My Widowed Sister-in-Law Flirts Without Knowing It

[Bright, naturally flirtatious widow sister-in-law × gloomy, scheming younger brother-in-law]

After transmigrating, she became a notorious, flirtatious widow sister-in-law, while he was a gentle, proper younger brother who respected his elder brother. At their first meeting, he nearly strangled her. She knew then that he was a hypocrite, warm on the outside and cold within, whose gentle side was reserved for family.

And she was clearly an outsider, the kind he hated most. The only reason she survived was that she possessed a head full of knowledge and promised to help him pass the imperial examinations.

It wasn't until she accompanied him into the red-light district to rescue his younger sister that she stopped being an outsider. Later, they lived together in the medicine cottage. She tutored him, and he took care of her meals and daily needs. She thought they were as close as siblings and was delighted: at last, she had a family, and her great dream of opening a school might actually come true. But why was the look in his eyes growing more and more suspicious?

One day, he pointed at the bowl of medicine and looked at her pitifully. "I feel so weak all over, sister-in-law. Could you feed it to me?"

One day, he pinned her against the door, his gaze full of grievance. "Talk things through? You keep going on about your new and old lovers. How am I supposed to talk things through with you?"

One night, he knocked on her door. "Sister-in-law, open up. I'm looking for my brother."

What happened to his proper manners? What about "men and women should keep their distance"? Surely he didn't have improper designs on her? Help! All she wanted was to open a school and give every poor scholar a home!

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Li Zhaoyan's parents had both died, and he respected his elder brother above all. But on the day of his brother's wedding, the man was forcibly conscripted, leaving behind a flirtatious woman who did nothing a virtuous wife should. As soon as news arrived that his brother had died in battle, she stole the compensation money and ran away. He caught her, and she even tried to seduce him. He nearly strangled her.

But after that, her personality changed completely. She became brilliant, gentle, and radiant. If helping his third younger brother clear his name was only a matter of survival, why did she accompany him into the red-light district to rescue their little sister? How did she explain wiping him down and feeding him medicine? She said, "An elder brother's wife is like a mother," but he refused to believe it. A flirtatious widow couldn't be a mother!

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New novel: How Can She Be So Flirtatious and So Good at Pretending?

[A scheming, seductive beauty × a seemingly proper, high-ranking official with a voracious appetite]

Qin Yimian spent three years plotting, and finally got her wish: she married Pei Xu, the young chief minister and imperial tutor, a man as elegant as a jade tree. He devoted himself to public affairs and was restrained in bed. Despite his vigorous youth, he stubbornly stuck to strict rules, leaving her unsatisfied and lonely while his mother-in-law criticized her.

No matter. She loved him and was willing to use every means to tempt him. She was so charming and alluring, she refused to believe he could remain unmoved.

"Husband, let me help you bathe."

"No need... Mm... Don't let it happen again."

"Husband, let me massage you."

"You mustn't... Fine... Don't let it happen again."

"Husband, my legs hurt. Will you carry me?"

"All right."

He refused with his lips but his body was perfectly willing. Though he seemed lofty and untouchable, he often gave in to her. She thought she'd won him over and had him wrapped around her little finger. But in the end, he handed her divorce papers, accusing her of attracting men and being good at putting on an act.

She wouldn't accept it. She'd only used her seductive charms on him. Even her act as a dignified, virtuous wife had been tailored to his tastes. That was a sign of her love. How could it be a crime?

Fine. Being his wife was exhausting. She didn't bother arguing, gathered up what little love she had left, accepted the divorce papers gladly, and said, "Let's part peacefully and each find our own happiness."

Her magnanimity only made him angrier, though he didn't know why. She started a new life, but he stubbornly clung to her. What happened to his gentlemanly manners? What happened to his untouchable bearing?

"Lord Pei, I'm married to someone else now. Why are you still pestering me? Do you want to be my lover?"

"Yes."

Qin Yimian was speechless. She'd only wanted to humiliate him, but who knew this man would have no shame? The dignified chief minister groveling before her. Had he gone mad?

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Theme: Love yourself and others, and find success in both career and love.