Afraid of Him

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Yun Zhiyue was delicate and lovely, with a pair of tearful eyes that tugged at the heart. Introverted and timid, she was the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, cast adrift among common folk.

Since childhood, she had followed Granny around the streets selling fish to make a living. Whenever they went out to set up their stall, she would quietly sit in a corner and work, not even daring to raise her head.

Day after day, year after year.

One bitter winter's day, when she was fourteen, snow fell everywhere and froze her hands red. As she bent over her work, she looked up and met the gaze of a dignified, aloof figure.

Dressed in black embroidered with gold, with dark hair falling loose, the young gentleman stood amid the white snow, so handsome she couldn't look away.

She timidly held out a fish, but the man took off his expensive fox-fur gloves and firmly pressed them into her frostbitten hands.

Before she could refuse, he disappeared into the swirling snow.

Two years later, the country fell into turmoil and warfare raged without end. Yun Zhiyue and Granny fled from place to place, only to fall into rebel hands.

Bound hand and foot, she was dragged into a military tent. In the dim lamplight, she saw a familiar figure from behind.

He walked toward her one step at a time. Trembling with fear, she kept pleading, "Spare me."

He stopped in front of her, bent down to examine her, and asked in a clear voice, "Have we met somewhere before?"

She shook her head in panic, weeping nonstop.

Naturally timid, she was so frightened her lips turned white, but she still begged, "My lord, my granny is in poor health. Could you let her go?"

Seeing her flustered, tear-streaked face, he couldn't help feeling pity for her.

He lifted her chin with his dagger and asked in a cool, clear voice, "Would you be willing to follow me? I can make sure you and your granny stay alive."

She looked at him and choked out, "I will. I will."

As long as he spared her and Granny, she would do anything.

She stayed, and only then learned that he was Ji Huailing, the third son of the leader of the rebellion.

Ji Huailing was a heaven-blessed genius, exceptionally talented, aloof and arrogant, and contemptuous of everyone. Fearing neither heaven nor earth, he followed his father in killing powerful ministers and disrupting the court, becoming the "Living Yama" feared by everyone in the Kingdom of Yu.

One day, amid a blizzard, he came to find her like a madman, his eyes red. "Zhiyue, why are you hiding? Are you that afraid?"

She replied, trembling, "...Yes."

"What are you afraid of?"

"Everything."

"Then what if I want you?"

Reading Guide:

1. Aloof, arrogant, dignified young gentleman pursues his wife relentlessly.

2. Healing each other.

3. Both leads are virgins. Sweet romance; the male lead is faithful in body and heart.

Next novel: Spring's Return, description:

After being reborn, the first thing He Nian did was flee the marquis's manor in the dead of night.

In her previous life, her birth had been mistaken, and by a twist of fate she became Mu Ci's concubine.

She was sensible and knew her place, never entertaining improper hopes. All she wanted was to find her parents and then live out the rest of her life in peace.

But in the end, she never got her family reunion. Instead, Mu Ci dragged her down with him, and they both met their deaths.

Then she woke again on the night she was first summoned to his bed.

Still shaken, He Nian fled in the middle of the night and returned to her birth family, becoming the beloved legitimate granddaughter of the Grand Tutor.

On a day when snow blanketed the land, her former master came trudging through it to her door, insisting he wanted to marry her.

He Nian looked at the man she'd shared a bed with for over a year in her previous life. Her eyes were complicated, and after a long pause, she said only,

"I don't like men who pin my hair down when we sleep."

Mu Ci stood stunned for a long while at her words.

Before he could react, He Nian added, "If you can't sleep at night, read more books," and left.

The once obedient, soft-spoken girl had suddenly changed, and Mu Ci was worried sick.

Watching people come to the Grand Tutor's residence day after day to propose marriage, he finally couldn't sit still. Braving the snow, he returned to her door.

"He Nian, a night together creates a hundred days of affection. You can't just ignore me!"

Reading Guide:

1. Both leads are reborn; both are virgins.

2. In her previous life, the female lead was the male lead's concubine and the first and only girl he ever fell for.

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Theme: Weathering storms together