CompletedStrong conquest | Chasing wife crematorium with ample intensity | The superior bows for love | Fierce competition amongst men, a hellish scene. A fiery orphan girl who takes life and death lightly and fights when challenged x A gloomy male ghost prince who craves love and pain.
1v2, both the male lead and the second male lead are involved, both male leads are pure.
If Gu Shi had known that one day he would be humbled by Ling Chuan, he definitely wouldn't have been so self-conceited. She had spent six wild, nameless years with him in the Prince's Estate, loving him wholeheartedly, yet he constantly used cold words to test her true feelings, even proposing to marry the general's daughter and sending her off to marry a sycophant. He unilaterally believed that love should be unforgettable, and if proximity brought pain, yet they still stayed together, it must be the purest and most genuine love. Ling Chuan was a helpless orphan girl, unburdened by concerns, with a fiery and fierce temperament. The bitter pain she brought him always left him addicted. But at the same time, her childhood sweetheart, Qin Sizhao, with whom she had an engagement from a young age, endured countless hardships and traveled thousands of miles to pass the imperial examination as the top scholar, solely to find her and bring her home. Now, regret was too late. All his crude methods of forced conquest had been exhausted. Now, whether he spat blood, knelt, or presented himself like a courtesan for her to toy with, none could win back her heart. He stared at Qin Sizhao with furious eyes, thinking, "I was the one who possessed her first. Why should this detestable third party snatch away my wife?" Qin Sizhao sneered, calm and composed, "Marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers. Who do you think you are?"
Mini-Theater: Ling Chuan: "I'll pretend it's a game of passion and beat you within an inch of your life." Gu Shi: "Wife, why is your true destiny that homewrecker?"
The plot is explosive and contains content that deviates from mainstream values. This is not a conventional historical romance. The female lead is not committing marital infidelity as she is not officially married.
CompletedSynopsis:
[Brotherly Rivalry / Forced Love / Regret Arc]
Ning Zherou was an orphaned girl from a border town. She married Lu Chen when he was at his lowest, having just fallen from a pampered noble to a mud-splattered, broken-legged lowly soldier. For three years of their marriage, she braved wind and snow for late-night house calls, just to earn money to treat his leg. When the city fell and danger struck, she dragged him out from a pile of corpses, using her slender shoulders to single-handedly save his life.
Zherou believed they were a young couple deeply in love, but it wasn't until she followed Lu Chen to the capital that she realized everything had changed. The Lu Chen who once had eyes only for her one day impatiently told her not to be jealous, all for the sake of another woman. The Lu Chen who once promised never to forsake her in this life went to accompany another woman on a lake excursion, picking lotus flowers and watching fireworks, on the very day she was pregnant and secretly harmed.
It turned out she was merely Lu Chen's "coarse wife" from his hard times, while that noble lady was his perfect match, a bright moon equal in status. Her perceived youthful deep affection was, in the end, nothing but a joke. With a heart turned to ashes, Zherou drank a bowl of safflower, aborting the child she had painstakingly tried to protect, and left the capital. She no longer wanted to be "Madam Lu"; she only wanted to be herself.
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Lu Chen never imagined Zherou would leave. Even if they argued, she would surely be the soft-hearted one to come back first. But she truly ran away. The day he finally learned of her whereabouts, Lu Chen, despite his severe injuries, galloped a hundred miles through the rain to her medical clinic. Yet, when the door opened, the person who emerged was not her.
Instead, it was his sworn brother, his cousin and young prince Xie Yunzhou. Lu Chen felt his blood instantly rush backward, his eyes reddening as he questioned in a deep voice, "Why are you here? Where is Zhaozhao?!" Xie Yunzhou, wearing only an inner garment with a loose collar, his eyes and brows still carrying a hint of spring, smiled at him. "She doesn't want to see you."
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From that day on, Lu Chen completely lost his mind. She was his wife; even if they couldn't share the same bed in life, then in death, they must share the same grave.
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Revised reading tips based on feedback:
1. The female lead is not a virgin (女非), the male lead is a virgin (男C). The second male lead eventually wins. It's a stage-by-stage 1v1, a melodramatic love-hate story. The female lead is not love-struck but also not cold-hearted. The plot is melodramatic, and the emotions are bitter-sweet, not a typical revenge story where the female lead "slaps faces" (gets revenge). Those who prefer a cold-hearted, vengeful female lead should be warned.
