Reborn in a book as the villainess who dies from the start, Mu Tingxue takes the poisoned wine and sneers: “I’m done playing by this script!”
She knocks the wine to the floor and storms into the palace banquet, shouting at He Juntaing, the cold-faced prince who holds power over the court: “Your Highness, someone is trying to kill you!”
With her foreknowledge of the plot, she repeatedly devises brilliant strategies, breaks out of deadly traps, and cuts down traitors. The despised, useless beauty transforms into the sharpest blade at his side.
She thought it was only a deal, until one night he pinned her against the palace wall, his breath scorching: “I’m curious. Just how many secrets are you still hiding?”
She smiled sweetly. “Enough to ensure Your Highness protects me for the rest of my life.”
But he leaned close to her ear, his voice husky: “No. To share this vast realm with you.”
[One couple, two equally formidable leads, playing dumb to catch the enemy off guard, sweet romance and comeuppance]
