Novels like The Spoiled Darling in Lu Shao's Palm
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- 1 The Crown Prince's Female Companion Is About to Take His Beating for Him 太子的女伴读要替他挨板子了 Tong Yuan was Number Nine. She was only seven when they brought her here, one of the youngest among the hundred children. She couldn’t remember how she’d gotten there. All she recalled was that one day, while she was picking through leftovers outside a ruined temple in the south of the city, a man dressed in black came over, crouched down, and asked her, “Would you like to eat your fill?” She said, “Yes.” Then he took her away, and she became Crown Prince Murong Heng’s study companion. 438Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Prince Teaches His Wife 殿下教妻 Reborn as the Crown Princess, she’s constantly kept in line by her strict husband. Made to kneel, copy out texts, and stay confined, she apologizes quickly, then breaks the rules again. He sternly teaches her proper conduct, but somewhere along the way, one of them falls in love. 138Reads—Score11114d adds
- 3 Mr. Gu, I Was Wrong 顾先生，我错了 He has always been restrained and self-possessed, unmoved by anyone around him. Only when it comes to her does all his self-control crumble, his instincts stirring for her alone. She is meek and timid, accustomed to enduring humiliation and giving way. Her heart is so soft she is practically a saint, and she has spent years trapped in the shadows of low self-esteem. With gentle patience, he guides her, slowly soothing the wounds in her heart and teaching 1.8kReads6.8Score16114d adds
- 4 The Top Courtesan of Zuixian Tower: Young Master Pei's Cherished Beauty 醉仙楼头牌：裴公子的掌下娇 Lin Wanying transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a convicted minister, at the mercy of others in Yangzhou's Zuixian House. Barely arrived, she is pinned to a punishment bench and beaten for three days, nearly losing her life. To protect her virtue and stay alive, she uses modern methods to plan each step carefully. She auctions off her first night through a “talent bidding” event for an astronomical sum, then strikes a “perform, but never sell my body” deal with Pei Yanzhi, the third young 1.1kReads—Score10114d adds
- 5 Behave, and I Won't Hit You 乖一点，就不打了 Soft, adorable sweetheart vs. ruthless big shot Forced love | Age gap | Size difference | Absolute control | Both leads sexually inexperienced After the Shen family fell, Shen Rao went from a pampered heiress to a girl cast into the mire overnight. Just before she plunged into hell, the all-powerful man rescued her, only for her to fall into another abyss. “If you want to be with me, you have to follow my rules.” “Naughty little thing. You need to be punished!” He was domineering and controlling 6.7kReads9.0Score57014d adds
- 6 Surrender: His Discipline 沉沦:他的管教 My new work is out! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 231Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Little Rules That Are Just for You 只属于你的小规矩 Su Nian has a secret desire: she wants to be utterly possessed and lovingly kept in line, in a unique way that assures her she is loved without reservation. Gu Chengyu has one unshakable principle: love means respect and care. He can’t understand, and can’t bear, treating the woman he treasures like a “punishment.” So she starts “misbehaving” over and over: arriving late for dates, wasting money, sabotaging his work… all to make him lose control and give her the “discipline” she longs for. But h 962Reads—Score10314d adds
- 8 Three Years After I Ran Away, My Childhood Friend Ran Out of Patience 逃了三年后，竹马的耐心耗尽了 [Childhood Sweethearts] [Forced Love] [Strict Discipline] [Mutually Faithful] The top student childhood sweetheart specializes in taming his rebellious, academically hopeless little sweetheart. From childhood onward, Jiang Luo was kept on a tight leash by Si Yucheng. As soon as the college entrance exams were over, she changed her college choices overnight and ran away. Thinking she had finally escaped the devil's clutches, she wanted to have a little romance. The price was three days locked up 6kReads8.4Score11614d adds
