Mature
Rose Lock
I’m a good-for-nothing.
My husband, on the other hand, is a golden boy who has appeared on the cover of a finance magazine twelve times.
Later, he told me all of those covers had been bought and paid for.
Then, claiming he didn’t want to drag me down, he decisively asked for a divorce.
Wait… did I marry into a fake wealthy family?
The Bodhisattva’s Curtain
I was a female scripture teacher who recited sutras for the madam of the household.
Yet in the middle of the night, someone cornered me behind the incense-draped curtains and asked me who was better-looking: him or the Bodhisattva.
That night, I did not choose the Bodhisattva.
Unfortunately, after barely three months, he came to bid me farewell.
I thought he had simply grown tired of me, so I agreed without fuss.
From then on, he lived beneath the glow of red lanterns, lost in endless pleasure, while I returned alone to the ancient Buddha and my solitary lamp.
Who would have thought that later, when he learned I had been drowned in a pond… He went mad.
Submission
Because of a bet, Jing Shaochuan lost me to his twin brother.
I acted as if I knew nothing and spent a night of reckless entanglement with his brother.
The next day, I blushed and asked Jing Shaochuan to buy some ointment for me.
“Where are you feeling unwell?” He frowned slightly, his voice deep and cold.
I murmured softly, “You were too rough last night. You hurt me.”
Jing Shaochuan froze visibly.
I took a step forward, hugging him gently and intentionally acting sweet and spoiled.
“But, you were so different last night compared to how you usually are… I really liked it, though.”
The Princess and the Spy
Before the war between our two countries, my Consort suddenly became close to me.
He was no longer distant and respectful, and even took the initiative to share my bed.
Someone warned me: “Princess, those who are not of our kind must have different hearts. You must be careful.”
At night, I asked my Consort, “Will you… always stay by my side?”
He kissed me and said, “I wish to be with the Princess, night and day, for all lifetimes to come.
If I ever break this vow, may I never be reborn.”
The Butcher and the Baker
I am an NPC in the game City of Desire.
By day, I sell fragrant, freshly baked bread; by night, I find my pleasure in butchering men.
On the night the bakery closed early, a heavy rain was falling.
A man walked in. Beneath his black raincoat was a naked body and a sharp knife.
I took a bite of my toast and bowed in welcome. Then, as his eyes filled with terror, I raised the chainsaw I had been hiding behind my back.
Bang! Ten minutes later, his head exploded inside the oven. As flesh and blood splattered everywhere, I beamed with joy.
“Welcome to City of Desire, Player. I hope you enjoy your game!”
Walking with a Lantern, Guiding Souls, The Marquis’ Lady Returns from the Underworld
Criminal investigations, soul-ferrying powers, a formidable partnership, and a slow-burn romance.
Everyone knew that Ren Fengjue, the Young Marquis of Renxuan Marquis Manor, was an exceptionally capable man. At a young age, he was already a high-ranking court official and one of the Emperor’s most trusted favorites.
With an illustrious background, striking looks, and both brains and brawn, he seemed to move through life without ever meeting an obstacle he could not overcome.
That changed the day a woman claiming to be his fiancée appeared at his door and opened with a sentence that left him stunned.
Xia Ximo: “Write me a letter of annulment.”
Ren Fengjue: “???”
At first, Lord Ren was buried in official duties and had no interest in romance. If she wanted out of the engagement, so be it. He had never intended to marry in the first place.
Later, after one twist after another, the way he looked at his fiancée changed completely.
Ren Fengjue: “I have already petitioned the Emperor for a marriage decree. If we annul the engagement now, it would count as defying an imperial edict, a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations.”
Xia Ximo: “???”
Twofold Heart
While recovering from an illness in Jiangnan, I had a brief, passionate affair with a scholar.
When it was time for me to return to the capital, I left him a hundred ounces of gold and a letter.
“My mother doesn’t approve of our marriage. It’s better if we part ways.” Two years later, he earned honors in the imperial examinations.
When we met again, his face was clouded with a dark, brooding intensity.
“Was the ‘mother’ you spoke of actually your mother-in-law?”
The Lactation Specialist
I am a lactation consultant, specifically catering to wealthy socialites.
To gain my clients’ trust, I intentionally pretend to be blind.
I never expected that one day, when I arrived for a home visit, I would discover that my client had become a corpse.
And her husband was currently discussing how to dispose of her with another woman.
No Returns Accepted
My husband absolutely loathed his new graduate student.
He even went so far as to cause a scene in front of the Dean, demanding that she be transferred to another research group.
He claimed she was morally corrupt and a disgrace to academia.
That was, until the fire alarm went off. His custom-made suit was soaked through as he draped it over her head.
He pushed past me, carrying her in his arms like a princess as he rushed down the stairs.
Dark Fairy Tale
While we were conducting a quantum computing experiment, my graduate student suddenly asked me a question. “Professor, do you know what it means when they say, ‘Primordial Chaos Gives Birth to the Two Poles’?”
I set down the equipment in my hands, but before I could speak, she began to strip off all her clothes right in front of me.
She placed my hand against her softness, her seductive eyes locked onto mine.
“Primordial Chaos Gives Birth to the Two Poles, and the Two Poles Return to One Place.” “The height of nobility is also the height of debauchery.”