The Villain Even the Author Couldn't Win Over

"Who am I supposed to win over?"

[ Jiang Jian Zhi ]

"The major villain in my book, the one with no empathy, skilled at sophistry, devious in his ways, and seeming good but not truly good: Jiang Jian Zhi?"

[ Yes and no... ]

Only later did Jiang Chu Yao learn what "yes and no" meant.

Jiang Jian Zhi wasn't devoid of empathy. He simply used the pitifully little empathy he had elsewhere, and certainly not on her.

Jiang Chu Yao watched helplessly as the villainous male supporting character she'd written approached her with a knife in his hand. Bright talismans floated all around him, illuminating the darkness surrounding her.

After being held captive here for so long, Jiang Chu Yao endured her fear and stifled the sobs caught in her throat, feeling his icy fingers come to rest against her neck.

She tilted her head back, trembling uncontrollably. Just as she was about to speak, he silenced her with his mouth.

"Miss Yao, your lips and tongue are so good at coaxing people and hurting them. It's better if you don't speak... Xi Jian, I can see how much you're suffering, and I can't bear it. Let me help you."

Beneath his jade-like face lay barely contained hunger and a sigh of longing.

"Save your words for when my death comes. Then I'll go down to find you, and you can tell me everything..."

Hearing this, Jiang Chu Yao buried herself in his embrace, hoping he would stop speaking...

She never imagined that this would be her last moment of bliss...

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