[Gorgeous, strong, and tragic femme fatale with a seductive streak * innocent-looking, crazy younger attack dog]
[The male lead and the heroine's husband both face a fiery reckoning]
Ten years ago, Ji Shicuo was imprisoned by his stepfather. While escaping, his eyes were stabbed blind. Though Jiang Lingyue saved his life, she always thought he was filthy, and even refused to reach out when he fell.
Ten years later, Jiang Lingyue was married. Ji Shicuo returned from Yanbei, slaughtered his enemies' entire household, flayed them, and drank their blood. A beast's eerie gleam lurked in his phoenix eyes.
Just then, Jiang Lingyue happened to pass by. One careless remark was all it took for Ji Shicuo to recognize her voice.
So he turned his long sword and stabbed it into his own chest. His phoenix eyes gazed at her, innocent and pitiful, as he whimpered,
"Sister, save me..."
Jiang Lingyue never considered herself a kindhearted person, but that day, as if possessed, she felt a pang of compassion and rescued a dying puppy by the roadside.
The puppy was timid and pitiful, always looking at her with those eyes full of wounded reproach. He even climbed into her bed in the dead of night, behind her husband's back.
"Sister, it's so cold tonight."
Jiang Lingyue had been clever all her life. A crook of her finger could send men scrambling to bleed for her, yet she never guarded herself against the innocent puppy.
So the puppy lured her into his trap step by step, until he finally bared his fangs.
In the dark, his tall frame pinned her firmly against the wall. His hot, damp breath fell against her shoulder and neck, his voice hoarse.
"Sister, after all that, wasn't it still me who got you dirty?"
Later, Jiang Lingyue divorced her husband. For the sake of her clan, she had no choice but to attach herself to the exalted Prince of Yan.
In the bridal chamber, red candlelight flickered. The moment her veil was lifted, Jiang Lingyue finally understood: this game of manipulation had only just begun.
Dressed in wedding robes, Ji Shicuo raised her chin with long fingers and looked down at the bewilderment in her eyes.
"This time, Sister, you came to me of your own accord."
[Reader's Guide]
1. HE, fictional setting, the heroine has had previous partners, while the male lead has not.
2. The heroine is already married at the beginning. Both the male lead and her husband will face a fiery reckoning.
Theme: Thinking
