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Fragile, timid concubine vs. unhinged prince
Shen Yin hadn’t even finished her first college lecture when she transmigrated into a book. She became Gu Muyang’s fragile, timid concubine, the second male lead in the story.
To stay alive, she had no choice but to lie low in the prince’s manor.
Gu Muyang was insatiable, and he came at her on the very first night. Shen Yin guarded against him day and night.
The longer she spent with Gu Muyang, the more she felt he wasn’t so bad. He seemed a little different from the way he was described in the book.
But after they were caught in danger on a cliff, he seemed like a different person and grew much colder toward her. Life in the manor became incredibly difficult, so she secretly opened a few shops to support herself.
One day, an employee at one of her shops said that someone had been lingering outside every day. Shen Yin leaned out the window to look. That figure seemed a lot like Gu Muyang.
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One night, under cover of darkness, Prince Jing, the male lead in the book, abducted her.
Prince Jing slowly stepped closer. “Cousin, I told you to find a chance to kill Gu Muyang. Why is he still alive?”
Shen Yin was completely baffled. Cousin? Since when had she become Prince Jing’s cousin?
System: “Host, the world of the book has become somewhat disordered.”
Then Prince Jing added, “My cousin and I were betrothed in childhood. Once I ascend the throne, I’ll bring you to the imperial palace.”
Shen Yin: “???”
After meeting Shen Yin, his delicate, gentle cousin, Prince Jing couldn’t forget her.
After much thought, he decided to steal her away from Gu Muyang.
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Reading note: Both leads are virgins.
*I Turned Out to Be My Cousin’s Unrequited Love (Reborn)
Her cousin Xie You was as handsome as Pan An, with a face as fair as if it had been powdered. Cui Ruoqi fell for him the moment she met him.
Later, after Xie You’s parents died, he came to stay with the Cui family.
She did everything she could to get his attention, but Xie You was always cold toward her.
She didn’t care. She loved him and wanted to marry him, convinced that one day she could warm his heart.
Later, the Cui family began to decline, while Xie You passed the imperial examinations with top honors and earned the emperor’s favor. To restore her family’s fortunes, she persuaded her father to betroth her to Xie You, assuming that, since he owed the Cui family a debt of gratitude, he couldn’t refuse.
When Cui’s father discussed the marriage with Xie You, he did not refuse. He simply said, “I’ll leave it to you, Uncle.”
Hearing this from behind the screen, Cui Ruoqi burst into tears. So Xie You did love her after all.
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But later, Cui Ruoqi realized that the marriage had only ever been wishful thinking on her part.
She waited desperately for Xie You on their wedding night. Dawn came, but he never appeared.
Less than a month after the wedding, the emperor sent Xie You to the border to quell a rebellion. She heard about it from a maid.
She waited day and night for his return, but rumors from the border gradually reached her. They said Xie You had fallen for a foreign princess at first sight. She refused to believe them, until one day Xie You sent a petition to the emperor from beyond the border, asking him to spare the princess’s life. When she heard, her legs gave way beneath her.
Later, Xie You had someone bring her a box of pastries from beyond the border. She was overjoyed, but after eating just one, she began bleeding from every orifice and died.
The moment before her death was agonizing. She writhed on the ground, sure she must look dreadful.
So he hadn’t been indifferent because he didn’t love her. He hated her!
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Reborn, Cui Ruoqi met her cousin Xie You again. This time, she decided to avoid him.
Using the memories of her previous life, she saved the Cui family.
A daughter must marry someday, and just as in her previous life, Cui’s father proposed that she marry Xie You.
She said, “I already have someone in mind. It’s the Li family’s second son.”
At her words, anger flashed in the eyes of Xie You, usually as gentle as jade. His hand clenched into a fist beneath his sleeve.
That night, a drunk Xie You cornered her against the wall. “Cousin, do you truly have feelings for the second son of the Li family?”
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Blurb archived on September 22, 2024.
Theme: If our love can last forever, why should we care about being together every day?
I thought the title meant that I was crazy about concubines, and I was very interested. After a closer look, it turned out that it was not the case. Isn't it interesting that there is no "of" in it?
Looks good, come on, make it bigger
Why is there no follow-up?
Can you tell me some spoilers? Is this prince someone the heroine actually knows? I have a crush on the heroine, so I traveled through the system like this?