[Writer’s Block] The Right Way to Use a Villain

[Enemies-to-lovers arranged marriage | Regret-and-chase romance | A whole lot of devoted pining]

Flirtatious darling x pure-hearted loyal puppy

The person Zhu Fengchun hated most in the world was Yuchi Mu.

No one understood why. The Third Prince, Yuchi Mu, was talented in both civil and military affairs, upright in character, and devoted to the people. He might even become the future emperor of the Great Ye dynasty.

He was almost impossible to fault.

But none of that changed the fact that, in the original story, Yuchi Mu would eventually kill her.

As it happened, at a victory banquet, the emperor matched them on a whim, binding them together with an imperial decree.

Zhu Fengchun was at a loss.

She could only stare at the man she loved, on the verge of tears.

She really didn't want to marry him.

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Yuchi Mu was also at a loss.

He really didn't want to marry her.

After all these years, he had long stopped seeing things in terms of love or hate. All he cared about was what was useful.

If something benefited him, he accepted it. If it didn't, he destroyed it.

Zhu Fengchun was the one person he truly hated.

It was laughable. She had no ambition, changed sides with the wind, and clung to the powerful. Aside from being somewhat pretty, she had no redeeming qualities.

And this woman repeatedly warned him not to fall in love with her.

He would never fall for such a despicable woman.

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Zhu Fengchun hated Yuchi Mu and assumed that he hated her too.

So she devoted herself wholeheartedly and shamelessly to peeking over the wall at the man she loved.

Until one night, Zhu Fengchun returned to her room and suddenly saw a bowl of longevity noodles on the table, along with Yuchi Mu, whose hair still held traces of flour.

"When did your taste get so bad? It's your birthday, and that person didn't even make you longevity noodles?"

Zhu Fengchun was a little embarrassed. "Actually... I already ate before I came back."

Yuchi Mu: "..."

As winter turned to spring, Zhu Fengchun fell ill.

Yuchi Mu, who was usually cold-hearted and devoted to his career above all else, skipped court and stayed by her bedside all day.

He pulled her into his arms and fed her medicine himself. "Hah. You're this sick, and he hasn't even come to see you. You might as well break it off."

Zhu Fengchun replied weakly, "The ginseng in this medicine was sent by him."

Yuchi Mu: "..."

Later, in a debauched, dimly lit chamber,

Yuchi Mu gripped her chin and forced her to look down, taunting her again and again. "Would he do this to you?"

"Does he even have the right?"

Theme: Establish a guiding heart for the world, secure a livelihood for the people, continue the wisdom of the sages of old, and bring peace to all generations.