[A clever, quick-witted transmigrator who knows when to bend and how to get by vs. a steadfast, decisive general who never bends, stubborn and hypocritical]
[Blurb]
On my first day after transmigrating as a refugee, I was hunted.
On my second day, General Xie took me in.
On my third day, I realized he looked at me as if I were his enemy.
Later, I learned that the Shen family's young lady he'd broken off his engagement with had a red mole at the corner of her eye.
What a coincidence. So do I.
So he treated me like a substitute and bullied me as much as he pleased.
I shoveled horse manure, hauled feed, and endured his public digs.
I put up with it. After all, you can't bite the hand that feeds you.
Later, he started treating me well.
He was painfully awkward, but kind of cute.
Then I found out that I was the very Shen family young lady whose engagement he'd broken off.
And now he was standing right in front of me, calling Shen Nianqing a gold-digger.
He even said, "Don't think that just because you look a little like her, I'll pay you any more attention."
Me: ...Wow. How rude, insulting someone to their face.
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On his way back to camp, Xie Lince came across a woman in distress.
Normally, as a great general who protected his country, saving someone would be only natural.
But the woman had a red mole at the corner of her eye.
It was in exactly the same place as the one on the person who had so brutally broken off their engagement.
It was impossible not to notice.
In the end, he brought her back to his residence, his feelings in turmoil.
Of course, he made sure she didn't have an easy time. Shoveling horse manure and hauling feed: the dirtier and more exhausting the work, the more satisfying it was.
Unexpectedly, as he struggled to outwit Prince Jin, she kept coming up with brilliant schemes that helped him win.
He began to see her in a new light.
But that mole was still impossible not to notice.
Then one day, by chance, he discovered
that this woman was the mysterious person he'd been searching for all along.
At that moment, that mole didn't seem quite so noticeable anymore.
Later, she was always able to understand his hints and help him through his troubles.
That mole had become the blood in his heart.
He decided to keep her by his side.
Then he discovered that the blood in his heart was the very person who had broken off their engagement and torn his heart out.
Xie Lince: ...Even though she broke off the engagement so brutally, she must have had a reason. She must have!
[This novel is also known as]
#Worried about my secret identity being exposed every day
#A newcomer and a suspect
[Reader's Guide]
· The entire novel is complete.
· The main story is told in third person.
· The heroine isn't a pushover. She talks back and runs away.
· The hero is a jerk early on, then burns with regret later.
· Winning her back + secret identities exposed + pretending in front of each other + mystery
· Added 2026.3.23
Theme: Love is an inescapable calamity
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