Moonlight in the Spring Courtyard

A Nan lost her memory. People told her that her husband was Xie Gui, the current prime minister, that her father was a great general who protected their homeland, and that she was Jiang Nan, a cherished young lady who had grown up spoiled and doted on.

A Nan believed them.

Xie Gui treated her wonderfully. By day, he cared for her attentively and gave her whatever she wanted.

At night, he showered her with tenderness, reserving every loving caress for her alone.

Beneath the red curtains, the beauty's slender waist trembled as she pleaded for mercy. Xie Gui's cool palm stroked her delicate cheek, his voice tender and affectionate. "Don't be afraid, A Nan. I'll protect you for all eternity."

A Nan often felt there could be no one in the world happier than she was.

Until people told her she wasn't called Jiang Nan, and she wasn't Xie Gui's wife. Her parents had died by Xie Gui's blade.

The truth tore open a bloody wound.

A Nan trembled with fear. She had once been a little bird, but the person who shared her bed and kept her company every day had broken all her wings and locked her in the gilded cage he had so carefully forged.

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Xie Gui came from hell. He had tasted blood and swallowed the flesh of the dead. His life had been trampled underfoot like an ant's, and there had not been a glimmer of hope in the endless darkness.

But once, he had also encountered the most dazzling light in the world.

In a ruined temple outside the city, a girl gently wiped the grime from his face with a handkerchief. She took his hand in her warm ones and softly reassured him: "Don't be afraid. I'll take you home."

Later, he became sinister and unhinged, stopping at nothing to seize power. He climbed to the very top over the bodies of countless people, hoping only that he could make a home with her.

The day A Nan disappeared, the entire capital fell into a deathly silence. Xie Gui imprisoned thousands and searched every inch of the city. She had nowhere to escape.

But that light from long ago now looked at him like a stranger, her bright eyes filled with fear, as if they were separated by thousands of miles.

Blood welled in Xie Gui's eyes. His long, elegant fingers gripped her chin without mercy, and his voice sounded like a ghost's. "A Nan, don't run away."

#Redemption story, melodramatic and coercive romance

#The male lead is beautiful, powerful, tragic, and unhinged. The crazier he is at first, the more miserable he'll be later.

#The female lead's parents weren't killed by the male lead. Her memories will slowly return.

#To be added

Blurb from 2022.4.17 (title and blurb to be decided)

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