After Forcibly Claiming a Noble Beauty

Flirtatious, Fickle Noblewoman x Sincere, Upright Gentleman Xie Mingwei is noble and dazzling, but also extravagant, licentious, and domineering. One day, she sets her sights on Zhongli Heng, the cool and upright eldest son of the Zhongli family. He politely turns her down, citing an existing engagement. Xie Mingwei says nothing, but then drugs him and carries him off to bed. After their wild night together, Xie Mingwei props her chin on one hand and says, her voice equal parts coy and bashful, “Heng, you really don't know how to treat a lady.” Zhongli Heng coolly gets dressed, immediately breaks off his engagement, and marries Xie Mingwei. But not long after the wedding, Xie Mingwei grows bored. Zhongli Heng is certainly handsome, but she'd already tasted the fruit she'd forced, and it wasn't sweet. She leaves him a letter of separation and heads out of the capital to enjoy the scenery. In Yunzhou, Xie Mingwei finds another handsome young man and plans to marry him. But on her wedding night, the man who arrives isn't the pretty young groom. It's her former husband, who should be a thousand miles away. Zhongli Heng bends down and climbs into bed. In that moment, the man usually known for his cool propriety reveals a side no one has ever seen. “Mingwei, since you were the one who provoked me, you should stay with me for good.” Zhongli Heng was exceptionally gifted, and had been groomed as the next head of his family from childhood. His education, his friends, and even the woman he would marry had all been decided for him. For twenty years, Zhongli Heng had followed every rule to the letter, never once stepping out of line. Then Xie Mingwei barged into his life and shattered it all. From the beginning, Zhongli Heng knew that Xie Mingwei had no heart, but he still fell for her with his eyes wide open. And then she abandoned him. Reader's Guide: Marriage first, love later | Coercive pursuit | The aloof beauty turns dark | Rekindled romance Up next: After I Seduced My Younger Brother's Friend. Here's the blurb: After Yu Shaoxian's husband dies, her family brings her back to their home. On the day she returns, she encounters her younger brother's friend at the gates: a tall, spirited young man. Their eyes meet at first glance, and neither looks away. After that, the young man often comes to visit Yu Shaoxian's brother, sometimes even staying at the Yu residence. No one knows that by day he discusses poetry and books with Yu Shaoxian's brother, while at night he shares passionate encounters with Yu Shaoxian. Half a year later, the emperor arranges a marriage for the young man, and the Yu family also selects a new husband for Yu Shaoxian. Yu Shaoxian ends their brief affair decisively. The young man takes the hint and doesn't pursue her further. They go on to marry other people, with nothing more to do with each other. By coincidence, however, their weddings take place on the same day. After the wedding rites, Yu Shaoxian sits in the bridal chamber, waiting for her new husband to lift her veil. By the time the wedding candles have burned halfway down, her new husband finally arrives. But instead of lifting her veil, he leads her into the bridal bedchamber. Just as Yu Shaoxian loses herself in passion, someone suddenly pounds on the door hard enough to shake the room. She seems to hear her new husband's voice outside. If her new husband is outside, then who is in the bed with her? Yu Shaoxian yanks off her veil and meets a familiar face, glistening with sweat. The man smiles and bites her earlobe. “Tell him to leave, or let him in. It's up to you, Sister.” Yu Shaoxian regrets it. She should never have been attracted to Zhao Chengyun's looks in the first place. But it's too late now. 【What she thought was a passing attraction was something he'd plotted for years.】 Coming Soon: The Widow and the Swordsman. Here's the blurb: Yang Hui has been married less than a year when her husband dies of illness, leaving her a widow while still young. Neither her in-laws nor her own family will allow her to marry again. They only want her to wait until she's old enough to earn the family a chastity honorific plaque. But one rainy night, a swordsman covered in blood suddenly stumbles into the nunnery where Yang Hui lives. Xiao Cheng is a swordsman who takes people's money to solve their problems. While carrying out a job, he was set up and injured. He survived only because a woman rescued him. Once he recovered, Xiao Cheng wanted to repay her for saving his life. “Is there anyone you want killed? I can do it for you.” The young woman, with her timid, honest features, shakes her head. “Then is there anything you want to do?” She twists her sash in her hands. After a long silence, she finally speaks, trembling. “I…I want a secret lover no one will find out about.” Xiao Cheng is silent for a moment, then agrees. At first, Xiao Cheng gives himself to Yang Hui only to repay her for saving his life. But later, he is no longer content to be merely Yang Hui's lover in secret. Theme: Become a better person.