I'm a Matchmaker, Not Your Wife, Hey!

Want to save the blurb for my upcoming novel next door, The Black-Hearted Lotus Was Seduced and Abandoned!

[Pure, sweet, sunny girl X cool hypocrite who's truly a black-hearted lotus] Amnesia * fake gentleness, real scheming tea * Miaojiang witchcraft * one bright, one hidden

Who in the Great Jing court doesn't know that Princess Huaishan brought a married man back from Miaojiang, flouted all propriety, and forced him to become her nameless, titleless male pet?

The person behind the beaded curtain was as pure as jade, graceful and radiant. The golden palace bells rang night after night, and a lush fragrance filled the air.

Everyone sighed over how the gentle and refined Holy Son of Miaojiang had been seized by the powerful princess.

But no one knew that in the golden palace, where songs and revelry lasted all night, Xie Ying, her robes trailing on the floor, fell into the Holy Son's arms. Her voice trembled. "Fu Qinghe, get rid of this Gu for me..."

One day, after losing her memory, Xu Ying had no recollection of him at all. She slapped the table. "Absurd! Why would I abduct a married man?"

Her voice abruptly fell silent. All she could do was stare at the man before her, enraptured.

He was gentle and refined, with a face as beautiful as jade. As the jade bells rang, the red marks around his waist had yet to fade: the traces left by the red silk she had wrapped around him. But the instant he saw her, a hint of disgust rose on his face.

Fear welled up in her, and Xie Ying instinctively began to shun this dangerous man.

She removed the jade bells from Fu Qinghe's waist, sent him to live in a side hall, and stopped summoning him at night.

She didn't care when the nobles humiliated Fu Qinghe.

When clearheaded, she was proper and courteous, keeping Fu Qinghe at arm's length. But on the fifteenth of every month, overcome by desire, she would clutch his sleeve and tremble. He would grip her chin and feed her the Gu with his mouth, letting the love Gu take root and bloom.

She held Fu Qinghe's pale wrist in a tight grip. Unable to break free, he spoke in a trembling voice. "Your Highness, it hurts..."

Everyone thought Fu Qinghe was a poor soul, trapped in Chang'an at such a young age with a princess who was as voracious as a wolf.

"Your Highness remembers now, doesn't she? How you broke my bones... and how you begged me to make you feel good?"

One day, Fu Qinghe was once again pinned beneath Xie Ying on a table. But what he expected did not happen. He stood frozen for a long while. "Does Your Highness no longer need me?"

To get rid of the Gu, Xie Ying was even willing to endure the pain of having her bones scraped. "The Gu has been removed. Young Master Fu, you may go home."

She strode out, but behind her came the crisp sound of bells. The man wore a string of coins at his waist, and a Gu worm crawled over his wrist, slowly licking Xu Ying's calf.

"Your Highness is being naughty again. Didn't I tell you not to throw me away?"

This novel's blurb:

Mischievous spirit girl X sinister, lecherous old man (with confinement!) (long-planned scheme) (step-by-step plotting) (beautiful, strong, tragic scheming tea)

The Matchmaking Hall is about to welcome a new Matchmaking God, but after completing her three-hundred-year probation, this new god is facing the possibility of failing to get a permanent position.

Lingqi angrily flipped through her performance record. Every page was packed with red checkmarks, except for one failing mark.

The couple she was supposed to present as a successful match hadn't even gotten married!

"In that case, go down to the mortal realm and get some experience. Make sure you find your performance record a true match!"

With a wave of a hand, Lingqi was dispatched to the mortal realm.

Chen Qinghan, the butcher who slaughtered pigs at the market entrance, had just turned thirty. He struggled to support his younger brother and sister. Even when a girl wanted to marry him for his handsome face, his cold manner kept her at a distance.

Everyone said he was destined to die alone, but Chen Qinghan himself wasn't worried.

Something big had happened in town: a matchmaking agency calling itself "The Red String of Fate" had opened, supposedly to help unmarried men and women find a match. It was unheard of, but its monthly "dating corner" had become a lively gathering place.

Even this couldn't help Chen Qinghan settle down? Lingqi firmly believed there was no such thing as rotten wood, only bad teachers.

"Come on, tell me: can you go for a walk with me on Liusheng Bridge tonight?"

The tall, strapping Chen Qinghan blushed. "Oh, sure."

"What are you supposed to do on a date?" Lingqi asked, changing the question.

"Y-You have to spend money."

Lingqi's eyes went dark. She rubbed her forehead helplessly. "Maybe I'm the rotten wood."

A man's hand reached out and gently clasped Lingqi's. "Please teach me properly, Teacher. I promise to study hard."

A perfect match of gold and jade has never appeared on the Three Lives Stone since ancient times.

According to prophecy, this perfect match of gold and jade will eventually save all living beings.

He was once the lowest of demons, born in a sea of blood, but through careful plotting, he obtained a false godhood.

When the gods of the Three Realms asked his name, he answered, "Chong Ye."

He had worked painstakingly to build an identity as a demon-slayer who brought blessings to the world and brought lovers together. In the end, he had managed to deceive everyone. Even if he died, trading his lowly identity for the chance to become her husband was worth it.

When the couple reunited, they both drew their swords.

Smooth-talking con artist with maxed-out flirting skills X cold-hearted bachelor with a hidden dark side

1. The male lead has sound values.

2. Both leads are sexually inexperienced.

3. Also known as My Ex-Husband, Who Should Have Been Long Dead, Turned Up in the Mortal Realm

Contest entry reason:

The heroine starts from nothing and is sent to the mortal realm to avert a crisis with the Red String of Fate. There, she meets the hard-to-match male lead. She grows from a cold and willful woman into a Matchmaking God who cares deeply for others, witnesses the many sides of mortal life, and comes to understand her responsibilities. Together, she and the male lead fight back against the villain and grow. In the end, she understands what she wants. She also learns about the male lead's devoted protection of her in his past and present lives, recognizes her own feelings, and rises from having nothing to finding success in both love and career.

Could any readers passing by please add my upcoming book to your wish list?~

Theme: Choose your own partner, oppose arranged marriages without consent.