2. The male lead is an obsessive mad dog. The main plot is about forced possession. The second male lead has less screen time but ultimately becomes the endgame.
3. Slow-burn. The early pace is slow. The male lead is pure in body and mind, only loves the female lead, and there's a hidden reason for his involvement with the supporting female character, with no intimate contact. Their total on-screen interaction is no more than five or six hundred characters throughout the entire novel.
CompletedLin Rushuang had been with Li Wenyuan since she was eighteen. Due to an accident, her deaf ears regained hearing while saving him.
Excited, she prepared to tell him the news, only to find him intimately embracing his "white moonlight." He knew Lin Rushuang was madly in love with him, so much so that she had no temper and would even sacrifice her life for him.
But this time, Lin Rushuang didn't argue or fuss. She signed a confidentiality agreement, and when the time came, she completely vanished from his world.
Upon learning of her disappearance, Li Wenyuan sneered indifferently. "She'll be back by my side within a week."
However, three months passed... She still hadn't returned. Li Wenyuan completely panicked, frantically searching for her all over the world. For the first time, the arrogant and overbearing man lowered himself: "Shuangshuang, stop messing around. That's enough."
Later, "Shuangshuang, come back. I'll agree to anything you want."
Even later, "If I were to die, would you come back and see me one last time?"
When they met again, Li Wenyuan knelt at Lin Rushuang's feet, his eyes red, trembling as he held a teacup.
CompletedTao Ning was born in a remote, impoverished mountain area. Aside from his handsome face and exceptionally outstanding academic performance, he usually wore black-rimmed glasses, dressed in faded old clothes, was unrefined, poor, and had poor health. His personality was also dull and honest. People nicknamed him: \"Country Bumpkin\"!
Until one day, a system suddenly descended, requiring him to conquer three men. Successful conquest would grant him a healthy body. For the sake of his health, Tao Ning embarked on a cautious journey of conquest.
The third man Tao Ning was tasked to conquer was the young master of a wealthy family from the Guangdong circle, who sponsored his studies at an elite school. The young master was 188.8 cm tall, loved to wear thick gold chains, and had a terrible personality. Every time he saw Tao Ning, he would sarcastically remark, \"Still wearing those tacky black-rimmed glasses? And those shoes are so worn out, tsk, what a pauper.\"
Despite his words, when Tao Ning took off his glasses and cautiously looked at him with his sparkling eyes, the Guangdong circle young master would corner him in a dim corner, his Adam's apple bobbing, and meekly beg, \"Ah, my baby... just one kiss, okay? I'll give you five hundred thousand.\"
The second man Tao Ning was tasked to conquer was the cold and aloof student council president of the elite school, who was also his roommate. The president suffered from a stomach illness and severe germophobia. When others mentioned Tao Ning was his little follower, he'd coldly say, \"I'm not familiar with him.\" He would then deduct Tao Ning's participation points, citing \"improper conduct and frequent association with outsiders.\"
While secretly deducting points with gusto, after Tao Ning left a short message saying, \"Sorry, I want to change dorms,\" the cold president wrote a several-thousand-word apology letter overnight and breathlessly found him, his eyes red. He grabbed Tao Ning's wrist and said, \"Don't leave.\"
Just as Tao Ning felt overwhelmed trying to conquer two men simultaneously, someone suddenly covered his mouth and tied him up in a dark room. That person pinched his soft flesh, their eyes shadowed, and gnashed their teeth, \"Little liar, you broke up with me back then, was it for those two stray dogs, huh?\"
Tao Ning's mind buzzed, and a chill ran through him. He had almost forgotten that while he was in the countryside, he had already conquered one man. This man was a crazy, red-haired hooligan, adept at smoking, drinking, and fighting, yet he would kneel to tie Tao Ning's shoelaces, kiss him under a lemon tree, and bite his ear, saying, \"Idiot, you're truly the death of me.\"
In the end, Tao Ning meekly broke up with him.
Now, the first man he dumped has come knocking, while the other two men are frantically searching for him.
Bang, bang, bang—
Tao Ning's pupils constricted; the door was kicked open!
CompletedShen Juansheng is known as the Jianghu's number one strategist, and under his illustrious reputation, everyone knows he is unparalleled in wisdom and schemes. He is a rare and exceptionally handsome young master, though his physique is a bit frail, usually earning him the title of a "sick beauty".
