There Aren’t Many Substitutes as Kind as Her

[The story is complete. Thank you for supporting the official edition.] [Waiting for bookmarks for After I Fall Under a Love Curse~] Su Tang was once the daughter of the richest man in the land, but after her family's fortunes collapsed overnight, she was reduced to a life in the pleasure quarters. Yu Shu, the "benefactor" who had rescued her from that life and made her fall for him at first sight, didn't even remember her name as he lay dying. He gazed at her face in a daze and murmured, "Her eyes. They look like hers." After Yu Shu "passed away," Su Tang discovered that the black-hearted man had still found time for pleasure. He had an illegitimate son who was already a teenager. Su Tang took the boy in to repay the kindness she had once received: The boy was covered in wounds, so she sold everything she owned to buy the best medicine. The boy had been raised in luxury, so she earned money to give him good food and drink. The boy was cold and suspicious, but she still spoke gently to him, as if soothing a child. Later, she discovered the boy's secret. She sat in silence all night, then packed two bundles: One for the boy. His wounds had healed, and it was time for him to leave. One for herself. The butcher next door, Brother Li, treated her very well. Besides... she really liked pork. But just as she was getting ready to marry him, that "boy" appeared, his eyes filled with sorrow. "Tangtang, don't marry him." Su Tang smiled. "We don't owe each other anything anymore, Yu Shu." * Yu Shu had seen the most glaring shade of red twice. Once, at Su Tang's wedding to another man, when her bridal gown blazed like fire. Once, when he clutched the silver hairpin in Su Tang's hand and begged her, "Gouge out my eyes. Your face means nothing to me anymore. It's only because of you." His eyes filled with red. Reading guide ● This is a fictional setting, very loosely constructed. Everything serves the romance. ● The heroine has the aura of "everyone who disliked me ends up loving me." The male lead is the boy, and the boy is Yu Shu: a black-hearted lotus. ● One-on-one romance, both physically and emotionally. The groveling arc is coming, so let's wait for it together. ● Old-school melodrama. Readers who pirate novels aren't welcome. Upcoming: After I Fall Under a Love Curse During the upheaval in the demon realm, the little demon flower Hua Xun, not yet a hundred years old, broke into the Demon Palace and rescued her benefactor, Bai Li Sheng, the Demon Lord. After three years together, Bai Li Sheng promised her, "When I return to the Demon Palace, I won't let you down." Hua Xun believed him. But Hua Xun forgot one thing: a demon is still a demon. The moment the Clear Radiance Fairy appeared before Bai Li Sheng with tears in her eyes and said, "You're still alive," he forgot his promise. He even planted a love curse on her to prove his feelings. The other party bound by the curse was the person he despised most: the Divine Lord Jiuqing. - Those afflicted by a love curse must see the one they love every day. Otherwise, they will weep blood and die. The cold and transcendent Divine Lord Jiuqing pitied all living things. With a soft sigh, he accepted Hua Xun's request to cultivate at his side and taught her methods for calming the heart and suppressing desire. Hua Xun was grateful. She practiced hard every day and did her best to please him. Whenever her heart fluttered, she blamed it on the love curse, and felt deeply ashamed for having such profane thoughts about the Divine Lord. Until the elders of the immortal realm came to see him one after another and bluntly declared, "The whole Three Realms say that the Divine Lord is keeping a little demon as a pet." The Divine Lord Jiuqing frowned slightly. Then, at the cost of damaging his own spirit, he forcibly removed Hua Xun's ancient love curse and silently put distance between them. Hua Xun took the hint. Though her heart was heavy, she left without hesitation. - Later, when the demon realm's army invaded the Ninth Heaven, the Demon Lord at its head held a bridal gown in his hands. All he wanted was one little demon. To prevent war across the Three Realms, and to repay the debt she owed for having the curse removed, Hua Xun agreed to leave with Bai Li Sheng. But just as she put on the bridal gown and boarded the wedding sedan, dark clouds gathered over the mist-shrouded Ninth Heaven, and lightning flashed across the sky. The cold Divine Lord appeared beyond the heavens. His gentle voice echoed again and again: "A Xun, you dare marry him?" Theme: Without enduring bone-deep cold, how can one enjoy the intoxicating fragrance of the 'Tang' blossom?