Shen Zhiyan became the top military graduate at twenty, and rose through the ranks at an unbelievable speed. Yet she was like a rootless duckweed, drifting wherever the current took her.
Her childhood friend was spoiled and did whatever she pleased. When she made a sudden confession, Shen Zhiyan panicked and tried to avoid her, but in the end, there was no escape.
Even so, to protect her childhood friend, Shen Zhiyan threw in her lot with the Third Princess.
The Third Princess told her to win over the Imperial Preceptor and sent her to serve as the woman’s personal guard. There, Shen Zhiyan saw a side of the Imperial Preceptor no one else knew. Her features were exquisite, her face as cold as ice, yet at night she would reveal a fragile side that made Shen Zhiyan’s heart soften despite herself.
Their pheromones entwined, red curtains fluttered, and one mistake followed another.
When the Third Princess saw the marks on Shen Zhiyan’s body, she flew into a rage. Shen Zhiyan couldn’t understand why she was so angry.
Her actions had betrayed her childhood friend, but she had done nothing to betray the Third Princess. It wasn’t until the rich scent of jasmine wrapped around her that Shen Zhiyan suddenly realized the Third Princess was a Kunze.
“Maybe we were wrong from the very beginning.” The Third Princess, Li Chengyan, looked stricken as she murmured the words.
Shen Zhiyan asked, “If you really could start over, would you truly not do this again?”
Li Chengyan said nothing.
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I know whose side she’s on, but I don’t care. As long as she stays by my side, one day she’ll be mine., Imperial Preceptor Xiao Jueran
The Imperial Preceptor got her wish. She made Shen Zhiyan feel guilty toward her forever. That guilt was a chain, bound eternally around Shen Zhiyan, and she got to watch Shen Zhiyan give ground for her, step by step, her eyes full of warmth.
More. Give me more. Love me a little more.
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“If you don’t want me, I’ll go die.”, Childhood friend Su Jiaorong
A powerful, fiercely protective top
Content warnings: Ancient-era ABO, no cheat items, everyone loves the protagonist
Theme: The world is vast. We must give it everything we have and welcome a brighter future.
