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Su Jinyue transmigrated into a male-led imperial-examination novel and became the male lead Lu Shen's childhood friend, a cannon-fodder character who bullied him mercilessly when he was still poor.
In the original novel, she looked down on the poor and fawned on the rich. Taking advantage of Lu Shen's dependence on others, she ordered him around and beat him at the slightest provocation. She was the biggest obstacle on the male lead's path to success.
Later, war and chaos engulfed the land. Lu Shen endured countless hardships and eventually became a powerful minister. But years of humiliation and torment had driven him completely dark. The once gentle youth became a sinister, ruthless butcher who killed without batting an eye.
And she, the true culprit, was kidnapped on his orders and tortured mercilessly.
On her first day after transmigrating into the book, Su Jinyue looked at the gaunt boy in front of her, the one she had been ordering around, and felt utterly devastated. What kind of hellish start was this?
She made her decision at once:
1. Be a little nicer to Lu Shen.
2. Save as much money as possible, then pack her bags and run far away as soon as the opportunity arose.
So in the dead of winter, she draped her padded jacket over him.
During a famine, she secretly slipped her last bit of dry food into his book bag.
When people bullied him, she grabbed a broom, rushed over to shield him, and yelled louder than anyone.
She thought that once he rose to the highest ranks, he would surely remember her kindness and spare her, wouldn't he?
Everything went smoothly. On a quiet night, just after she had packed her bags, he cornered her against the wall.
The boy's gaze was sinister. His icy fingers caressed the nape of her neck.
"Big Sister, where are you going?"
"Did I do something wrong and make you angry?"
Su Jinyue felt that something was off. She decided to keep him calm and look for another chance to run away later.
The second time, she joined a merchant caravan heading south, thinking she had covered every angle.
That night, bandits surrounded the caravan. He fought his way through the encirclement alone and clutched her tightly in his arms, trembling. "Why won't you ever listen?"
The third time, she finally escaped to a small town a thousand li away, assumed a new identity, and started a small business. She thought the imperial court was too far away to reach her and that they could part ways for good.
On a rainy night when all was silent, the Grand Secretary, now powerful enough to sway the whole court, pushed open the gate to her courtyard.
Rain ran down his face. With him were all her old friends and family. Blades were pressed to their throats, awaiting his command.
Su Jinyue cried out in despair, "Lu Shen! What do you want from me?"
He leisurely wiped the tears from the corner of her eye. "Did they tell you to leave me? It doesn't matter. The people in the way can just disappear."
"Big Sister, isn't having me enough?"
[Reader's Guide]
1. Sinister, unhinged childhood friend × childhood sweetheart who only wants to stay alive. One-on-one romance, both leads' first time.
2. The male lead has little sense of morality, is highly possessive, and is genuinely insane.
3. Farming + imperial examinations + political intrigue in a chaotic era. Everyday farming life in the early chapters, followed by an intense love triangle and coercive romance, with a bittersweet push and pull.
Blurb written on 2026/7/19
Theme: Love means respect and freedom