- 9 First I Sought Death, Then I Begged to Live: Prince, Go Easy on the Punishment 先寻死后求生，王爷轻点罚 Zhang Ruyao woke up to find herself pinned to a punishment bench and beaten. Horrified, she jumped into the water, then came to again, letting out a piercing scream in her mind. Damn it, this was a beating novel she had read before! Zhang Ruyao was curious about it and liked reading it, but she refused to be part of it. She tried to kill herself again and again to escape, only to make the male lead notice her. To save face, Zhang Ruyao confessed her love to Ye Huaiyu. After she was forced to bec 3.3kReads—Score17914d adds
- 10 Three Years on the Job, Two Years Secretly Dating the CEO 打工三年，跟霸总偷偷恋爱两年 brat*daddy At twenty-three, Yu Nian met her “sir.” Back then, all she knew was that Cheng Ze was the young CEO who had just joined the company. Later, he barged into her life with an air that brooked no refusal. At twenty-four, their relationship became official. Under his meticulous “care” and strict “discipline,” her body hurt, but her mind and finances had never been better off. At twenty-six, she naively believed they loved each other enough. She carefully planned a proposal and laid her who 312Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 11 Grand Tutor, I Just Want a Diploma 太傅，我只想混个文凭 Grand Tutor, I Just Want to Get a Diploma 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 What Happens Next After the Iceberg Hero Spoils His Playful Little Princess 冰山男主宠爱皮皮小公主后续 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Bastard's Inkstone: The Grand Tutor's Ruler and Tenderness 庶砚：太傅的戒尺与温柔 Deep in the palace, Shen Yan walks on eggshells. Grand Tutor Gu Qinghe lays down a rule: Whenever His Majesty makes a mistake, his study companion is punished. The ruler snaps in two, yet Shen Yan stays silent and endures it. All he gets in return is the Grand Tutor’s verdict: “Too calculating to amount to anything.” Not for everyone! 647Reads—Score10014d adds
- 14 Dai Yuxiao’s First Love Paradise 戴雨潇的初恋乐园 (This is a deeply painful story, containing school bullying, subculture, abuse, betrayal, secretly filming people, PUA, humiliation, abandonment, and many other such events.) (There may be some happiness, but the heroine pays an enormous price for it.) “Gentle, kind, respectful, frugal, and yielding.” Dai Yuxiao never imagined that the “five-word mantra” from "Fang Siqi's First Love Paradise" would come true for her like this. If she had never looked through An Xiuze's phone, could she have kept 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The General Volunteers to Be a Slave: Young Master, This Servant Knows His Mistake 将军自请为奴：少主，奴才知错了 [Sharp contrast + general turned slave + tragic romance + groveling for forgiveness + two male leads + revenge + sweet and angsty] Calculating, loyal general × obsessive, possessive young master At the victory banquet, the great general whipped himself in public to honor the Gu family, who had been massacred ten years earlier. Everyone thought he was cold and heartless. Only I knew he was trying to atone. He disguised himself and came to my horse ranch, willingly becoming the lowliest stable han 663Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Prisoner of Brahma: A Manual for Taming My Suffocating Yandere Husband 囚梵：窒息病娇老公的驯养手册 [The male lead has an overwhelmingly suffocating possessiveness throughout + Older, obsessive yandere + Paranoid and scheming + Powerful man, weak woman + Mutual First Love] After Xue Jinfan married Shen Linquan, the man completely revealed his true nature. He began controlling her freedom and monitoring everything she did, eventually locking her away in a cage he had carefully built and taming her into his exclusive possession. He trained her until she no longer dared to resist or struggle, unt 1.5kReads5.1Score10114d adds
- 17 Caged in the Deep Sea, the Buddha Lord Trains and Spoils Her! 深海囚宠，佛爷他又训又宠！ [Unquestioned ruler of the seas / soft, clumsy little fisher girl with a hint of rebelliousness, won over by him] [Fatherly discipline] [Coming-of-age romance] [Forced love] [Height gap / status gap / age gap] [Both are romantically inexperienced] He was the king of the Strait of Malacca, and his rules were simple and ruthless: die at sea, or live beneath his heel! Until, amid the same old roars and pleas for mercy at the sea’s fighting arena, he heard a timid voice and saw a pair of trembling h 1.6kReads6.8Score13814d adds
