Sweet-looking, secretly scheming heroine x born bad seed | A combative couple
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[Bad news]: I died, stabbed through the heart by the husband I had loved for eight years.
As he stripped the bones of my sword from my body, he held a long sword in his hand, his eyes filled with frost and snow, as if he had never loved me.
He said, "Lingling, I'm sorry, but I have to save her."
I closed my eyes and laughed coldly. Summoning the last of my strength, I stabbed him hard in return.
[Good news]: I came back to life. When I woke up, I realized I had been living inside a book all along.
In the book, I did every evil deed imaginable and lied through my teeth. I betrayed the male lead's trust and met a terrible end.
My husband, Helian Chen, was famous, flawless, and the book's male lead, who killed his wife to attain the Dao. I was the vicious, disposable wife he killed.
"What? You want to know if I regret being a wicked woman? Whether I'll turn over a new leaf this time around?"
"Sorry, but this time I'll just be more discreet about being wicked."
The male lead's blurb
Feng Jingshi was a half-demon born of a human and a demon. He was bloodthirsty, heartless, and violent, a savage fiend who killed without blinking.
The Helian clan secretly raised him in their immortal estate as a weapon to bring about the end of the world, subjecting him to endless torture and humiliation.
No one would ever know that this lowly stray dog secretly coveted Tang Xiling, the wife of the Helian clan head.
She taught him to speak and read, healed his wounds with what little spiritual power she had, gave him the finest pills, and shielded him from the spirit whip.
Even... coaxed him into bed.
He thought she was the light that had saved him. He made her his faith, kneeling at her feet as her most loyal dog.
But then, one day
He saw her clinging coquettishly to another man's leg, the corners of her eyes curving with a smile. She said,
"Take me away. I hate everyone in this place. And my husband, too. I never want to see him again."
"I want him dead."
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Later, the Demon Lord appeared, the Immortal City fell, and the great clans led by the Helian clan were defeated one by one.
While fleeing, Tang Xiling was hunted down by her enemies. Battered and alone, she collapsed in a muddy pool where blood and rainwater mingled.
Just as she was nearing despair, she saw someone approaching through the endless mist and rain.
Feng Jingshi, now the ruler of all demons, wore a striking red robe. His exquisite features were veiled by a thin, unrelenting chill.
She thought he had come to hunt her down, too, so she closed her eyes and quietly awaited her slaughter.
Rain dampened his long lashes. His eyes half-lowered, he knelt beside her. His voice was hoarse, yet feverishly intense.
"Let me be your blade, your shield, your one and only faithful believer."
"He knew his goddess was false and wicked, yet he still bowed his head and catered to her."
-Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is. The heroine is no saint, but everyone is drawn to her.
-Male lead suffers; men compete for her, there are catfights and a love-triangle showdown.
Theme: After struggling with myself for so long, I would rather be myself!