* Oblivious, looks-obsessed darling of everyone × a two-faced, scheming childhood friend
* Childhood sweethearts / yandere fiction / black-hearted big dog
* The full manuscript is complete
[Blurb]
When Xiao Ai was still a little toddler, her handsome father moved the whole family to Wuzhen. The uncles on either side of them were, like her father, young and promising scholars. From then on, Xiao Ai had two childhood friends to roughhouse with.
One midsummer when she was five, Xiao Ai was throwing mud at her little friends when a huge, beautiful carriage rolled into town. Ever the clever little rascal, she spotted the character “Gong” hanging from its canopy at a glance. Everyone in town rode mules, so why was the Gong family different?
While she stood there dumbfounded, she got a faceful of mud. Unable to hold back, she burst into tears. Through the mud blurring her eyes, she saw a beautiful woman in embroidered silk step down from the carriage, holding the hand of a fair-skinned little boy.
It was so embarrassing that Xiao Ai wanted to avoid the Gong family at all costs until she came of age!
Who could have guessed that the beautiful woman would delight in watching her tease her childhood friends, and insist that she play with Gong Liangjin, too?
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Gong Liangjin was fair and clean, quiet, and always drawing up plans. Xiao Ai couldn’t help wondering: if she got his plans dirty, would he cry?
Who knew she’d be the one crying in the end!! He coaxed his way between her legs and rubbed against her, never forgetting to threaten her: “You can only play like this with me. Not with any of them, understand?”
Later, the Gong family was summoned back to the capital by the emperor, and Gong Liangjin, fair-faced but black-hearted, rose to become an official in the Ministry of Works. He coaxed her again: “Uncle Xiao has a promising career ahead of him. He’ll surely come to the capital someday. Why not come stay at my residence first and get acquainted? I’ll build you a beautiful little courtyard, hmm?”
She couldn’t help falling for him. How could she, the darling and notorious little wildflower of Wuzhen, be unable to resist this black-hearted lotus brought in from elsewhere?
[Reading Guide and Content Warnings]
1. The heroine has several childhood friends and is adored by everyone. SC, HE. The early story is about ordinary town life, while the later story focuses on court politics.
2. There is some mutual exploration between the two as they grow up (sex before marriage). Protect your heads, don’t hit me! I swear the hero’s first time is over quickly (not really). The heroine isn’t hurt much, and from then on he only has eyes for her.
3. Fictional dynasty, with cultural references to the Tang and Song dynasties. Please don’t nitpick the historical details.
Theme: Knowing someone inside and out lets you live each day in peace
