(Please read the reader's guide before starting. The blurb is essentially accurate.)
In her previous life, Qiao Li was the savior of the apocalypse, at the pinnacle of her life. Then she suddenly started over as a frail young lady, so weak that simply panting could drain half her life.
Her dying mother entrusted her to relatives, but her maternal family fell into ruin and her friends and kin scattered. Only her cousin remained. The two of them were left to wander, with nowhere to turn.
Seeing his young cousin cough without end, Zhou Lianyang broke the pride of a scholar to buy her medicine and pay for her treatment. Tears still streaked his beautiful face as he sold himself to a theatrical troupe.
Beneath his stage robes and flowered headdress, the young man's eyes were tender as water, yet shadowed by a desolate gloom.
"Little girl, your cousin's found a way to earn money. You won't have to worry anymore."
In a chaotic era, a frail, orphaned girl who wants to rise above the crowd has no choice but to play the pig to eat the tiger. She puts on a sweet, guileless act to attract the "favor" of Pei Zongye, a powerful Green Gang boss.
Pei Zongye thinks he's met a resilient beauty who admires him wholeheartedly. He falls for her and sincerely asks for her hand, unaware that she already has a childhood sweetheart of a cousin, whom she treasures like a bird in her palm.
When the truth comes out, the usually sinister, ruthless Green Gang boss can only ask her with red-rimmed eyes, "So you want me... to be the other man?"
But that isn't the only humiliation she has in store for him. She also wants him to... submit to her.
His attentiveness is all an act, and the love in his eyes is a disguise. Pei Zongye hates deceit most of all, but still lays everything he has before her, power, dignity... all of it, to pave the way for her glory.
Then there's the "stray cat" who somehow stumbled into her arms on the road. She took him home, and he's been making noise ever since. After she saved his life and gave him a name, the dark-skinned, heterochromatic mixed-race boy accepted her as his master and refused to leave.
You keep rubbing against me. Is your head itchy?
"I don't ask for a title, and you don't need to provide for me. If Your Excellency can spare me a little attention when you have time, Jianzhou will be grateful."
At first, Qiao Li only wanted to survive.
Until later generations wrote:
Born among entertainers and rising through the Green Gang, Qiao Li spent twenty years amid guns and horses. Her radiance was like Zhulong, the mythical dragon dwelling in the far north of the wilderness. She opened and closed like the wind, bringing vastness and chaos, sweeping away the old ways of the age and lifting up the brilliance of a new dawn.
Reader's guide:
1. Pure gender-bender romance, with normal anatomy. There are descriptions of the cousin genuinely selling himself to support the heroine. Pei has a disabled right leg. No other content warnings. If you need content warnings, please don't read.
2. This is a free story. Civil comments are welcome, and comments motivate me to write, but I don't accept writing advice. Extreme stans, please don't read. Comments that start fights, insult others, harm the writing environment, or show other disrespect will be deleted and the user blocked. I'm writing this for love, so please don't pressure me to update or use any form of update demand. Please don't mention other people's works in my comments, and don't mention my story under other people's works.
3. An ensemble story in a fictional setting. Its timeline draws on an early, chaotic period and doesn't affect major historical events or figures.
Theme: Women are strong by nature
From love comes sorrow, from love comes fear. Wow, this chapter is so cute. It's a cat and a breeder, and it's the shattered illusory future of a famous lady and everyone's young master. After several transformations, it becomes she and him, where souls and bodies are inseparable. The stubborn stone of the past will be transformed into a spiritual jade through the care and support of lotus flowers.
I was originally a staunch Qiao Lian Party member, but after looking at it, I realized that the second room was also very delicious. Being disabled, having low self-esteem, and being old are too much for my liking! Right now, Sanfang hasn't gotten it yet, and I'm looking forward to the development of Sanfang's love line.
The emotional drama in this chapter is so delicately written. Oh my god, Teacher Black Sheep, you are so awesome. Lao Pei tried his best to smile for Boqiao. He also wanted to see if this bad woman who wanted to go out would compromise for him. It's just that Qiao's dirty talk in bed went too far, and Lao Pei was obviously not well prepared. [Covering face and laughing] Lao Pei and his cousin have completely different personalities, but when facing Qiao, I felt that we were in the same boat. 😣 Lao Pei went through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties and finally gained Qiao's soft heart. I was so excited to see him. [Covering face and laughing] I even suspect that all the bad taste Qiao didn't express in his cousin was given to Lao Pei. [Covering face and peeking] In the early days, Qiao treated Lao Pei like a toy, constantly stimulating him to see where the bottom line was and whether it would break. How could a man with such high self-esteem like Lao Pei be tamed like this. You, Qiao, were surprised when you saw it. Love makes people blind. [Three-flower cat head] is so delicious and delicious. I don't even know how the mistress got into the position.
What I think is the most bitter is Pei Dadong's inner monologue: ... Let him be a child. Such resentment, I wish I could let Qiao Mei fuck him to death [][]
This chapter is as beautiful as a dream. [Covering face and laughing and crying] My cousin loves Qiao so much, and such sacrificial love is so hot. He controlled Joe very well. My cousin also knew that he could not restrain his freedom-loving, fun-loving and novelty-loving heart, but it felt so sad to send his mistress away. Xiao Qiao didn't want his cousin to be sad, so he was willing to accept it. His cousin wanted to make Xiao Qiao happy, so he was willing to share Qiao with others. It's like a gift from the Magi. [Bits handkerchief] No matter what, we are going in both directions!
Cousin and Qiao Mei always have a crazy feeling together, sweet and a little sad. Maybe it was too bitter in the early stage, but now they are a little worried about gains and losses. Big xp, it made me feel so delicious and fragrant! And the plot line is also very interesting, so humble!
Qiao has rings, watches, jade bracelets, and safety locks on her body, and she goes out every day like this. Reminds me of an extra chapter where my cousin lost his temper in bed and asked Joe to take off all his watch bracelets. It turns out he was jealous the whole time! Joe seems to have a bit of Asperger's temperament, very smart but emotionally indifferent, but this stone heart is finally warmed by his cousin! 💛
Read and enjoy the gb article! It's too pricking my xp! It's actually free, which scares me. The heroine has such a charming personality, and her two relationships with her cousin and Uncle Pei are so deep and natural, and there is no feeling that she is having a relationship for the sake of having a relationship. Of course, she is also looking forward to the heroine having a mistress as soon as possible! 🤩 Personally, I really like the part where Pei Dadong discovers his brother's existence and realizes that he is a mistress. He wants to fall out but ends up being eaten dry instead. . .
At night, I was looking at GB articles from a few years ago, and I silently lamented how great it would be if teachers were still writing articles now. But why did this author look so familiar to me? I suddenly woke up and found out that he and Zhu Yi were the same teacher! My writing skills have improved so much in the past few years, I cry😭😭😭
This chapter made me so happy. Xiao Qiao's love is very weighty and can firmly support all his cousin's temper. As for the small matter of changing perfume, my cousin is completely generous. What should I do if my cousin is so possessive about such trivial matters? . . [Sanhua Cat Head] It was really sad to see my cousin recalling in his heart when their young boy, Xiao Qiao, was seriously ill. It was really not easy in the early stage. Cousin and Xiao Qiao found each other's hands through various trials and gropings. Fortunately, every step was counted. ❤️