Who would have thought that one day, he would suddenly pull out a girl in public, declaring, "Now my heart has been planted with a love gu by her." The black-clothed youth's eyes were slightly red as he looked at her with a gentle smile, his tenderness seemingly as vibrant as a spring breeze. Everyone watched as he lost all his usual composure, trembling all over as he leaned against her neck, "From now on, I am her gu slave."
The crowd erupted in an uproar. It was said, "With one move, he executes ten flawless schemes; divine opportunities shift a hundred times, leaving no trace." This figure, renowned for his meticulousness, had actually made a grave miscalculation and fallen victim to a "demoness'" love gu! The "high-climbing flower" was disgraced and ruined. Who in the world wouldn't mock him? The news spread throughout the entire jianghu at a suspiciously fast speed.
At this moment, Qing Guiyu, utterly stunned in his embrace, thought: "What love gu?"
Others save beauties and win their hearts; she saves a beauty and risks social ruin. Qing Guiyu had always believed herself to be very lucky, not only surviving the chaos of war but also managing to apprentice in the Medicine King Valley. This was until she picked up a handsome young man suffering from a cold poison at her doorstep. After nursing him for a few months and almost curing him, she sent him back.
Because she had gotten a bit injured in the process, he seemed to feel guilty and was reluctant to leave. So she casually coaxed him, "I only saved you because you're good-looking, but no matter how handsome you are, there'll be a day I get tired of looking at you." The young man lowered his head, biting his lip, as if he had suffered some enormous grievance.
She could never understand how that clear and pure young man could grow into the most vicious strategist in the jianghu, famous for his cunning schemes. Seven years passed. The former young man, seeing his lifespan nearing its end, used the love gu pretense to feign tenderness and affection. All of it was a desperate, dying struggle to force her to treat his poison. —Until later, she finally fulfilled his calculations and exchanged her life for his. But it wasn't for him; it was for someone else.
When Shen Juansheng was toyed with by fate and his last shred of life was crushed, someone pulled him back from the brink of death. Yet, the cold poison still gnawed at his bones; he might not survive the next winter. How could someone without a tomorrow possibly speak of longing? As soon as this beautiful thought arose in his heart, he had already repaid seven years of deep kindness. Unseen. Unattainable. Now he is so cold he's almost dying. Whether sane or insane, even if he has to burn himself by embracing fire, he must continue this warmth.
CompletedWhen she was twelve, Song Xijiao ran out after her parents argued and met a homeless boy. She would give him the nutritional lunch from school, and he would silently follow behind her to walk her home...
Later, she was harmed by bad people, she lost her memory, and he disappeared from her life.
After that, her parents divorced, her father took her grandmother, and deleted all contact information.
Pei Hetong bought her winter clothes, which saved her from freezing to death that winter.
Because of this, as long as Pei Hetong didn't make a principled mistake, she wouldn't divorce him.
But now, he's still completely obedient to his mother, and suffering from a hidden illness but not telling her...
She was unwilling, and the Pei family morally coerced her...
She placed her hopes of divorce on Pei Zhiting.
What she didn't expect was that Pei Zhiting had secretly loved her for fifteen years.
Escaping marriage, going abroad, being ostracized by foreigners... After ten years, he returned gloriously.
"It's been fifteen years, haven't you ever thought of giving up?"
"I have."
Song Xijiao frowned, "What is this, he actually thought of giving up?"
"When?"
"Before my appendicitis surgery, I was afraid the surgery would fail and I'd die on the operating table. It would be too much of a loss to secretly love you my whole life and you never know."
She stood on his shoulder and saw the whole world.
She made everyone who hurt her pay the price.
Father, stepmother, stepsister, ex-husband, ex-father-in-law, ex-mother-in-law...
Some died, some went crazy, some went to jail.
CompletedSynopsis:
In the narrow alley, the atmosphere was ambiguous.
Amidst the swirling smoke, the campus belle was pressed against the wall by the pale-skinned young man.
Moonlight illuminated the tear mole beneath his eye, alluring and tempting.
The campus belle shyly said, "Someone's over there."
Qi Lang turned his head, glanced at the somewhat bewildered girl behind him who had come to deliver cured meat, and said lazily—
"Oh, that's my sister."
...
Bai He and Qi Lang were childhood sweethearts.
From a young age, Qi Lang was mischievous, pinching the little girl's face, "Little Lily, call me 'Gege' and I'll give you candy."
Bai He blushed, her lips pressed tightly together, stubbornly refusing to utter those two words.
