You Flirted with the King of Hell and Think You Can Get Away Unscathed? No Chance

Main characters: Yuwen Yuan and Jiang Zhuyou [Historical romance, coercive love, misogynistic tsundere, controlling, jealousy-induced meltdowns, groveling pursuit, mutually devoted leads] The entire Jiang family was executed, leaving only the infant legitimate daughter, Jiang Zhuyou. Her maid, Yuncui, hid her in the most famous brothel in the capital and named her Zhuyou, where she waited in the darkness for a spark of vengeance. Sixteen years later, she is Jiang Xiaoxiao, a celebrated courtesan whose beauty outshines the capital, though she only performs and never sells her body. Determined to clear her family’s name, she advances her plans step by step. By a twist of fate, she deliberately sets her sights on Yuwen Yuan, a cold and ruthless man known as the living King of Hell. She feigns affection and caters to his every whim, her heart full of schemes. All she wants is to use him to avenge her family. But he breaks his own rules for her, falls into madness over her, and offers her the whole of a heart he has never given to anyone. She sinks into hatred, then finds herself moved by his tenderness. She lies about who she is, deceives him into falling for her, and tricks him into reopening her family’s case, all while plotting how to escape unscathed. The day the truth comes to light, he finally learns that the woman he has cherished above all is the orphaned daughter of a condemned official, and that every bit of love he gave her was a lie from beginning to end. His eyes red, he traps her in his arms, every word steeped in blood and hatred. “Jiang Zhuyou, or should I call you Jiang Xiaoxiao? You used me, deceived me, toyed with me, and now you think you can walk away without a scratch?” Tears stream down her face as she sobs, “I had no choice. I’m sorry I lied to you.” He grips her chin, smiling with cruel sorrow. “Sorry? You stirred my heart and set me ablaze, and now you think you can walk away? Not in this life, or the next.” From then on, love and hatred become a cage. He keeps her by his side, hating her to the bone and loving her with his whole life. The more they entangle, the more their hearts break; the closer they get, the deeper they fall into ruin...