The Laid-Back Life of a Pampered Fish

"Sweet romance, pure love, happy ending"

After transmigrating as the orphaned daughter of the Marquis of Zhen Guo, Shi Xianyu chose to move to the family's mountain retreat and live a quiet life, far from the turbulence of Rongdu.

When she "reluctantly" rescued Zhong Xi, Xianyu never imagined he was the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince was rumored to be aloof, noble, and indifferent to others. The Grand Consort's niece had waited outside Chengguang Hall for a year, and he hadn't looked at her once.

But Zhong Xi remembered her favorite desserts.

He'd ride out of the city at a gallop just so she could have iced bayberry drink.

Every few days, he'd send her piles of gold, silver, and jade, worth almost as much as a mansion in Rongdu.

And he'd carry her up onto the rooftops to watch the lanterns.

In front of Xianyu, he was gentle and affectionate, and his eyes were always on her.

Until Xianyu saw everyone bowing to him and calling out, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"

She was shocked, and couldn't help feeling angry. Anger mixed with fear and confusion rose in her, and she coldly joined the others in addressing him as "Your Highness, the Crown Prince," her face expressionless.

The people around them were bewildered. Who was this young lady? How dare she talk back to His Highness?

Yet the Crown Prince, rumored to be as icy as frost, bent down in front of her and coaxed her gently. "Please pay attention to me, all right?"

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Zhong Xi had endured hardship and bided his time for more than ten years. Beneath his gentlemanly exterior lay boundless ambition and scheming.

When he was just one step away from the Crown Prince's throne, he was nearly defeated, only to be saved by a young woman.

He was grateful to Xianyu for saving him, but suspicious of her motives too. He even approached her in person to test her.

He never expected that the Crown Prince would be the first to fall into the trap.

She wanted nothing to do with the power and high position he had spent his life pursuing. Zhong Xi didn't even know how he could possibly keep her by his side.

The Crown Prince, usually composed and aloof, gazed up at the Buddha statue in a mountain temple, stunned.

Gods and Buddhas above, I have impure thoughts. I have sinned.

But could I ask you to let her love me?

[Extra Scene]

Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, the palace held a night banquet. The noble families brought their daughters, hoping the emperor would take a fancy to one of them and make her a consort, or even his empress.

One woman boldly stepped forward and challenged Xianyu to a musical duel.

Xianyu was already half-drunk. She glanced at the woman, then at Zhong Xi on the dais. "If you want to perform for His Majesty, go ahead and play. I don't want to."

The banquet erupted in anxious whispers. Fortunately, the emperor didn't take offense, nor did he ask anyone to play.

Almost no one noticed that the emperor left the banquet not long afterward.

And no one could have guessed that the new emperor, who had seemed so cold and utterly uninterested in romance, was now coaxing a half-asleep young woman in his arms to drink some hangover soup.

Tips:

1. It probably won't be all that slice-of-life.

2. I'll add more if I think of anything.

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*The first thing I smelled when a palm struck my face was fragrance.

*Transmigration into a book, times three.

*Unrequited love from the male lead, happy ending.

Qin Yuan transmigrated into an old-school power fantasy about a male lead who rises to success and gets his revenge through face-slapping.

The original story follows Li Yue, a pitiful boy bullied in high school, as he gradually becomes the head of a trillion-yuan corporation and eventually tops the rich list.

The book also has a cannon-fodder female side character who uses her family's modest influence to bully Li Yue at school and later makes it her mission to trip him up.

The cruel female villain is pretty but stupid. In the end, she even hires someone to run him over out of resentment. Naturally, the protagonist retaliates, sending her to Southeast Asia and leaving her with a miserable fate.

That villain is called Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan is now that very villain.

Fate really has a way of screwing you over.

What should you do when you transmigrate as a villainess destined to die?

She decides to live life her own way. Looking at the long string of digits in her bank balance, Qin Yuan grins. She finally has money and power, so of course she's going to enjoy herself!

She stops deliberately provoking Li Yue and even stops paying attention to him, hoping to gradually disappear from his life.

For some reason, though, every time she slaps someone, Li Yue is there to see it.

Maybe she can't shake the villainess image after all, so Qin Yuan decides to keep her distance.

After graduating from high school, she goes abroad, far from everyone and everything in the original story. She has the time of her life and lives it up.

Years later, a friend invites her back home. Qin Yuan thinks, After all this time, Li Yue must have forgotten me, right?

As soon as she returns to her homeland, Qin Yuan is kidnapped.

When Li Yue sees the girl he's thought about every day, blindfolded and tied to a chair, his heart shatters.

He sinks to one knee, hands trembling, and unties her.

The moment the blindfold slips off, Qin Yuan still can't see who it is. Angry and startled, she raises her hand and slaps him.

Then she hears Li Yue let out an "Ah."

It's definitely not a sound of pain. There's a secretive gasp in it, as if the slap feels really good.

Qin Yuan: ...?

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One day, Li Yue and Miss Qin make a rare appearance at the same cocktail party.

Everyone knows the two had some history when they were young, so they tacitly steer them toward different parts of the venue.

No one knows that after the party, the two supposed sworn enemies walk into the same luxury suite.

Amid tangled limbs and breathless gasps, Qin Yuan looks up. Desire and infatuation mingle in his eyes as he lowers his head to nuzzle her neck, his body trembling.

His breath is heavy with drink, and his voice shakes with excitement. "Yuanyuan, you look so beautiful today. That dress really suits you."

Li Yue's voice turns hoarse. "It'd suit you even better if you sat on my face."

Qin Yuan's childhood nickname is "Yuanyuan," but she couldn't be further from anything round.

Miss Qin is beautiful, sharp-tongued, and ill-tempered. Her life's motto is to do as she pleases, and her guiding principle is never to keep a low profile.

But Li Yue thinks the name "Yuanyuan" suits her perfectly.

"She's my perfect moon."

Theme: Life holds endless possibilities