Besides Qi Lang, another boy who grew up with Bai He was Yan Yi.
Yan Yi was reticent and younger than her, often bullied by the children in the alley. Bai He protected Yan Yi like a little superhero.
"Yan Yi, you should smile more. You look so handsome when you smile, and you have dimples! Don't be so cold."
"Okay."
From then on, Yan Yi only smiled for her.
During adolescence, Bai He shared her girlish secrets with Yan Yi.
But she didn't know that Yan Yi also had a secret—
Every time she gazed infatuatedly at the unrestrained and worldly young man, Yan Yi would secretly look at her.
In college, Yan Yi finally pursued Bai He. The night they happily announced their relationship on social media, Qi Lang casually smiled in front of others and offered his congratulations.
He was dead drunk for three days. Later, everyone discovered that Qi Lang had a delicate lily tattoo on his wrist.
From then on, the playboy became a devout follower.
...
After they got together, Yan Yi unintentionally discovered that she still kept the "Beating Heart" necklace Qi Lang gave her. A gift from their youth, yet she carefully tucked it into her most precious diary.
Yan Yi didn't question her. He cut out the rhinestone in the middle and replaced it with a real, brilliant diamond.
To ensure she would forever only cherish his heart.
The loyal dog turned cunning.
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All three characters are CPs (compatible pairs). The story begins after high school graduation. Relationships will be explored one by one, and the male lead will only be confirmed later in the story.
This is a "let-yourself-go" XP (experience/personal preference) novel, responsible only for the quality of the writing, not for readers' triggers.
The setting of these three characters means it's destined not to satisfy everyone, so please consider carefully before reading.
CompletedThe daughter of a merchant, Jiang Shu, was married into the Marquis's residence, becoming the talk of the capital. For six years, she loyally stayed at home, taking care of the Marquis's family without complaint. But when her husband returned from the border, he brought back a wife and two children. Not only that, but he even asked the emperor to recognize his new wife, leaving Jiang Shu humiliated and becoming the subject of ridicule in the capital.
She had tolerated enough and decided to stop relying on the Marquis's family for support, showing them just how difficult life could be without money. Each time she softened her heart, she was met with more disappointment. Finally, Jiang Shu decided to divorce him.
Thinking she was an insignificant divorced woman, the Marquis never imagined that Jiang Shu would be sought after by aristocratic families. Realizing his mistake, he rushed to ask for her hand in marriage again, only to be met with public humiliation.
As he left, drenched in embarrassment, he saw an imperial envoy enter Jiang Shu’s residence. She was granted a marriage to King Jing, and he had no chance to turn things around.
When they met again, Jiang Shu stood by King Jing's side, elegant and dazzling. The Marquis, kneeling in respect, watched her in harmony with King Jing.
King Yu Zheng’s cold gaze swept over them: "Lord Jing'an, know your place!"
Tags: Historical romance, strong female lead, second chance, marriage of convenience, love triangle, royal romance.
Completed[Pure Male Lead + Competitive Drama + Sweet, Innocent Beauty vs. Obsessive, Twisted Paranoiac | A Battle Between the True and False Crown Princes]
Xu Mian, a sweet and full-figured young lady, has been married to the Eastern Palace for only half a month when Crown Prince Shi Yan goes on a royal tour and is ambushed, disappearing without a trace.
When he returns, he is no longer the same—a dark, brooding, and mysterious version of himself seems to have emerged.
As their love deepens, Xu Mian notices a certain guard glaring at her with intense hatred.
“You… why are you glaring at me?” she demands.
The guard stiffens, but when no one is around, he corners her against the wall and commits unspeakable acts.
He knows the marks on her neck weren’t left by him.
“You said you loved me. How can you not recognize me?”
“Do you want him to hear, or should I make him leave?”
From outside, a voice calls, “My wife, have you retired for the night?”
Xu Mian, her voice trembling, replies, “Yes, Your Highness… I’ve gone to sleep.”
Inside the room, the fragrance of incense mixes with the sound of rattling furniture.
“Xu Mian, you are my wife!”
In a hidden chamber, she pleads tearfully, “Please, let him go.”
Gripping her chin, he whispers, “If you want to save him, you know what you must do.”
As she leans closer to him, the other man’s hoarse, desperate voice cries out, “Xu Mian, don’t!”
Yet he insists on showing the other man just how far he will go to claim her completely...
Tagline: When love becomes a battlefield, the crown prince fights to seize her heart!