The Cruel Romance of a Heartless Woman

[Complete. My next novel, Sickly-Sweet and Uneducated, But He Loves You, is now being serialized. Visit my author page to read it.] (Male lead's perspective) On the day of the heavy snowfall, Xie Ci took in the girl Sijia before she fell into demonic corruption. He cared for her, guided her, and gave her everything he could, including his heart. He thought that his love could keep her from becoming a demon. But when he finally died at her hands, Xie Ci understood. He was just a substitute, standing in for the person she loved most. She dug out his heart and said, "He needs this heart, A Ci." She said, "Don't cry, A Ci. You'll ruin that pretty face." She had never truly loved him. For her, he had his immortal bones removed, betrayed his sect, and endured countless hardships to give birth to the child she wanted. In the end, he was nothing but a joke. He died in the snow. When he awoke again, he had severed all ties to love and returned to the Immortal Realm to rule over the Three Realms. He had long forgotten the love he experienced in the mortal world. Until she appeared before him again, this time as an ancient goddess, created by nature itself, both vile and noble. She stood high above him, while a little child tugged at her sleeve and asked, "Mother, why does that Heavenly Emperor look exactly like me?" The love he thought he had long forgotten came rolling back like an endless calamity. He had seen her frivolity, foolishness, unscrupulousness, and hidden schemes, yet still followed in her footsteps. (The main story is told from the heroine's perspective.) Content warnings: The male lead is emotionally tortured. The heroine is a ditzy beauty and a madwoman. Everyone has Stockholm syndrome and loves her more the more she torments them. (See the author's note in Chapter 1 for details.) P.S. The heroine is an ancient goddess, but she isn't evil by nature. Next novel: The Demon Lord Is Uneducated, But He Loves You (preview on my author page) Blurb: Rong Qing spends seventeen years as the Holy Maiden of the Nine Provinces, worshiped by the people. Her uncle dotes on her endlessly, treating her like the apple of his eye. Then chaos erupts in the Demon Realm. The Demon Lord slaughters his way through the region, bringing disaster to the Nine Provinces. In a single night, the world descends into chaos, with corpses strewn everywhere. Her uncle tells her that saving the people is her duty as the Holy Maiden, and that she alone can defeat the Demon Lord. She is sent to the Demon Realm, prepared to perish alongside the Demon Lord. Instead, she is met by a black-haired, red-eyed man with dog ears who curses constantly. He says he's the Demon Lord and carries her off to the Demon Lord's palace. But how can the Demon Lord's palace be a dilapidated thatched hut? And how can the Demon Lord who has plunged the world into chaos be a dog spirit who can't read a single character and only knows how to curse? Rong Qing tells him, "Stop killing people. What have the common people done to deserve this?" He asks her, "Human girl, do you eat fox meat?" Rong Qing begs him, "Spare the Nine Provinces. Don't become a demon. Become an immortal instead." He asks her, "What about wild boar head meat?" Rong Qing is so angry that she cries. She wants to be a good Holy Maiden too, but the Demon Lord doesn't understand a damn thing! Later, the Demon Lord pacifies the Demon Realm and storms the imperial palace in the Nine Provinces, avenging her and placing her on the highest throne. Everyone fears him and worships him as a god, but only Rong Qing knows how uncouth and uneducated he is. He can't write a single character, but he knows a thousand ways to curse! She dislikes him and finds him annoying, until one day she sees the lofty Demon Lord hunched over a desk, practicing his writing by candlelight. On every sheet of paper, the same two crooked characters appear: Rong Qing. #Big Brother may be uneducated and quiet, but Big Brother loves you# My completed novels: The Charming Beauty Transmigrates as a Wicked Stepmother: a story about leveling up, getting rich, and a dead husband. After Being Dumped, the Green Tea Idol Wants to Steal Me Away: a green tea little uncle uses sweet talk to steal a wealthy heiress from her husband. Each marriage is better than the last! Don't Throw Away the Villain You Raised: an xianxia harem story. I, the Villainess, Want Money! and I, the Calamity, Want Money!: sweet and satisfying quick transmigration, with the queen of outrageous schemes, Xiao Xie, and super-sweet A Yuan! Don't miss it! The Villain's Group Chat: a quick transmigration story with a heroine who's a flirt. Please Close Your Eyes When You Transmigrate into a Book, Heroine, Say Your Lines: the male lead is a rabbit spirit, and the heroine loves petting him! All the Villains Are Here! and You Can't Imagine How Great It Is to Be Rich: super-sweet fantasy, with a wealthy older sister and an explosive little wolfdog! The Villain I Keep at Home (Transmigrate into a Book): an all-powerful female demon from the cultivation world transmigrates into an ancient romance novel and marries a sickly villain who's handsome, strong, and disabled. Sweet romance! The heroine is unstoppable when she flirts with the male lead! The Treacherous Minister's Livestream: the heroine is reborn as the treacherous villain's fiancee, bringing her livestream audience along to watch his comeback. (Visit my author page to read them.) Theme: Love means acceptance.