[Gentle, beautiful, tragic yandere ✖️ world-weary, devoted love-struck puppy]
Younger male lead, unhinged heroine, mutual salvation, one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partner
Xiao Zijin has endured a life of hardship since childhood. To protect herself, she always wears a mask, using her gentle, charming manner to conceal her burning ambition.
She takes in the young husband whose family has been destroyed, helping him find his former allies, build up his influence, and make plans. She exploits his love for her, turning him into the sharpest weapon in her hands.
But she gradually realizes that the pitiful little wolf cub she once knew now gazes at her with ever greater intensity. That warmth makes her lose herself, and it frightens her, too.
So she removes her mask. Watching his stunned expression, Xiao Zijin feels both sorrowful and amused. "Oh! So my little husband found out after all. But you said you love me, so you should accept the real me, shouldn’t you?"
No one expected that a son of the Shi family, massacred to the last, had survived. When he storms the palace with a weapon in hand, everyone assumes he has come to avenge his parents.
Instead, they watch as he walks straight up to the gentle princess, gathers her into his arms, and sighs. "Fine. You want power and riches, and I’m the only one who can give them to you. I don’t ask you to love me. Just... stay by my side."
There's no one around. Comfort yourself. Who is crazy? I am crazy. (Walking around) (grabbing the collar of passers-by) Why don't you look? (Grabbing the other man by the collar) Why don't you look? (Being scolded) (Crawling away in grievance)