The Grand Palace (GL)

Main CP Summary: A sweet romance set in a marriage-permitted universe. After a popular starlet gets divorced, she decides to focus on her career. To improve her acting skills, she humbly seeks advice from her rival—an acclaimed actress. "Wait, I asked about acting skills, not flirtation techniques. Did you teach me the wrong thing?" Lin Qingyi: "No mistake—I’m flirting with *you*." Excerpt: During a New Year's Eve gala, Lin Qingyi suddenly kissed Qin Shiyue while they were singing a duet. Qin Shiyue was so stunned she forgot the lyrics. Lin Qingyi nonchalantly finished the song for her. That night, the internet exploded—how could the award-winning actress Lin Qingyi... openly kiss the "pretty but talentless" starlet?! The next day, reporters asked Lin Qingyi: "Was kissing Qin Shiyue just for the stage effect?" Lin Qingyi: "Nope, I just wanted to." Years later, during an interview: Reporter: "Fans say you spoil your wife. What does Mrs. Qin think?" Qin Shiyue: "She fooled everyone! She’s the best actress—she’s *so* mean to me." As she spoke, she rubbed her sore waist. That woman was getting worse! Lin Qingyi smirked, eyes gleaming: "When it comes to loving you, I don’t need to act." So beautiful. So in love with her... How could anyone resist? Side CP Summary: Losing your crush to your ex-wife is brutal. But what’s worse? Marrying your ex-wife’s sister, Qin Shilan. Kong Huizhi’s most despised and feared person is Qin Shilan—no contest. Freshly divorced from the younger sister, now wed to the older one. "I shouldn’t have divorced at all." Kong Huizhi felt life had become unbearable. Qin Shilan had a secret: she also loved Kong Huizhi—her sister’s wife. She buried those feelings... until the divorce. Why let good water flow to outsiders?

14-year age gap. At 32, Wei Mingxi remains alone, as if waiting for her to grow up. Rong Yuge, who fell in love at six, finally turns 18 and can now offer herself to Wei Mingxi. The restrained mathematics professor Wei Mingxi meets the energetic and insatiable Rong Yuge – utterly defenseless.

Xie Daowei: Why does she always think I’m being harsh on her? Mo Xian: If you're raising her, fine, but couldn’t you be gentler? Cruel, sarcastic, cold-hearted, oblivious to romance—do you really think this kind of personality is likable? Xie Daowei: Fine, I’ll wait for you to take that back.

One pair features a stunningly seductive actress teasing her obsessive fan—effortless seduction with morals and boundaries left shattered. Another pair shows a principled top agent encountering a princess-like diva—"I said no messy flings between women, stop clinging to me, alright?" "If I don’t drag you to hell, how can I claim you as mine?"

Tu Jiumei's family butchers pigs. Her mother always said that a woman's most important duty is to bear children, so she bore eight sons before finally having Jiumei and her twin sister Tu Shimei—a perfect ten. No matter how noble her status, Li Chiyue is scorned by society for her inability to conceive. She arranges for her husband to take ten beautiful concubines in hopes of expanding the family line. Thus, Tu Jiumei, known for her fertility, is brought into the marquis’s household as the ninth concubine. In short, this is a private affair between the lady of the house and her lovely concubine. (Volume One) *** Her mother points to the scholar's son and tells her this is an ideal match, as if their family is the one climbing the social ladder. Tu Shimei sneers. The man is scrawny, weak, and can’t even read the *Zuo Zhuan* properly. She’d rather become a nun than marry someone like him. Since no man in the world meets her standards, why not aim for the most powerful man instead? And beauty is her greatest asset—only a fool wouldn’t use it. Li Lingyue, who once looked down on her like she was nothing more than an ant beneath her feet— The humiliation she suffers today will be repaid with glory in the future! (Volume Two) *** Completed novel.