- 18 Go Easy on the Punishment, My Lord: The Poor Little Thing Kneels and Cries Until Her Eyes Are Red 王爷轻点罚，小可怜跪地哭红眼 Content warning: angst, including physical abuse. The male lead treats the female lead badly at first and often punishes her severely. It turns sweet later, and he gets punished too. There is quite a lot of angst, so this is not a wish-fulfillment story. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing. [Discipline, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending] Xing Ci is the daughter of a disgraced official, a girl so lowborn she isn’t even allowed a surname. She works as a musician in the Imp 4.6kReads6.4Score37614d adds
- 19 The Mad King's Tormented Love: I Imprisoned My Master 疯王虐爱：我囚禁了我的主人 Is it easier to conquer a kingdom, or to win the woman you love? I don't know what others would say, but as far as I was concerned, Xiao Chi never wanted to be with me, not even until the day I died. [The male lead is unfaithful and a complete playboy] [The male lead is both clever and handsome, but does terrible things. The female lead never loves him, from beginning to end.] “I already own this whole kingdom. Why won't you turn around and look at me?” The male lead, Xiao Jingzheng, was born a 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Naughty, Little Sis? One Punishment Should Set You Straight 妹宝不乖？罚一下就好了 Guidance and discipline + dominant Daddy type + correction and comfort + henpecked husband + unconventional pursuit of a wife, both pure-hearted, happy ending Zhu Jing lost her memory and was taken home by Lu Chengyue, a powerful figure in Jiang City. To survive, she read domineering CEO novels every day, studying everything from stand-in lovers to the beloved woman of the past and life-saving benefactors. Then she did the opposite, using what she learned to get the better of the powerful man. H 6.3kReads—Score50314d adds
- 21 Brother, How Did You Get Beaten Up Again? 哥哥你怎么又挨揍了 Having a biased old man for a dad and a scheming little brother is such a pain. When will Dad finally see what that brat is really like? Why am I always the one he beats? 1.1kReads6.8Score1714d adds
- 22 A Small Lesson to Keep You in Line 小惩以戒 [Older man + growing-up romance + discipline + a little angst + gentle restraint + reunited after a breakup] A kitten slowly growing up × a gentle, restrained fox · If you ask Gu Nian'an when she's most nervous, the answer is always: when Teacher Shen is angry. · “Are you admitting your mistake, or accepting your punishment?” Teacher Shen is always asking impossible questions like that. · “‘If we share this snowfall today, then we can say we've shared a lifetime of gray hair!’ This must be the u 2.4kReads—Score11914d adds
- 23 After Our Arranged Marriage, My Fiancé Keeps Me in Line on His Lap 联姻后，被未婚夫按在腿上管教 Sunny, bubbly heiress ✕ powerful top-tier big shot of the capital's elite circle [Marriage first, love later + two wealthy families + devoted romance + possessive, fatherly male lead] Fu Jingxi thought their engagement meant they would treat each other with respect and build a quiet life together. But after moving in with Si Yanli, she discovered that the dignified, refined big shot would help her put on her shoes and personally cook for her, looking after her in every possible way. Like a f 13.7kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
- 24 A Whirlwind Marriage, Doting Love from a Handsome Older Man 闪婚厚爱，大叔轻轻宠 [Flash marriage, older man, 13-year age gap, growing-up romance, sweet doting, play the pig to eat the tiger, woman disguised as a man, secret identities] Lin Suihuan entered a flash marriage with a man she’d never met. By day, she was Lin Suihuan, his secret wife. At night, she changed into men’s clothes and became Mu Sui’an, the Mu family’s adopted son. Her secret husband was too mysterious, and her husband’s fourth uncle was too much to handle. Constantly switching identities, Lin Suihuan str 986Reads8.4Score11014d adds
