This isn't written well, so I'm going to rewrite it. Don't read it.
I've rewritten it more than ten times in my drafts, and I'm still not satisfied. I'm going to cry (and keep revising through the tears).
【Flirtatious Push and Pull + Regretful Husband Chasing His Wife + Quirky Heroine + Ascetic Hero】
Only when the Heart-Questioning Sword pierced her chest did Yun Yao understand: a love born of deception could only bear the fruit of false affection.
At first, just to stay alive, she played the adoring admirer and approached the aloof, lofty Shen Huaiqing.
She teased him and flirted with him, breaking his principles and pulling him down to the mortal world, just to see the restraint in his gaze and the faint red at the corners of his eyes.
The heart of an unfeeling man had stirred.
She thought that because Shen Huaiqing indulged her, spoiled her, embraced her, and kissed her, he must love her.
But even the sweetest dream must end, and all the joys of life are as fleeting as a dream.
As the Heart-Questioning Sword drank blood, Yun Yao's eyes reddened. “Shen Huaiqing, consider this sword my repayment to you... Now we're even.”
