Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Republican-Era Edition

Blurb 1.0:

Feng Zhuixia thought he had successfully won over the most ruthless killer in Black Crow Mound. But it turned out the other man had only been treating him as someone else's shadow...

Shi Yi, furious, flips the table: “I did not!!!”

Blurb 2.0:

Shi Yi says, troubled and full of self-reproach, “I have a secret.”

Feng Zhuixia says, delighted and excited, “What a coincidence! So do I!”

Blurb 3.0:

Shi Yi summons his courage: “The truth is, I approached you at first to use you. I'm sorry. If you're angry, you can beat me up.”

Feng Zhuixia comforts him warmly: “Don't be so violent. I knew from the start that you had an ulterior motive for approaching me, and I used you in turn. You can't hit me just because you're angry~”

Shi Yi • clenches his fists, keeps smiling •

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On the surface: ruthless, invincible, emotionless killer gong * sharp-tongued, incompetent, well-connected deputy bureau chief shou

Beneath the surface: seemingly cold but deeply devoted, unstoppable * plays the fool to catch his prey, exceptionally clever