- 25 Reborn and on My Best Behavior, Yet Sir Still Wants to Punish Me 重生后乖得很，先生还要罚我 Everyone knows that the second daughter of the Wen family, who spent many years away from home, is coldhearted, ruthless, and indifferent. She sent her own father to prison, left her seriously ill mother bedridden, drove her older sister to jump off a building, and did every kind of wicked thing imaginable. After being reborn, Miss Wen turns over a new leaf. She’s sweet, obedient, and well-behaved. Until a man asks her, “Rongrong, are you good?” Miss Wen, with a hidden weapon tucked away, looks 6.8kReads8.5Score71014d adds
- 26 Zan Liang Dou Ruan Ruan's First Book 攒两兜软软的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Mo Family Rules 墨色家规 [Father and Son / Family Bonds / Discipline] An unexpected accident and an unwanted child completely shattered the life plan he had spent half his life putting together. He had imagined countless dazzling futures, but never once thought that someone like this would barge into his life out of nowhere, smashing all his obsessions and hopes to pieces. Forced to take on the role of a father, he never felt even the slightest warmth toward the child. To him, the child was not a beloved blood relative 4.6kReads8.2Score34814d adds
- 28 I'm the Dignified Demon Venerable. Why Would I Fear a Mere Mortal? 我堂堂魔尊，岂会怕你一个凡人 [Master-disciple story + No female lead + Discipline + Two male leads + Ensemble cast] “Last time, I failed to protect you. This time, I’ll protect you for the rest of your life, no matter where you are.” After losing a bet in his struggle against Immortal Venerable Yunhua, the Demonic Venerable Fentian Jun turns into Jun Huaixiu, a thirteen-year-old orphan with no strength to speak of. He retains all his memories as a Demonic Venerable, but has no cultivation method suited to a human body. Th 203Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Abandoned Dog Effect: The Obsessive CEO Knows He Was Wrong 弃犬效应：偏执总裁知错了 ⭕️+Dual Male Leads+Xuanhuan Feng Jue was trapped in a greenhouse for five years, and freedom was all he yearned for. On the day he escaped, he rescued Jiang Tingxu from a near-fatal accident. By a twist of fate, he ended up under the roof of this cold and obsessive head of the Jiang family. Then, by chance, he discovered the secret beneath Jiang Tingxu’s aloof facade... “Be my teacher. I’ll pay you a regular salary as compensation. If you have any requests, just say so.” “Why does it feel like y 9.1kReads7.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 30 Prayer Beads and the Ruler 佛珠与戒尺 Prayer Beads and a Ruler —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Rose with Thorns 玫瑰够野 Twelve years have passed. The pitiful little girl from back then has become a beautiful, bold rose with thorns, and he’s hopelessly in love with her... Liao Mingri (36): I never thought my sweet, well-behaved girl would turn into a wildcat! I love it... Mu An'an (18): Lord Liao, you’re old enough to be my dad! But... I might be willing to try dating a fatherly type... 867Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After a Psycho Forced His Love on Me, I Fled While Pregnant 我被疯批强制爱后，带球跑路了 Forced Love + Over-the-Top Drama + A Love Born of Hatred + The Husband's Long Road to Redemption + Pregnancy-and-Birth Fiction + Madmen + Both Leads Are Virgins + Angsty and Satisfying Shen Muxing is framed by her stepsister and wrongfully imprisoned for five years. To get out early, she makes a deal with Qi Yankai, trading her dignity for a two-year reduction in her sentence. During her three years in prison, she's shoved into toilets, burned with cigarettes, carved with knives, and pierced 373Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 You Can't Escape! His Possessive Love 逃不掉！他的强制爱 On the day she arrived to register for university, Jiang Song met Lu Huaichuan, an upperclassman who had come to help. Her peaceful, happy life was shattered. Pinned against a glass wall as he kissed her, Jiang Song asked through her tears, “Lu Huaichuan, what will it take for you to let me go?” Lu Huaichuan bit the back of her neck. “Baby, if you want me to let you go, you’ll have to wait until I’m dead.” Jiang Song didn’t want to be his plaything, so she tried to run away. The first time she 6.9kReads8.2Score65014d adds
- 34 Yun Qi's Cane 云栖的藤条 [A stern on the outside, warm-hearted traditionalist director vs. a sharp-edged, avant-garde assistant] A beautiful madwoman, determined to court disaster online! Shen Zhao, the new assistant designer, actually dared to challenge the firm's ironclad rules just to make a name for herself! 1.2kReads—Score10614d adds
