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Xie Yuen was handsome and refined, with an otherworldly air and a distinguished family background. Many noble young women admired him.
When Chu Youzhen first met Xie Yuen, her first thought was: If only I could bring him into my household as a male companion.
A friend warned her that Xie Yuen was cold and aloof toward others, and getting close to him would not be easy.
Chu Youzhen didn't take it to heart. Using official business as an excuse, she worked with him every day, trying each time to break through his defenses.
Before long, rumors were everywhere. Everyone said he was her male companion. Only Chu Youzhen knew the truth: It was a rumor! They hadn't even held hands!
Unexpectedly, Xie Yuen made the rumor come true, moving into the Princess's residence in front of everyone's eyes.
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On the night he first met Chu Youzhen, Xie Yuen was struck by her bright, glancing eyes and their bewitching charm. He agreed, almost as if possessed, to take in several of her male companions.
Only after entering the Princess's residence did he discover that she not only kept male companions, but also sheltered women in distress and orphaned children.
He had watched carefully. Not once had a man entered her room at night while she rested.
She kept male companions, but she had not touched them in a long time.
Just as he was rejoicing, someone told him, "The Princess is in love with Xiao Yuchu. Back when they were in Chang'an, Xiao Yuchu spent every night in her room."
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One night, Xiao Yuchu ran into Xie Yuen as he was leaving Chu Youzhen's room.
He said, "I advise the heir not to fall in love with the Princess. Because of what happened to her mother, she has never truly loved any man. If you really care for her, I'm afraid your feelings will never be returned."
Xie Yuen's clear eyes were cold as frost, but he replied calmly, "Just because you couldn't win her heart doesn't mean I can't. I don't care whether she returns my feelings. I just want to devote myself to treating her well."
[Reader's Guide]
1. The female lead has a sexual past, while the male lead is inexperienced. There is a rivalry-filled romantic battlefield, so readers who require both leads to be sexually inexperienced should proceed with caution.
2. The male lead is one year older than the female lead.
3. She pursues him at first; later, he pursues her.
Theme: Happiness matters most.
