Shen Xuansu was mute, until she accidentally kissed Xie Qinghuan, the Sword Sect’s chief disciple.
At that moment, the forbidden spell broke, and she was able to speak.
To undo the Binding Speech Curse, she had no choice but to treat Xie Qinghuan as her only “cure” and keep approaching him again and again.
Xie Qinghuan, a swordsmanship prodigy, found himself pursued by Shen Xuansu, the quiet little talisman cultivator in the sect.
She was always “accidentally” falling into his arms, then “having no choice” but to touch his lips.
He kept a cold expression, though his heart was anything but calm: She really loves me this much?
She acted with such sincerity, her eyes full of the affection he mistook for genuine.
And he went from furious rejection at first, to helpless indulgence, and finally to falling completely under her spell.
He even began planning their dual cultivation ceremony, until he heard her say cheerfully into a voice-transmitting jade talisman: “Don’t worry. A few more kisses and the curse will definitely break. How could I ever fall for him?”
That night, Xie Qinghuan trapped her in his arms, his eyes blazing with fury and despairing pain. He kissed her until her lips hurt, his voice hoarse as he said:
“Shen Xuansu, tell me. If someone else could break your curse... would you offer them kisses like this, too?”
Reader’s Guide:
1. A master of self-delusion who thinks she loves him x a scheming actress who’ll do whatever it takes
2. A spectacular breakdown as the male lead goes from “She loves me so much” to “She doesn’t love me at all”
3. At first: He tells her to behave herself. Later: He begs her to use him.
Premise: Love can overcome every hardship