- 35 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Is in a Mood Again! 顾先生，你老婆又闹情绪啦！ Modern romance, school life, Before marriage, she was meek and timid. After marriage, she strikes back hard. Before marriage, he was a wolfdog. After marriage, he's a puppy. They often act out scenes like, "Don't even think about sleeping in my bed tonight!" and "Honey, please don't!" 703Reads—Score10314d adds
- 36 Mr. He’s Private Disciplinarian 贺先生的私藏管教 [BG + HE + Wealthy Family + 11-Year Age Gap + Guiding Romance + Fatherly Male Lead + Marriage of Convenience] [Possessive, Fatherly Powerhouse | Intense Push and Pull | Strict at First, Then Doting | Mutual Healing] The 34-year-old, refined and brooding head of the He family × the 23-year-old, gentle and sweet Gu Li Under a one-year marriage contract, Gu Li moves into the He family residence on Beishan. The vast estate runs by strict rules, and He Songyan makes all the decisions. He prepares a 10.5kReads8.4Score96814d adds
- 37 Love and the Ruler Go Hand in Hand 爱与戒尺同行 [Light Discipline + Teacher-Student Affection] Xu Yao and Zhang Shuyi thought becoming Yang Yanxi’s class representatives would give them more chances to slack off, but they never expected it was all an illusion behind Yang Yanxi’s gentle exterior. No matter what “bad things” they did, the two of them could never escape Yang Yanxi’s all-seeing eyes. The former “wayward student” is now a teacher, and the little “wayward students” still have a lot to learn. 5.5kReads8.8Score31514d adds
- 38 His Approach Had Been Planned All Along 他的靠近蓄谋已久 Substitute trope. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing~ A highly restrained, rules-above-all partner lawyer, the pursuer ✖️ a seemingly obedient but secretly obsessive intern lawyer with a hidden secret, the pursued Early on: Lawyer Qin takes in a seemingly docile little puppy, unaware that the puppy’s approach has been carefully planned from the start. Midway: The puppy drops the act, and his owner discovers that he’s the one who’s been played. Later: Every secret comes to light, and 446Reads8.4Score1514d adds
- 39 Dad Finally Agreed to Join Me on a Variety Show 父亲终于同意陪我参加综艺啦 If you don’t like it, don’t read it. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. The father is an old-fashioned man who refuses to let his son become an actor. After the son keeps at it and refuses to give up, his father finally changes his mind. 628Reads8.5Score13614d adds
- 40 The Punished Official 罚官 (Alternate setting + discipline + romance; sweet and doting, not angsty; happy ending. If you’re in a reading slump, and the content warnings in Chapter One don’t hit any of your sore spots, why not stop and give it a try?) In M City, children who have just come of age but have broken the law aren’t sent to prison. They’re sent to a reform center, where disciplinary officers guide them as they grow. Love is a matter between two people. One of them has to take the initiative, but happiness doesn’ 11.2kReads7.4Score89614d adds
- 41 Brilliant Shadows Beneath the Crimson Canopy 绛帐璨影 [Disciplinary Training Between Master and Disciple] He was once the sect's brightest pride and its gentlest cornerstone. Duan Ru, the senior disciple revered by those beneath him, was the most obedient and reliable successor in the eyes of his master, the sect leader. Within the sect, whenever his junior disciples made mistakes, he would quietly bow before their master and take the blame, then stay up by lamplight to clean up after them. Outside the sect, he was its calm and dependable face, alw 454Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Young Master Leaves Home, Then Returns a Leader 少爷离家老大回 [Ensemble cast redemption \ Modern coming-of-age \ Discipline and bonds \ Brothers’ strict upbringing \ A little teacher-student relationship] A dead mother, a cold older brother, strict family rules, and a silent boy. The young master returns home after a long absence. The runaway Xiaochuan comes back battered. Luckily, his elder brother gently protects him. One session of family discipline, and tears fly everywhere. Lin Jianchuan, a runaway young master from one of Gusu’s top Chinese-style fin 2.4kReads8.5Score20214d adds
