Surviving in a Political Scheming Novel

Tong Lai transmigrated into a political intrigue novel and became a fake eunuch, a spy who was doomed to die from the start. What a disastrous start.

The good news: The male lead is right by her side and doesn't seem to have turned evil yet. There's still a chance to save him.

The bad news: As a "fake eunuch," she has to act timid every day, terrified that if she gets exposed, she'll lose her head.

The known plot has completely fallen apart. To stay alive, she accompanies the male lead from being imprisoned in the Forbidden Garden to going off to reclaim land in Lingnan.

Outwardly, she's obedient: "The master is wise!"

Her inner monologue: Help, the plot has gone so far off the rails even its own mother wouldn't recognize it!!!!!!!!

With a sweet potato in her left hand and blueprints in her right, Tong Lai was about to realize her dream of making a name for herself.

But then she gradually realized something was wrong... It seemed her own life was part of the male lead's plan.

On a night of utter despair, she set the pavilion ablaze and decisively faked her death.

Three days later, the inn was suddenly surrounded.

The moment the door burst open, he walked toward her step by step, letting the dagger in her hand pierce his shoulder blade as blood soaked through his robes.

He pinned her firmly in front of him, his eyes bloodshot and his voice hoarse:

"A Lai... Without my permission, you'll never leave me in this lifetime."

P.S.:

1. One-on-one romance, single-character purity. The male lead has no romantic relationship with the original novel's heroine, not even in the original plot.

2. The male lead isn't gay. He knows the heroine's real gender.

3. The heroine isn't strong at the beginning, but gradually grows. The male lead is a product of a feudal society and acts like a jerk at first, but will gradually change and improve. He's a powerful man who eventually lowers his head and goes mad for love.

4. There are multiple points of view early on to serve the plot. After that stage, the story will gradually shift to the heroine's point of view.

Here's another one of my upcoming novels, "Unwavering." Add it to your favorites if you're interested!

Meng Liying had always wanted a gentle, domestic man, like her aunt's husband.

After twenty-three years of being single, she finally met Fu Jingxuan: handsome, refined, considerate, and everything she'd hoped for.

Until late one night on a winding mountain road, she saw her "perfect boyfriend" with her own eyes. He was wearing a leather jacket and sucking on a lollipop as he leaned his heavy motorcycle at a dangerous angle, laughing wildly at the edge of a cliff.

The world fell silent for a second.

Then the sky came crashing down.

Fu Jingxuan realized his girlfriend had been acting very strangely lately.

She kept coming home late at night, smelling of unfamiliar spicy perfume. Ambiguous red marks were faintly visible on her pale back, and there was a guilt in her eyes that he couldn't understand.

He calmly wiped his glasses clean, concealing the dark turmoil in his eyes.

It was fine.

Disobedient birds just needed to be locked in a cage. As for that "man," he would make him disappear completely.

Fu Jingxuan fell in love with a woman at first sight.

Even the faint trace of her scent was enough to set him ablaze. He wanted to drag her back and lock her away somewhere only he could see her.

But she had a boyfriend, and she loved him dearly.

It was fine. He could just... steal her away.

Bonus Scene:

One day, when the sun was already high in the sky...

Meng Liying kicked the crazed man away and called her therapist. "I think he still needs treatment."

"Oh! My dear patient's family member, what makes you say that?"

"His withdrawal symptoms look more like another kind of addiction."

A soft laugh came from the other end. "No, that's just his passionate love seeking reassurance. Look, at least he hasn't tied you up again."

Meng Liying glanced at the fine chain around the man's wrist and silently hung up. Oh well. Everyone has their troubles.

P.S.:

1. The characters aren't perfect.

2. The story will be polished before publication.

A composed, calculating beauty who keeps her feet on shore x an outwardly refined but inwardly gloomy professor / a thrill-seeking, death-loving madman

Also check out my completed novels: "I Ran Away with the Villain's Baby," "The Scene-Stealing Supporting Character's Male Lead Comeback," and "Professor Ji, Your Persona Has Crumbled."

Theme: Take your fate into your own hands