the Fourteenth Prince.

Until... the two of them tumbled down a cliff and ran into assassins sent by one of the princes. Just as Xie Chongqing was about to abandon the Fourteenth Prince and save himself, Pei Ling ran to him in a panic and buried herself in his arms. "Y-you have to save me. I'm not a prince. I'm a princess."

Her voice was bewildered and aggrieved. Their bodies fit tightly together, her legs wrapped around his waist. Xie Chongqing froze, then slowly lowered the hand holding his sword.

He put an arm around her waist and pressed his lips to her ear, his voice low and sensual. "Don't be afraid. I'll help you."

Reader's guide:

The male lead is sexually experienced, has a nasty personality, and is a neat freak. Both leads are each other's first.

The male lead is strong and the female lead is weak. She's delicate and soft, a classic wish-fulfillment heroine with little cunning.

The male lead has a hundred tricks up his sleeve and is a master schemer.

The longest road the heroine will ever travel is the male lead's scheme.

Theme: Forgetting one's roots.