After the Chief Minister Got Jealous

My next book will be The Man Who Won't Leave Me Alone. I hope you'll support it~

Blurb for this book: In a nutshell, after one wild night, he realizes he can't win her heart, so he gets jealous and competes with everyone for her.

[Single-couple romance / coercive pursuit / love triangle between the male lead and second male lead / mild angst for the male lead]

Liang Xijing succeeded in the imperial examinations and entered government service. At a young age, he rose to the position of chief minister, but everyone knew he was seriously ill and might be unable to perform as a man.

As it happened, Su Cheyu saw him in a "tug-of-war" with the imperial consort after her failed assassination attempt on the emperor...

From then on, Liang Xijing set his sights on her.

Though ruthless and decisive, after catching her, he only bullied and teased her, putting off killing her. In the end, an intoxicating wine led them astray, and they spent one night together.

When Su Cheyu woke up and saw Liang Xijing coaxing and kissing her, she was horrified. As soon as he left, she grabbed her torn clothes and fled...

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Liang Xijing had never cared much for love and was coldhearted. He couldn't say anything sweet or do anything kind, but after meeting Su Cheyu, he grew jealous and softhearted.

Whenever Su Cheyu ran away, a few insincere sweet words from her were enough for him to let bygones be bygones. But if her heart went to someone else, he couldn't possibly be "merciful"...

"Su Cheyu, is he better, or am I?"

In the steamy haze of the bathing pool, he asked Su Cheyu. Though she shook her head with tears in her eyes, she could only say that he was better. At last, his brow relaxed.

"Then forget your engagement to him and be mine..." he murmured coaxingly, pressing his advantage, but his tone left no room for refusal. "Be my wife, all right?"

Then, without giving her a chance to answer, he covered her lips with his.

Because he knew that no matter whose heart she gave away, he would take it back.

What did it matter that he came later?

He would fight and steal her away, and no one else could outdo him at being a scoundrel...

Reader's guide:

1. One-couple romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending.

2. The female lead is engaged to the second male lead, but the male lead will steal her away.

3. The male lead is a scoundrel in the early chapters and behaves terribly. Later, he becomes charming and doting.

4. The female lead falls for him late, so the male lead will have to put in plenty of effort and use every trick in the book.

Blurb for The Man Who Won't Leave Me Alone:

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Du Suihao was beautifully plump and was known as the prettiest woman for miles around. Matchmakers came rushing to propose as soon as she was old enough to marry.

But no one knew that her father had already promised her to a wealthy merchant as a concubine, to bring him good luck.

Nor did her father know that his usually obedient daughter had secretly taken in a man behind his back.

She had found him while gathering firewood.

He was unconscious and badly injured, and she treated him.

He was handsome, with an otherworldly bearing, clearly from a distinguished family. But no matter what Du Suihao asked, he remained silent, his eyes full of wariness toward her.

Du Suihao didn't mind and simply treated him as a "mute."

He stayed in the deserted house for several days, and she looked after him the whole time.

As time went by, he grew less cold toward her and even volunteered to take on the farm chores at her home. Still, he refused to say much.

Seeing the ever-growing piles of firewood and the increasingly fat pigs and cattle, Du Suihao panicked. Afraid someone would find out she was hiding a man, she hurriedly urged him to leave.

But that night, the man, who usually never showed his feelings, pinned her to the bed and demanded to know why.

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Lin Qizhao and the crown prince were the emperor's two most valued sons. They had struggled against each other for years. Lin Qizhao had caused the crown prince to become gravely ill, and the crown prince had sent people to take Lin Qizhao's life.

When he was badly wounded, a peasant girl saved him.

He had met plenty of noblewomen in the capital and naturally thought little of her. Most of the time, he barely responded to her, yet she came to see him every day without fail.

But at some point, he found himself fascinated just watching her talk, and at night he could hardly sleep for thinking of her.

He began to treat her well, saying it was to repay her kindness, but he alone knew he was doing it to get closer to her.

But when she realized what he was doing, she tried to send him away.

The next time Lin Qizhao saw her, she was already another man's wife.

So she had sent him away for the sake of a sickly man?

Reader's guide:

1. One-couple romance; both leads are virgins.

2. The crown prince dies on the day the female lead marries him, leaving her a widow. The male lead then begins forcibly pursuing her.

3. The male lead mistakenly believes she sent him away for the crown prince's sake. Even after the crown prince dies, he still gets jealous all the time.

Theme: May everything go your way, and may your road stretch far and wide.