[Modern setting with gods and demons + strong-willed, conflicted heroine + obsessive, unhinged hero + rekindled love + past and present lives + big-sister-and-puppy-boy dynamic + some angst and heartbreak]
Content warnings: unhinged characters with serious moral flaws, the hero is abused (somewhat cruelly), an ancient-era arc, mild gender-bender elements
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She is the princess of Qingqiu. He is a calamity-bringing great demon.
After waking from a hundred-year coma, she finds her home burned down, her sweet and obedient little brother turned dark and unhinged, and herself inexplicably made a god!
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Qi Ran, commander of the Demon Division of the Department of Calamity Suppression
"My name is Qi Ran, but actually my dad's surname is Nan and my mom's surname is Bai. My older brother took our dad's surname, and even now I still can't figure out how I got my name!"
A carefree Qingqiu fox by nature, she is forced to become a worker with no days off. Perhaps it was destiny, perhaps karmic retribution. Maybe it all started one day when she took in a child out of pity and curiosity. Or perhaps karma had already taken root from the moment she was born?
"That's right, I'm unreasonable. No matter how bad he is, no matter how heinous his crimes are, he's still my little brother. If you dare lay a hand on him, I'll reduce you to ashes!"
Nan Li, top fugitive on the Department of Calamity Suppression's wanted list
"My name is Nan Li. My sister gave me that name. Li, as in dawn, like the rising sun."
Born from a mortal woman, he was created by a supremely gentle god. But amid endless pain and despair, he fell into darkness and became a great demon who brought calamity upon the world, his hands stained with blood. Perhaps it was the result of a god's obsessive love, or perhaps divine punishment for defying karma?
"I've lived my whole life for one person. She will always be my god. No one can sully her radiance, myself included."
In this life, every meeting is its own kind of retribution.
