After Losing His Memory, the Villain Went Through His Own Fiery Divorce

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Ye Ningning fell for the villainous second male lead in a book. He was exceptionally gifted, aloof and noble, and burdened with a tragic past. Yet in the end, he fell into demonic cultivation for the female lead and was hunted down by the righteous sects.

So after she transmigrated into a book, she tried to change his fate. She helped him break through illusions and cut away evil thoughts, then followed him into the Wulin Barrier, risking death time and again to save him.

Ye Ningning thought a young person's affection was always so easily won. After all, she had fallen for him after only a few lines of text and a few days together.

But he still fell into demonic cultivation.

The boy, once as pure as the breeze and bright as the moon, now had disheveled hair and blood-red eyes.

Wherever the Demon-Slaying Sword passed, blood sprayed and screams rang out.

Ye Ningning was afraid too.

But she thought they were fellow disciples and friends who had faced life and death together. Perhaps she could stop the slaughter.

Yet the long sword still pierced her body.

Through her fading vision, she saw the boy pause, a measure of clarity returning to his eyes. But it was because of a sweet, panicked female voice: "Big dummy!"

It was Lin Wan'er.

In the moment before her consciousness faded, Ye Ningning thought with resignation: As expected... a cannon-fodder character is still just cannon fodder. How could she ever compete with a single cry from the female lead?

*

Ji Yu'an always believed that Ye Ningning was still alive. So he traveled across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, finally finding his beloved in a remote border town in the mortal realm.

But the girl had forgotten him completely.

He thought, if she had forgotten, then they could start over.

Ji Yu'an proceeded cautiously, plotting every move, all so she would turn her gaze toward him again. But he discovered that she came from a world he could never reach.

And someone else cherished her, too.

Her choosing to love him once had already been an act of mercy.

*

There was little light in Ji Yu'an's life.

At last, someone loved him, only for him to push her away with his own hands.

From then on, he could barely sleep through countless nights and days.

Even if he had another chance, he would still live in fear of losing her.

He would be humble as dust for her, and love her with the madness of a demon.

Reading Guide: [Please bookmark, mwah mwah]

1. The female lead's memory loss only makes her forget that she transmigrated into a book and anything related to the male lead. She still remembers that she is a modern person, and she will regain her memories. This is not an amnesia plot forced into a happy ending; it is meant to put the male lead through the wringer and make winning her back harder.

2. The female lead is easygoing and even-tempered, taking things as they come. Deep down, she's a snarky commentator.

3. The male lead is a calm, mad dog. His stabbing people after falling into demonic cultivation is a misunderstanding, but that doesn't stop him from trying to win her back.

Next book preview: I'm Done Being the Heroine of This Restricted Novel

After transmigrating into an 18+ novel, Shen Guzhi becomes Gu Zhi, the heroine of an angsty romance. Gu Zhi is naturally seductive, born with a furnace constitution, and a beautiful vase who cannot cultivate.

"Ding-ding! Welcome to the Restricted Novel Makeover System, which turns restricted novels into pure romance. The male leads' affection is the source of your power.

"Once love is involved, they will cherish and respect you, and give you everything. So go win them over, girl. You will rise to the top of the world."

Shen Guzhi diligently worked on winning them over, carefully keeping things within bounds. Just as their affection scores kept climbing and they finally reached the "true love" stage, she saw this:

Her aloof master disregarded all moral boundaries and tried to force himself on her.

Shen Guzhi drew her sword and stabbed him. "Look carefully. I'm not her."

But as blood sprayed and warm liquid covered her hands, he leaned over her, rubbing her lips, desire almost spilling from his eyes. "It's better that you're not her. Then I can possess you without any pretense."

Her gentle senior brother lured her into an exquisite cage, weaving a dream to imprison her. She lost all sense of the passing world, while in their days and nights of entanglement, his whispered sweet nothings revealed a possessive madness. "If you said you loved me, how could you leave me?"

Shen Guzhi was numb.

She knew all the original male leads were freaks.

But she never knew that after "true love," they would reach a whole new level.

No wonder they could be male leads in an 18+ angst novel.

Shen Guzhi: I'm flipping the table! I'm done! And you, stupid matchmaking System, you're finished too!

Reading Guide:

1. This story has a mountain of original worldbuilding and my own take on cultivation. It has both romance and plot, roughly in a 7:3 ratio.

2. The content is clean! At its core, this is a story about a woman who transmigrates into a book, escapes her deranged male leads, and rebels against a human-trafficking System.

3. I personally felt the emotional tension and male lead characterization in my first two romances were lacking, so this time I'm writing four extreme male leads at once, partly as a writing exercise.

This blurb was previously published under my secret identity, and has now been moved to my main account.

Theme: Don't let the shadows of the past hold you back. Grow toward the light.