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Startling Steps

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Ling Xi is a stubborn, capricious girl. She argues with the princes, picks fights with the princesses, even the king Kang Xi calls her the 'desperate 13th sister'. A girl like this was once a normal white-collar who worked in a bustling city, but because of an car accident, she traveled back in time to the Qing Dynasty. She knows that she shouldn't have got involved in this battle for the king's throne, but she doesn't have the choice, because the man she loves is here and there are also the men that love her. What will the future be for Ling Xi? How will Ling Xi face the obstacles that floow her? What choices will she make? Will history change for her or will it force her to keep moving along? Will she end up choosing the gentle and nice eighth prince or will she go for the 4th prince who has a nice heart but a 'cold appearance'? Start reading now to find out what awaits Ling Xi...All Rights Reserved

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