Su Yao, an overworked office drone stuck in a 996 schedule, stayed up late complaining about a historical romance novel. When she woke, she had transmigrated into the novel as its ill-fated supporting character, who was about to be given poisoned wine. Knowing the plot, she immediately made up her mind: get away from the capital’s troubles and hide in a country estate until she could live out her days in peace!
But the “safe place” she had carefully chosen was actually the disguised hideout of Helian Jue, the so-called “crippled prince” rumored to be sickly and short-lived. She meant to keep her distance, but a series of mishaps led her to take a fatal blow for him. She also discovered, to her surprise, that the special warm fragrance her body gave off was the only remedy for the deadly poison within him.
From then on, the life-loving, easygoing woman was forced into service as the powerful man’s “personal pillow” whenever his poison flared up each month. She had planned to keep things strictly business, but his repeated acts of protection and probing drew her deeper and deeper in. When the Crown Prince’s relentless pressure exposed Helian Jue’s true identity as a surviving descendant of the previous dynasty, and the original heroine’s jealousy and schemes followed one after another, Su Yao faced a final choice: escape alone and save herself, or take his hand and gamble on a future together through this perilous struggle for power?
“I only ever wanted to be a lazy fish.”
“Now,” he said, looking at the woman lounging like a cat on his lap, twirling a strand of her hair around his fingertip, his eyes filled with tenderness, “you are my life.”
