Snow on the Pillow, Fragrance in the Heart

Darkened, unhinged nobleman + groveling pursuit + forced love

Zhi Xin accidentally transmigrates into an adult novel and is forced to bind herself to a life-saving System. To survive, she must keep tempting Wen Ruxue, a cold and aloof man as untouchable as a flower on a high peak, and earn his affection points.

Wen Ruxue is indifferent by nature and holds a position of power. From the very beginning, he realizes Zhi Xin has ulterior motives, keeping his guard up and resisting her at every turn. Yet whenever she takes the initiative to approach him, his body loses control before his reason can catch up. This involuntary reaction disgusts and torments him.

He goes from treating her coldly to gradually giving in, until at last he willingly lets her use him. He knows it is all a scheme, yet still gives her his heart without reservation. Once she has accumulated enough points, Zhi Xin no longer needs him to keep her alive. To escape for good, she carefully plans her departure, heading far away to the water towns of Jiangnan to live freely, beyond anyone's reach.

When Wen Ruxue learns that Zhi Xin has fled, his hair turns white overnight, and his mind grows increasingly hazy. Night and day, he is tormented by nightmares filled with her. He wakes to nothing but endless loneliness, and eventually he is even afraid to close his eyes, living in unceasing longing and pain.

Then his subordinates discover that Zhi Xin is still alive. Wen Ruxue rushes to Jiangnan like a madman. But when he sees her chatting happily with an unfamiliar man, consuming jealousy swallows him whole.

Late that night, Wen Ruxue sneaks into Zhi Xin's room and kisses her uncontrollably. The force of it wakes her. When she opens her eyes, she finds his own bloodshot gaze fixed on her. Aggrieved and obsessive, he holds her captive. The next moment, Wen Ruxue buries his face against her neck, hot tears falling as he trembles with the madness of having found her again. In a hoarse whisper, he murmurs, “You can't escape me now, Xin Xin.”