- 43 The Discipline Ruler and the Tang Blossoms 戒尺棠华 Lin Zhitang, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, is rebellious and headstrong. After her parents die, her second uncle, Lin Yancheng, brings her back to the family mansion. He is a business tycoon who can turn the tides of the corporate world, and the guardian in her life whose word is law. Street racing, getting into trouble, skipping class, fighting, talking back to her elders: time and again, she pushes the limits, determined to break free of the cage of house rules he has imposed. The rul 55Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Day She Ran Away, Her Uncle Went Mad 逃跑那天，小叔疯了 [Fake Uncle and Niece | Both Chaste | Coercion | Happy Ending | Older Man and Younger Woman | 12-Year Age Gap] Also known as: "Ashen Words" Jiang Qinghe and Jiang Yan Before she turned eighteen, Jiang Yan always thought she was just an orphan adopted by the Jiang family. After she turned eighteen, everything changed. "Yanyan, when you're done playing, come home." Jiang Yan goes cold all over. 15.4kReads6.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 45 If You Won't Behave, You'll Have to Take Your Punishment 不听话就要乖乖挨打 Two male leads (one female lead, two male leads): Xie Qingyan × Lü Anshi × Shen Qimo. The rating is low because voting just opened. It'll gradually rise. I'm new and chose the wrong tags. This is an original story 😭 The heroine begins as Xie Qingyan's disciple, later becomes the Xie family's adopted daughter, then the Crown Princess, and eventually the Empress. Xie Qingyan, the celebrated second young master of the Xie family, remains unmarried for her entire life. Shen Qimo, the dashing, gentle 4.2kReads7.3Score25914d adds
- 46 My Third Book About Tendonitis and Neck Pain 腱鞘炎颈椎的第3本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 839Reads—Score10514d adds
- 47 Coach, Don’t Hit Me! I’m Being Good 教练别打我很乖 Meng Qing never expected this. By night, Luo Yan, chairman of the Luo Group and a champion martial arts coach, would whisper sweet nothings to her. By day, he’d chase her all over the place with a little stick. She’d dreamed of slacking off, but joining the professional team and meeting Luo Yan put an end to that dream! “Meng Qing, that Ru porcelain tea set cost twenty-seven thousand. You’ll have to pay it off with hard labor.” “Meng Qing, morning run at six. Be late, and you get a swat.” “Meng 633Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 48 Mengmeng Is Here, and Mr. Lu Spoils His Wife Without Limits 萌萌来了，陆总宠妻无下限 She secretly moved into someone's villa and stole their car. When she was caught red-handed, she somehow ended up becoming his girlfriend. “Tell me, what are your intentions in getting close to me?” “You think I wanted to get close to you? If you hadn't chased me until I had nowhere else to stay, why would I live here?” Grandma: “If I hadn't played matchmaker, when would my grandson, who's always had an icy face, ever have found a wife? Being a grandma is hard. Being Lu Mingyu's grandma is even 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Laws of the Starry Night 星夜法则 Fate made us family, but our hearts strayed beyond the bounds of blood ties. Su Xiao, a 20-year-old art student, gained an unrelated older brother, Gu Yechen, after her mother remarried the chairman of the Gu Group. Eight years her senior, he was strict and cold, a powerful force in the business world and, in her eyes, an intruder who didn’t belong. A confrontation sparked by her fainting, and a coldly worded Personal Growth Guardianship Agreement, bound their fates together. He would provide 529Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Foreign Thug's Forced Love: Be Good, Darling, You Can't Escape 异国暴徒强制爱，乖乖，你逃不掉 [Forced love + brute + forced possession abroad + age gap + size difference + obsessive devotion + possessiveness + love at first sight + imprisonment + coercive romance + fictional setting] A trip abroad unexpectedly draws Su Ci into a criminal enterprise, making her the star lot at an underground auction. When they first meet, Su Ci is trapped in a white dress, and her innocent eyes stir Herman’s compassion. A staggering one billion buys her safety, but costs her freedom. Herman imprisons Su C 2.3kReads6.7Score19214d adds
