After I Used the Young Master and Cast Him Aside

My dears, my new novel, I Swear I'll Never Be a Pervert Again!, is now out!

A foolish heroine who can't resist a pretty face × a scheming, possessive male lead who uses his looks to bewitch his wife

Please add it to your reading list, thank you!

Novel blurb:

At the start of the Yong'an era, a saying was often heard: "The Xie and Shen families share the realm."

But in less than a century, the Xie family had seized half the military power and was actively promoting the participation of aristocratic youths in government, seeking to usurp power.

The imperial Shen family seemed cursed, with very few descendants. Now, only one daughter remained.

Everyone mocked them: "What use is there in keeping a Shen daughter alive?"

The imperial family was wary of the Xie family, but could do nothing about them. All they could do was recommend scholars from humble backgrounds for government posts, in an attempt to suppress the aristocracy.

But the aristocratic clans, who had held power unchecked for nearly a century, were hardly willing to relinquish it.

Though Shen Zhiyao was a princess, from the day she was born, she had witnessed the aristocrats' ridicule and mockery. Even her father often lamented, "If only you were a boy like Xie Jinghe."

With no other choice, Shen Zhiyao set about seducing the Xie family's handsome young master, whose otherworldly elegance made him seem like an immortal banished from the heavens.

As the eldest legitimate son of the Xie family, Xie Jinghe knew he should not fall for her, yet he did, willingly paving her way to power. At first, he was content as long as she summoned him to see her in her free time. But day after day of waiting changed his heart, and soon he longed to see her every day.

Another year passed. Shen Zhiyao achieved her wish and ascended the throne, consolidating her power. But she told him to his face, "It was all just an act. The Xie and Shen families will always be enemies."

Xie Jinghe stood motionless in the shadows. A moment later, he turned and left. That night, news spread that the new empress had disappeared. The fragile balance that the court had worked so hard to maintain was once again on the brink of collapse.

In a remote room in the Xie residence, a woman sat with a man standing before her. His gaze dark, he murmured, "Since you chose to provoke me, you may look at no one but me. And anyone who can't keep their attention in one place deserves to die."

After that, brief moments together were no longer enough to soothe his anxious heart. He needed her soft lips to whisper that she loved him most. He needed their intimate contact to prove that she loved him. He needed to stay by her side every moment to calm the despair of being abandoned.

Little scene:

Shen Zhiyao had been confined for over half a month. With a storybook in her arms, she stared listlessly at Xie Jinghe.

The immortal-like serenity in Xie Jinghe's features had become touched by madness. He reached out and pulled the book from Shen Zhiyao's hands. "Don't read. Look at me."

Their black and white robes entwined, blurring the line between them. A moment later, Xie Jinghe looked more than a little satisfied.

"When will you let me out?" came a faint voice from behind the bed curtains.

Xie Jinghe did not respond. He dressed, then coldly swept out of the room.

In the middle of the night, Xie Jinghe returned in a hurry after being nowhere to be seen. Without even glancing at the woman by the lamplight, he coldly made the bed.

Shen Zhiyao laughed to herself: What is this, giving me the cold shoulder while doing my laundry?

I Swear I'll Never Be a Pervert Again!

A foolish heroine who can't resist a pretty face × a scheming, possessive male lead who uses his looks to bewitch his wife

Everyone in the capital knew that Jiang Yingyue was a sucker for a pretty face.

Ever since she laid eyes on the Crown Prince, she could neither eat nor sleep, and could think of nothing else.

When she met her close friend in private, Jiang Yingyue took Shen Nian by the hand. The tips of her ears turned scarlet as she admitted bashfully, "I've fallen for someone lately. He's wonderful and very gentle."

Shen Nian perked up and whispered, "Which young master is it?"

Jiang Yingyue's handkerchief was crumpled in her hand. Her cheeks flushed as she said, "His Highness the Crown Prince."

"The Crown Prince? Gentle?" Shen Nian covered her mouth in shock. Afraid of the Crown Prince's power, she didn't dare say another word. Her round eyes filled with sympathy as she looked at her friend: Good luck. You're going to need it.

Jiang Yingyue didn't understand the look Shen Nian gave her. But later, she did.

She finally understood that the Crown Prince was not someone she could casually flirt with and then casually discard.

Fear came to her late. As she dealt with the increasingly clingy and ruthless Crown Prince, she secretly begged her father to send her to her grandmother's home in faraway Jiangnan, so she could lie low for a while.

Before she could leave, Jiang Yingyue was caught and brought back. She cowered, enduring his mad torment again and again.

"Do you really love me?"

"I do."

You're lying! You could never truly love me. You love my appearance, but you think the flesh beneath my skin, the blood in my veins, and the heart that beats for you are filthy. You cast them aside like trash.

Xiao Rong had always known that Jiang Yingyue loved beautiful things. Her gaze would sometimes wander to other pretty things, but that was fine. He could pretend not to notice and take care of them in secret. But then letters began arriving at the residence from time to time, telling him that his precious Yue had taken a liking to another family's young master again today.

He knew they were all filthy maggots, daring to covet her from the shadows and tempt her with their ugly faces. They all deserved to die.

Content warnings: 1. The heroine isn't clever.

2. The heroine will have physical contact with male supporting characters.

3. The male lead is a bastard and not a good person.

4. None of the men in this story are good people. Don't judge them by the standards of normal people.

5. The male lead and all male supporting characters are inexperienced.

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