Yearning
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Summary
Xie Xiangsi joined the League at six and has kept its rules close to heart ever since—even with her newest employer, Prince Huai Pei Huan, a prince who specializes in doing the unexpected. She remains dutiful, never once letting her guard down.
That includes, but is not limited to, rescuing the kidnapped prince from the perilous Tianxiang Pavilion and taking a sword blow for Pei Huan while he was being hunted.
That sword blow unexpectedly lets her hear Pei Huan's inner thoughts.
—With that face and that aura, Xie Xiangsi doesn't need to dress up—she's a fairy, plain and simple!
—Xie Xiangsi says she doesn't want to, but her body honestly follows me to Tianxiang Pavilion—the only reason can be to protect me.
—Oh… she can't be secretly in love with this prince, but feels unworthy of me, so she has no choice but to stand at a distance at all times, secretly gazing up at my magnificence.
—Xiangsi, I like you so much.
Xie Xiangsi: What a coincidence. I like you too.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy sweet historical romance and the bickering-lovers dynamic
- Those drawn to the "hearing inner thoughts" premise and comic contrast
- Office workers who want a light romance to read on the commute or before bed
- Readers who prefer mission-driven plots over long, drawn-out misunderstandings
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting serious power struggles and a fully built martial-world system
- Those unmoved by sweet-romance comedy tropes who prefer realistic fiction
- Readers who dislike a male lead given to narcissistic inner monologues
Reading tips
- Start by reading it as a light comedy—accept the exaggerated inner-voice trope, then look at the finer details of how the romance advances.
- Watch the tension between Xie Xiangsi's duty to the League's rules and her growing feelings; that's what makes the character stand.
- Read it event by event: the Tianxiang Pavilion rescue, the sword blow, hearing the inner thoughts. Pause after each to savor how the relationship shifts.
- If the early pace feels light, read through the turning point of the sword blow and the inner voices before deciding whether it suits your taste.
About the publisher
Tianjin People's Publishing House publishes across such fields as classic works, foreign literature, architecture, social culture and social sciences, with 749 relevant titles in the collection. In the areas of classics and scholarship, works such as Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua and Fei Xiaotong's From the Soil and Fertility and Reproduction reflect a sustained attention to social culture and classic texts of thought. Architectural books are represented by Liang Sicheng's Annotated Yingzao Fashi and A History of Chinese Architecture, showing an emphasis on architectural heritage and building traditions. In foreign literature, translations of Sholokhov's And Quiet Flows the Don and Tolstoy's War and Peace and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, through the work of translators such as Li Gang and Yu Dawei, form a substantial series of translated works. Overall, the press combines classic texts, scholarly works and fine translations, with a publishing character oriented toward humanistic depth and the dissemination of knowledge.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 楔子
- 第一章 赏心悦目
- 第二章 觊觎之心
- 第三章 心灵相通
- 第四章 英姿飒爽
- 第五章 噬鬼之毒
- 第六章 风起云涌
- 第七章 被发现了
- 第八章 想拥有她
- 第九章 命中注定
- 第十章 成之怀之
- 第十一章 长安缭乱
- 第十二章 叩谢相思
- 番外一 云中来客
- 番外二 宜室宜家
- 后记 幸甚相遇
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About the author
Xiao Xiaochuan is a Chinese author about whom little public information is currently available; neither dates of birth and death nor educational background have been clearly documented. Judging from the existing works, their writing spans the genres of time-travel alternate-history fiction and youth literature. Two works are included in the database, namely Xiangsi (Yearning) and Shatang Yingtao (Sugar Cherry). In terms of subject matter, Xiao Xiaochuan's works unfold their plots through time-travel alternate-history settings on the one hand, and portray youthful emotions and experiences of growing up on the other, together forming the basic character of the author's creative output. Because verifiable biographical material is limited, systematic commentary on the writing style and literary influence of Xiao Xiaochuan remains unavailable, and readers' understanding of the author and the works still depends largely on these works themselves.
