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1 祭 Sacrificed to the Sword 祭剑 Cloud Mountain Wind and Rain云山风雨Romance10k WordsCompleted [Short story, coming-of-age heroine] Yun Zhao's childhood friend, whom she hadn't seen in years, has returned to the capital. A graceful gentleman, powerful and influential, he wants her to be his wife. She doesn't want to, but she has no right to refuse. Xie Qingchen thought that being her bodyguard was only a temporary place to stay. Yet he couldn't help looking at her again and again, until he willingly fell for the light in her eyes. Content warning: Tragic ending. Theme: Strive to imp 18Favorites78Clicks/ch—Gifts

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2 被 After My Imperial Brother Took Me by Force (Short Version) 被皇兄强取豪夺后(短篇版） Zi Ruoyou123紫若幽123Romance45k WordsCompleted When Zhao Zhao was fifteen, her crown prince cousin took her by force and made her his consort. - A royal love rivalry among three siblings. The heroine is cousins with Male Lead 1, is the older cousin of Male Lead 2, and is the stepmother and adoptive mother of Male Lead 3. (There was no formal adoption, so they are not related by blood or law.) All male characters have only one romantic partner. - Completed historical pseudo-sibling romance in my profile, Porcelain Demon: The porcelain maker 81Favorites698Clicks/ch—Gifts

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3 澜 Night Talks at Lanshan 澜山夜话 Cicadas Sing in July七月闻蝉Romance45k WordsCompleted . Premise: Born at the wrong time 134Favorites2kClicks/ch10Gifts

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4 谷 Grain Rain 谷雨 Cicadas Sing in July七月闻蝉Romance22k WordsCompleted Because of your family circumstances, you've been renting a place on your own since starting high school. Your landlady is kind and caring. At your father's request, she looks after your daily needs. Her family has fallen apart, and as a woman living alone, she's always wanted a daughter to keep her company. In a way, your arrival fulfilled that wish. During the rainy season in the south, a "he" suddenly appears in your field of vision. "He" is the child of your landlady's previous marriage. 43Favorites365Clicks/ch24Gifts

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5 笼 The Bluebird in the Cage 笼中青鸟 Bamboo Rice竹米Romance72k WordsCompleted Bevny's been feeling a little annoyed lately. In theory, she should be the most carefree young lady in the entire aristocratic circle of the imperial capital. Her parents hold important positions, her childhood friend wields great power, and her fiance is at the height of his fame. She could practically write "lie flat and coast through life in peace" across her face. It all started when mysterious, unsigned letters began arriving in Bevny's private mailbox. The writer's tone went from humble, 221Favorites698Clicks/ch398Gifts

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6 晚 The Boat Returning Late 晚归舟 Xiao Mo潇茉Romance44k WordsCompleted When Lin Xuwan first arrived in Chang'an, she kept hearing people talk about Zheng Lingzhou. The Zheng Lingzhou of rumor: a bully who preyed on men and women alike, guilty of every kind of wickedness, and the undisputed tyrant of the capital. Lin Xuwan, on the other hand, had always respected her teachers and valued proper conduct. She and Zheng Lingzhou were complete opposites. At the Imperial Academy, no one would ever have imagined the two of them together. But one night, someone knocked on 23Favorites193Clicks/ch—Gifts

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7 折 Plucking Apricots 折杏 Seventeen Candies十七糖Romance17k WordsCompleted "Wait for me. I'll come back and marry you." Before setting out for war, the young general Xie Lin pressed half a jade pendant into Yun Zhi's palm. Three months later, terrible news came from the border: He had died in battle. Yun Zhi clutched his bloodstained clothes and wept until she fainted in the ancestral hall. But in the blink of an eye, a marriage contract sent her into the Ning residence, where she became the bride of the frail second son, chosen to bring him good fortune. What she didn 10Favorites91Clicks/ch—Gifts

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8 和 After the Divorce 和离之后 Qin Hao Le秦好了Romance17k WordsCompleted Five years after divorcing Zhao Jue, Wen Junhe traveled all the way to Yanzhou. While resting at a teahouse, she overheard people talking about Zhao Jue, praising him as a brilliant investigator, a man of both letters and arms, and as handsome as Pan An. Some said he had never remarried since the divorce, and that countless young ladies in the capital were eager to win his favor. Others said he and his former wife had been an ill-matched couple, trapped in a bitter relationship for years befor 35Favorites343Clicks/ch—Gifts

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9 小 Young Shopkeeper 小二哥 Lotus Shore荷岸Romance6k WordsCompleted When A-Ling was fifteen, she and Second Brother Xiao held hands and promised to marry when they grew up. Every day, Second Brother Xiao would climb over the wall to bring her strange and wonderful little trinkets. Before leaving, he would always remind her, “Don’t forget to marry me when we grow up!” But A-Ling waited by that wall all her life and never saw her Second Brother Xiao again. [Short tragic romance, complete in three chapters.] Theme: Yearning in vain 25Favorites157Clicks/ch19Gifts

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