Xu Fuyin stayed up late reading a novel about men competing for a woman, where readers could bet on their favorite male characters. The male lead and supporting men each had their own moments to shine, and the story was full of standout scenes. Only the second male lead, Xue Huaifeng, was truly heartbreaking.
Xue Huaifeng was imprisoned while saving the female lead and brutally tortured by the enemy army. When he finally returned home, his colleagues framed him, his family exiled him, and he was forced to marry a fake heiress. He fell from the clouds into the dirt, a once-great heartthrob reduced to less than a dog.
Worse, after the fake heiress married him, she humiliated him in public and repeatedly had emotional affairs. In the end, Xue Huaifeng died alone on a cold, lonely, rainy night.
When Xu Fuyin opened her eyes, she had become that cannon-fodder fake heiress.
She had been a fan of Xue Huaifeng's character while reading the novel. Now, looking at the frail, silent man before her, she gave him a kindly smile.
With her devoted care, Xue Huaifeng gradually shook off his sickly, wretched appearance and regained his former, peerless bearing.
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Just as she was getting carried away raising her "little one," a moment of carelessness let Xue Huaifeng meet his original ending. He died mysteriously in another county, his body never recovered.
When she heard the terrible news, no one in the Xue family was willing to claim his body. Xu Fuyin ignored everyone's pleas and traveled a thousand miles, only to find a few bone fragments torn apart by wild animals.
Heartbroken by her failure to raise her little one, Xu Fuyin insisted on holding a funeral for Xue Huaifeng.
At the funeral, she suddenly received an imperial decree from the palace, ordering her to marry the Prince Regent.
The entire capital was stunned. The female lead was stunned. Xu Fuyin was even more stunned.
The Prince Regent had seized power through bloody slaughter. With his own strength, he had saved a collapsing dynasty. He was a feared demon from the underworld.
Most importantly, the Prince Regent was suspected of being the mastermind behind Xue Huaifeng's death...
No one knew that the Prince Regent was skilled in poison, hidden weapons, disguise, and many other arts. In disguise, he was unrivaled throughout history.
Faced with a treacherous court and countless assassination attempts, he routinely played several roles himself. All his secret identities were "madly in love with the female lead" for convenience. Xue Huaifeng was merely a secret identity he had planned to discard.
To a secret identity, a wife was an unnecessary complication.
When this performance was over, he would get rid of her.
Who could have imagined that someone would go to such lengths for a useless cripple, giving everything without asking for anything in return?
And all of that should have been his. How could a useless man like Xue Huaifeng deserve such devotion?
If she wasn't his yet, then he would take her.
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[Bonus Scene]:
Splendid robes, a bridal procession stretching ten miles.
Halfway through the wedding banquet, the Prince Regent left.
That same day, the Prince Regent purged his political enemies, wiping out half the capital's noble families. The imperial city was gripped by fear.
Xu Fuyin sat on the wedding bed, forcing herself to stay calm. The door was suddenly kicked open, nearly making her drop the dagger, poison powder, and knockout powder she had hidden.
The Prince Regent stood outside, drenched in blood and dressed in wedding robes. Behind him, blades flashed and the fighting raged.
The man walked toward her step by step, lifted her veil, and smiled gently. "Sorry to keep you waiting, my wife."
His bloodied fingers slowly brushed her pale cheek. The possessiveness lurking deep in his eyes was almost impossible to conceal.
Uncomfortable, she turned her face away, then noticed an inconspicuous scar on his palm.
It was exactly like her former husband's!
Who was he, really?
[Who would have thought that a second male lead who seems to be a second male lead might also moonlight as the male lead, the third male lead, the fourth male lead, or even an extra?]
● Man of a thousand faces, all-powerful, a ruler who gets jealous of himself every day X pretty cannon-fodder heroine who loves raising fictional characters
● The female lead was reading an unfinished novel. The male lead's secret identities were never revealed, so she doesn't know he's a master of secret identities.
● The female lead is not strong.
