The Sparrow in His Palm Is a Blood-Drinking Blade

[Two unhinged leads + equally matched power couple + all-consuming possessiveness + sweet on the surface, ruthless underneath + revenge by proxy]

Jiang Li: On the surface, she is a stunning princess of a fallen kingdom in the hands of the unhinged regent Xiao Wang, a fragile, long-suffering beauty who faces his domineering possession with tears in her eyes every day. In truth, she is utterly unfazed, a cold-blooded avenger disguised as a delicate caged bird. She uses Xiao Wang’s overwhelming power to exact her revenge. When danger strikes, she even uses their “shared pain” to make him suffer in her place.

Xiao Wang: He thinks he is “taking by force” a pitiful little bird in his palm. But he gradually realizes that he is the one trapped and used. His fury gives way to a willing acceptance of his role as Jiang Li’s “revenge lackey” and “walking blood bank”...