Romance:
When Lu Jinnian was nine, she picked up a handsome older boy.
He sneered, disdain in his eyes. "Hmph. Ugly little girl."
Years later, a young gentleman in bloodstained clothes blocks her carriage, smiling as harmlessly as can be.
"This may sound hard to believe, miss, but in a past life, you and I shared a bond..."
Jinnian's mouth twitched. "...There's no need to go that far."
Who knew that bond was real, and a karmic entanglement spanning lifetimes?
"Tell me, if a woman swindled a man who loved her out of his money, seduced him, and then stabbed him, what would happen if he somehow survived?"
"...Oh, that would make the perfect story of star-crossed love, hidden revenge, and mutual destruction!"
Jinnian glanced at her composed, smiling fiance and fell silent.
Career:
As a diligent Mary Sue heroine, Lu Jinnian has always quietly raised the kids and conscientiously looked after them.
The male lead's affection keeps climbing, and she's about to win herself a loyal, wife-protecting puppy.
But a few years later...
The kid turns evil.
The supporting female character transmigrates into a book.
The corrupted male lead: "Afu, is killing them all the only way to make me the only one in your eyes?"
Lu Jinnian draws her sword. "Enough talk. Let's do this!"
The transmigrated supporting female character: "Pah! What kind of heaven-blessed genius? She's just a saintly Mary Sue with an overpowered golden finger!"
Lu Jinnian nods vigorously. "Girl, you think so too?!"
Beloved darling of the righteous path, heaven's favored daughter X humble, pathetic big demon king
Warnings: Not a cultivation story, more like a childhood friend who appeared out of nowhere
A melodramatic redemption story
Questionable logic and poor writing
Mary Sue with golden fingers galore
Theme: Even in darkness, embrace the light and happiness.