I Pretended to Be a Good-for-Nothing, but She Heard My Thoughts and the Empress's Persona Crumbled

Gu Xingye transmigrated into a modern high-martial world, becoming the brainless simp side character of the fated male lead.

After awakening, he decisively dumped the aloof original female lead and instead latched onto Yan Jingshuang, the SSS-rank heiress of a powerful financial dynasty, a villainess who was about to turn dark after losing control of her powers. He hoped to become a quiet kept man.

But he had no idea Yan Jingshuang could hear his thoughts!

When the original male lead brought people to surround them, Yan Jingshuang prepared to protect her husband with her life.

Gu Xingye trembled on the outside. "Miss, I'm scared!"

But inside, he scoffed: [These pathetic nobodies aren't even worthy of making me call the Shura Temple. Maybe I'll quietly crush them with one finger later?]

Yan Jingshuang froze. What?

I thought I'd adopted a useless little puppy, but you're the Demon King of the world's most powerful secret organization?!

From then on, the plot completely went off the rails. The original female lead regretted everything and begged to get back together, while the original male lead was subjected to such relentless face-slapping that he began to doubt his own life.

By day, Yan Jingshuang was an icy queen, decisive and ruthless. At night, she pinned Gu Xingye against the wall, madness swirling in her eyes.

"Honey, how many secret identities are you still hiding from me? If you don't tell me, I'll have no choice but to lock you up..."