Endless Misty Rain

[Coming soon: Transmigrated into a Book, I Hope the Male Lead Turns Evil Every Day. Please add it to your reading list!]

Everyone in Suzhou and Hangzhou's business circles knows the Xie family.

After a sudden crisis leads to the death of the Xie family head, the eldest daughter, Xie Yuning, becomes head of the family.

To investigate the truth behind her parents' murder and expand the family's business, Xie Yuning returns to the capital, Kyoto, which she left many years ago.

But before she can establish herself in the capital, someone comes after her, intent on killing her.

Xie Yuning meets each attack head-on and narrowly escapes death. Unexpectedly, she also stumbles upon a clue about who framed her grandfather all those years ago.

It turns out that the Xie family was being targeted more than twenty years ago...

★ An alternate version of history. Please don't nitpick the historical details.

★ A slow burn in every respect. The male and female leads are each other's one and only.

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Blurb for my new novel, Transmigrated into a Book, I Hope the Male Lead Turns Evil Every Day:

Lu Qing'an, a minor actress, discovers that she's fallen into a male-lead-centered cultivation novel. Her new body belongs to the eldest princess, who forced the male lead into marriage just after he passed the imperial examinations and became the top scholar.

To tame the male lead, the prey she desires, the original owner subjected him to a campaign of psychological abuse and threatened the lives of his family, among other coercive tactics. After a string of reckless deeds, she met a gruesome end.

The male lead, whom the original owner had nearly killed, returns as a villain. He repays blood with blood, establishes a new dynasty, and rises to the very top.

Qing'an, who only wants to live like a lazy fish, says: I won't do anything reckless. I'll do my best to cling to the male lead and hopefully avoid the death penalty.

But then she discovers that she's been bound to a quest System. The System demands that she follow the original character's personality, motivate the male lead, and advance the plot.

[Quest One: Your wedding is approaching. Force the male lead to wear a wedding dress and marry into the princess's residence.]

[Quest Two: You are ambushed at night. Pull the male lead in front of you to take the blade.]

[Quest Three: The male lead is suspected of murder, and is rumored to have put a cuckold's hat on you. Please punish the male lead by...]

[Quest Four: ...]

"Motivate the Male Lead"

Qing'an: I really can't thank you enough.

As the quests progress, Qing'an gradually realizes that there's something strange about her target, and the plot begins to veer in an unexpected direction.

She keeps following the quests and tormenting the male lead, so why are the signs of his corruption, which should be growing stronger by the day, nowhere to be seen? Why does the male lead seem to be advancing the plot even more than she is?

Qing'an: Hello, System comrade. Is my level too low? Have I not unlocked any hidden plotlines?

Theme: The water is lonely, the banks are green, and misty rain drifts down over the city