● The male lead's disguises are so convincing that he fools everyone. The bonus scene won't happen until he has fully grasped power, so please don't rush me~~
● One-on-one romance, happy ending, fictional setting, political intrigue. Please don't offer writing advice. If anything bothers you, feel free to click the X~~
(The blurb has been revised. Thank you to everyone who sent a tip before. It has been refunded.)
● Coming soon: His Majesty Bolts Upright in Sickbed, a short story
● Coming soon: The Beautiful Eunuch
That night, Feng Xinian was summoned to the bedchamber to attend to His Majesty. The emperor lounged on a daybed, beckoned her closer, and watched Feng Xinian's face grow paler and paler. His gaze was gentle, but his voice held cruel, brazen aggression. "Have you heard the story of men who love men?"
Feng Xinian froze for a long moment, then dropped to her knees in shock.
Only then did she realize that she was the one His Majesty wanted to share his bed!
Theme: Work hard to change your fate.
The Fourth Male Lead Is Being Coveted Again
This Book Is Forbidden: Dawn
Contract Mark [Book Transmigration]
This Book Is Not for Reading: Final Chapter
Humanity Transmigrates, Shocking the World
The Male Lead in the Background
This Book Is Forbidden: No Crossing
The Phoenix Nests in the Green Sparrow Tower
The Hound of Evil
When Running Away Doesn't Work
The Professionalism of a Eunuch
The Art of Unrequited Love
The Gilded Cage (Both Reborn)
Qing Yang [Quick Transmigration]
The Clan Matriarch (Married First, Love Later)
Spring's Birth
Forced to Give Myself to My Archenemy After We Bonded Through a Love Gu
My Archnemesis Has Fallen Deeply in Love with Me
Echoes in the Cloud Mirror [Road Trip]
Second Marriage in the 1970s
I Became a Trickster at the End of the Qin Dynasty
After Joining the Evil Gods' Chat Group
[Western Crossover] Survival Game, but My Teammate Is Red Robin
Power Games in Beijing's Elite Circle
Ninefold Spring
Beast Taming Begins with the Global College Entrance Exam
The Cunning Wife and Her Simple Husband in the 1980s
The Moon Rises Bright
[Entertainment] I Really Don't Have a Fetish for Ugly People
Have I Succeeded in My Rebellion Today?
I’m Teaching Free Classes in the Cultivation World
Welcome to ██ Inn
I honestly think that revealing the male lead's true identity won't make the female lead transfer her affections to him; instead, it will reset his affections to zero. I feel the female lead's psychology hasn't been explored in detail. Initially, I thought the author wouldn't depict how the transmigrated female lead abandoned her original world and developed a sense of belonging to this new world…
How romantic! But bro, you have to say something, otherwise nobody will know. (Voiceless)
The male lead is far too arrogant. No wonder the female lead doesn't like him. Even from my omniscient perspective, I'm sometimes confused, sometimes wondering if Shen truly loves the female lead, or if his feelings are just possessiveness stemming from a desire for someone who will selflessly sacrifice for you. But watching Shen and Tian, you can still sense the male lead's affection.
Still grinding ranks on my smurf account, still forgetting I have a main account waiting to get married. [Loading][Lying down]
I give up! Do we really have to resort to force? 💔 You can tolerate everyone else but not the way she looks at you? Maybe she was a little too eager on her wedding night, but she should talk to you properly afterwards! You still have a long life to live with your wife; what's the point of always having a cold face?
Xiao Tian still has an alias [lying down], so he'll probably be sad again.
Ugh, don't end it so soon! We haven't even seen these two be sweet together yet! (Pointing to the main account [scratching head])
Help! Shouldn't you be reasoning with them and appealing to their emotions at a time like this? Why are you resorting to force? [Ew~]
It's hard to imagine how she felt after learning the truth. Are you relieved he didn't die? Are you angry that he lied to you? Do you feel like you're strangers because of your different personalities? I really want to know how to make it work! I need it urgently! [Empty bowl][empty bowl][empty bowl]
Is there a wedding today, author? [Cat emoji]