Entangled in Love, Never Letting Go

★My dears, my next novel will be Becoming the Cold and Aloof Crown Prince's Concubine. The blurb is at the end~ [puppy-dog eyes]

★Blurb for this novel: ↓

Clueless, sincere sweetheart VS jealous, possessive, and ruthless prince

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Li Yunyi, the sixth prince of Yun, hated Lan Yujiao with all his heart.

She had once been the kindest person in the world to him. In the Cold Palace, she secretly brought him food. When someone falsely accused her, she quietly helped him out of trouble.

The secret she carried was also the key to realizing his wolfish ambition.

He could only choose one: power or her.

On the night the Lan family was wiped out, he resolutely gave her a chance to survive. But her illness made her confused, and she foolishly believed someone else, stabbing him in the chest.

Fortunately, his body was different from an ordinary person's, and he survived.

He was especially skilled at disguise. So he would wear another face and keep her trapped at his side, tormenting her day and night. He would watch her cower in fear and listen to her plead for mercy.

The prince who had once doted on and protected her disguised himself as a cold, ruthless tycoon.

With a single deed of servitude, the pampered noblewoman became a menial servant in his manor.

On a night bright with lanterns and moonlight, someone drugged her, and red markings blossomed across her body like the eerie flowers of the other shore.

His fingers were cold as he traced them with bitter resentment. “If you want to live, beg me.”

“Open your eyes and look. This is only the beginning. Even if you descend to the underworld, you're coming with me.” The sound of jewels knocking together grew faster and slower, and never stopped all night.

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By day, he made her serve at his side. By night, he made her warm his bed and satisfy him.

He watched her learn to do the laundry and sweep, learn to read his moods.

He also watched her laugh and chat merrily with other men, while the old wound in his chest throbbed faintly.

His knuckles gripped until they turned white. He thought it must be because he hated her to the bone.

Until her enemies attacked and she took a fatal blow meant for him, collapsing into his arms, covered in blood.

He heard her say, “Li Yunyi, that face of yours is so ugly. I'm returning your life to you. You and I... we're even now.”

Only then, as his gaze began to shatter, did he realize that it wasn't hatred that made him want to keep her by his side. It was love.

Three years later, in Jiangzhou, far from the capital, embroiderers were being selected for the Qixi Festival.

Below the stage, Li Yunyi stood hidden in the shadows, his dark eyes wet and cold as he stared at the familiar figure onstage.

Not far away, the Black Iron Army stood in formation, their blades cold and sharp.

He had waged war, drenched the imperial city in blood, and shocked the entire court.

All for this day: to seize her and take her back to the palace. Whether she loved or hated him, he would never let her go until death...

#Which face will she like? Asking urgently online#

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Reader's guide:

. At first, the female lead has a strange illness. She isn't truly foolish; there's more to it. She will gradually recover after Chapter 20. She's an understated, quietly calculating type who doesn't realize it herself. A slow-burn story. The male lead always knows who she is.

. The female lead has a tenacious growth arc. She fakes her death later, but this isn't a story about an all-powerful heroine. One-on-one romance, both leads' first time. The leads aren't paragons of morality, so read with care.

. The turbulent love-and-hate plot is not to be overlooked. The author is bad at writing blurbs, but the story itself is full of twists and turns.

. Set in an imaginary historical world. There is no real history to research, and many details are invented. Read for fun and stress relief.

★Coming soon, currently in progress: Becoming the Cold and Cruel Crown Prince's Concubine. Blurb:

Delicate, patient, and resilient noblewoman VS cold, powerful, and tragic crown prince

[Love after marriage / Forced marriage]

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On a snowy night, the left chancellor fell from power. Shen Zhao's family was destroyed, and the duke's legitimate daughter became a prisoner.

In a dark, damp prison, she had no choice but to seek protection from the newly appointed crown prince, Xiao Yanheng, the very man whose marriage proposal she had once rejected.

Xiao Yanheng gripped her beautiful face in his hand and looked down at her. “Since you refuse to be my wife, how about becoming my concubine?”

Shen Zhao's hair was disheveled. Beneath his overwhelming pressure, her delicate, frail figure bowed, her eyes reddening. “...It is my good fortune.”

There was no bridal sedan and no wedding. He fastened his bright-yellow sash and said with cold satisfaction, “Remember your place. As long as you behave, I will set you free in a year.”

Only then did Shen Zhao realize how cruel and domineering he was.

She set aside her pride and concealed her talents, becoming his obedient, ingratiating concubine. All she wanted was for Xiao Yanheng to keep his word and let her leave.

Until Xiao Yanheng, who had always been cold and abstinent, changed his ways and spent every night in her bed, taking whatever he wanted and leaving her too exhausted to get up.

Shen Zhao was flustered and realized things weren't going the way she had expected.

By chance, she saw a portrait in his study that looked somewhat like her.

She learned that he was having a bridal gown made for the crown princess chosen for him by the emperor.

She would never share a husband with another woman.

Before he found out she was pregnant, she risked everything to flee the Eastern Palace.

Xiao Yanheng was a stern and dignified crown prince, heir to the throne. Though his appearance was beautiful, he cared only for conquering the realm, and his iron-fisted methods knew no mercy.

He had never been interested in women. To him, marriage was just a political matter.

He despised how Shen Zhao held herself aloof like a white crane among the clouds, daring to refuse his proposal.

A wicked desire rose in his heart. He swore to break her proud spirit.

He forced her to submit and drove her to surrender, even making exceptions for her.

After all, the left chancellor was counting on her to turn the tables. There was no way she would be willing to leave.

But she... remained unmoved and even dared to run away.

Waking from a wild, feverish dream, he pressed a faded, crumpled undershirt against his lips to soothe his racing heart.

For the first time in his life, Xiao Yanheng tasted the agony of wanting something he could not have.

Now free, Shen Zhao stroked her growing belly and lived a peaceful, quiet life.

A reliable gentleman had begun to show her his affection, and she wanted to slowly forget the terrible time she had spent in the Eastern Palace.

Until the day she was to marry him, when grimly armored soldiers appeared outside the courtyard.

Xiao Yanheng held a scroll painting, his long sword glinting blue. His voice concealed his anger. “Niannian, you've been naughty. You used me and still thought you could get away unscathed?”

How could he know the childhood nickname so few people knew? Trembling with fear, Shen Zhao remembered the boy she had once saved as a child.

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Reader's guide:

. The female lead has always been the one the male lead loves most. He simply realized it late due to a twist of fate. The story is told from the female lead's perspective, so there is information she doesn't have.

. The female lead is gentle, kind, and patient. Her family's downfall has no direct connection to the male lead. The male lead is a terrible, obsessive man who will stop at nothing to possess the woman he loves. Read with care.

. Happy ending, both leads' first time. Not a story about an all-powerful heroine.

. Set in an imaginary historical world, very loosely based on history, with invented details.

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Entry reason for the Growth and Comeback writing contest, “Rising Again and Striking Back from the Brink”: A mentally slow embroiderer faces more hardship than most throughout her life, but her tenacious, weed-like resilience ultimately allows the heroine to overcome her circumstances and herself, rise again, reclaim her family's honor, and become the person she wants to be. Everyone has a path only they can walk. Hard work deserves to be seen.

Theme: Everyone has their own path to walk.