After I Transmigrated Into the Sickly Cousin of My Imaginary Rival

[Gentle, obsessive male lead x wavering, survival-minded female lead, anxious attachment and avoidant attachment]

Chi Yao, a high school sophomore who stayed up all night competing with her imagined rival, died suddenly and transmigrated into the body of the frail, powerless young sect leader of Xuanlan Sect.

When she woke up, she discovered she was the obstacle standing in the way of her fiancé's rise to fame. Her great-uncle and his wife despised her as useless, while the sect elders grabbed her by the throat, accusing her of being incompetent and occupying a position she didn't deserve.

The only one who protected her fiercely was the fiancé she had thought was the coldest and most insufferably arrogant, holding her close as if she were a precious treasure he'd found again after losing her.

Chi Yao was full of questions, her fist momentarily unsure where to aim. Wasn't he supposed to break off the engagement? Why was he acting so devoted? The modern version of you wasn't like this.

Rumor had it that Yu Wenchuan, guest elder of Xuanlan Sect, had already seized real power. He only kept up appearances by letting Chi Yao retain the dignity of a young sect leader out of regard for their relationship.

No one knew that he had once personally denied it to his trusted aides: "Apart from A Yao, I can't stand to see anyone else take that position."

But for some reason, the clever and upright A Yao he knew kept avoiding the title of young sect leader, going to every length to escape down the mountain and get away from him.

Eventually, she really did get her way. His face darkened, and for the first time, the noble darling of heaven abandoned the sect and went down the mountain to pursue his wife.

No one in the cultivation world could have guessed that the black-clad man who cornered that village girl against a door and kissed her on a rainy night was none other than the rarely seen Sword Immortal of Jin Feng.

Chi Yao was left panting. She slapped him, and he turned his face aside to rub the burning spot, his eyes blazing as he said, "If A Yao won't go back, then I'll stay here and be a married couple with you for the rest of our lives. What do I care what happens to the rest of them?"

Reading guide:

1. The male lead is far more obsessed with romance than his career. Without his wife, he'd make the whole world suffer.

2. The female lead is conflicted and avoidant. Her first instinct when faced with a problem is to run away. She is not a strong, take-charge heroine.

3. The male lead suffers more. The pacing is slow, with lots of back-and-forth and misunderstandings on both sides. The story is mainly bittersweet.

Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else.