Before I Became the Substitute for a Twisted Villain, I Was His Stepmother

Su Wan transmigrates into a book as the vicious stepmother of the male antagonist. When she opens her eyes, she sees five-year-old Si Jinmo curled up in a corner, coughing up blood that looks even more painful than his whip marks.

His throat has been burned beyond repair. He can never manage to utter a single complete word again.

Softening, Su Wan throws away the whip. From then on, she fights her way through a house full of wolves for his sake. But just as they are about to enjoy a better life together, a so-called "accident" crushes her beneath a car.

When she opens her eyes again, she is in the body of the "perfect replacement" Si Jinmo found for her.

The boy Su Wan painstakingly raised has regressed overnight. He's cruel, twisted, and completely deranged!

He imprisons her in a haunted mansion built to summon souls, with every wall covered in talismans bearing her name.

In the darkness, a man's long fingers wrap around her waist, gripping so hard her bones ache. "I've finally caught you, Su Wan..."

He bites her earlobe and laughs softly, but his palm strokes her trembling throat. "This time, I'm only summoning your soul... If you dare leave again..."

"I'll bury myself with you in this castle. We'll be a pair of resentful lovers, never parting for all eternity."

"I'll pull out your bones and embroider them into a doll that belongs to me alone."