You Smell So Good

The blurb for my next novel, After Marrying the Cruel Prince in Place of My Sister, is at the very bottom.

[Cold-faced cutie × flirtatious charmer]

Freud's concept of the stages of psychological development: The oral stage refers primarily to infants deriving pleasure and security through their mouths, by feeding, sucking, biting, and licking. The mouth is their main tool for exploring the world.

When this symptom appears in adults, it's usually due to excessive stress.

The night it flared up, Ruan Leshu ran into her new neighbor in the elevator as he returned from playing ball.

Qi Shu was a sunny, cheerful young man and an up-and-coming talent in the AI chip industry. He was tall, fair-skinned, and had slightly curled amber hair to match his eyes.

Not only had they been high school classmates, but he was also the person who had rejected her confession, making things awkward between them.

Fighting through her physical discomfort, Ruan Leshu cautiously asked, "I'm sorry, but can I bite you?"

Qi Shu kept smiling, but his refusal was firm. "That wouldn't be proper."

Ruan Leshu said, "Oh," accepting his response, and politely turned away on unsteady legs.

She had barely made it through her front door when a powerful arm yanked her into a scorching chest.

Premise set on 2025.06.16

Blurb substantially revised on 2026.08.26

Here is the preview of a future novel.

He Nian is an unloved princess confined to the cold palace. When an imperial edict arrives, she is forced to take her elder sister's place and marry Prince Zhao, Qi Che, becoming a spy planted at his side by the Empress Dowager.

For years, Qi Che has held power over the court. Everyone praises his noble and refined nature, and countless women dream of him night after night.

Only she knows how vicious he is by nature. Beneath his beautiful exterior lies a violent, murderous soul.

She carefully passes along information, never making a single misstep, only to be silenced by the Empress Dowager in the end, dying with bitter resentment.

When she opens her eyes again, He Nian has been reborn on the eve of her wedding.

Thinking of the miserable fate of being at others' mercy in her previous life, she falls silent, disobeys the Empress Dowager's order, switches out the poison she'd prepared, and plans to bluff her way through.

By a twist of fate, the poison turns into an aphrodisiac, and they spend one wild night together.

He Nian's face turns deathly pale. The man before her looks indifferent, casually straightening his robes. His voice is cold as he says, "My lady."

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Fate has other plans, and the drug's effects flare up more than once.

First, at a palace banquet, in a secluded spot by a rockery.

He Nian has just said goodbye to a friend when Qi Che wraps his arms tightly around her from behind, darkness in his eyes.

"Don't tell me you want to ask someone else for help, my lady?"

Then, during the spring hunt, deep in the forest.

He backs He Nian into a corner, forcing her to retreat step by step as his broad hand grips her waist.

Qi Che bends down, gently brushing her trembling lips as he softly asks, "At a time like this, where are you still hoping to run off to, my lady?"

Qi Che has long-standing grievances with the Empress Dowager, and He Nian was sent by her. He Nian is convinced that Qi Che must hate her to the core, which is why he torments her so shamelessly.

Just as she resolves to find another way to break the curse, she happens to overhear a doctor say to someone, "That drug has no effect on the prince at all, so naturally there's nothing to cure."

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Since he was young, Qi Che has been entrusted with great responsibility and praised for his unparalleled intelligence and extraordinary talent.

He is cold and desireless, craving only the thrill of power and killing.

But later, at just one smile from He Nian, he willingly bows down to her.

One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads are virgins

Theme: Be brave and fearless