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Blurb:
A cold-blooded, two-faced young lady x an aloof beauty who has fallen into the mud
I.
Li Congjing spent his whole life keeping himself in check and following the rules.
The one time he lost control, he paid a terrible price.
To atone, he willingly married into the Yu family and cared for Yu Sijin, whose legs were paralyzed.
She hit him, cursed him, said the things that cut deepest, and trampled on his fragile self-respect.
But Li Congjing knew he deserved it.
He owed her, and he was destined to spend his whole life making amends.
Their marriage began as a transaction, a way to make things right.
But as they spent more time together, Li Congjing still fell in love.
The day his wife finally looked at him with affection, he was like a child given candy,
unable to hide his delight.
Li Congjing thought that perhaps things had started out wrong, but he could tend them with care and bring about a happy ending.
It wasn't until the day the Li Group collapsed that he learned his wife had never loved him.
Their domestic harmony and gentle words had all been nothing but false affection.
When Yu Sijin pushed the divorce papers in front of him,
Li Congjing knew he had no choice.
From the very beginning, he had been a pawn in this deception.
His old fears of losing her and the guilt that filled his heart had all become a joke.
Yu Sijin spoke tenderly into the phone, then turned to him with a cold expression.
"Sign it, or you won't even be able to keep the Li family's old home."
Li Congjing knew the person on the other end of the call was the cousin she cherished most.
He gripped the pen in his hand, but could not bring himself to sign.
"You never loved me, did you? Yu Sijin, you never loved me!"
He screamed almost maniacally, desperately wanting an explanation.
But the woman remained cool and indifferent, as if watching a farce unfold.
II.
The Li family fell, and the Yu family became all-powerful.
Everyone said the eldest Yu daughter was ruthless and had no regard for anyone's feelings.
She had shown no mercy even to her husband's family.
But some said she still cherished the tenderness they had once shared,
and kept the mad young master of the Li family at home,
if only to honor their former marriage.
It was a pity, though. Back then, Li Congjing had been so refined and elegant,
and had caught the eye of countless women in Yize.
Now he looked barely human, and it was hard not to pity him.
At first, Yu Sijin was certain Li Congjing was only pretending to be mad.
She tried every way she could to humiliate him, but all she got in return was the man's foolish laughter and delirious babble.
As time passed, she grew tired of it.
She kept him by her side as if he were nothing more than a dog.
After nightfall...
The lights in the Yu home went out, leaving silence all around.
Someone slowly pushed open the bedroom door.
The man stood by the bed, his eyes clear. He looked nothing like the idiot the outside world believed him to be.
He slowly crouched down,
ignoring the naked man on the other side of the bed.
He stroked the woman's smooth cheek and kissed her forehead.
"I told you I'd stay by your side forever."
Even if I have to stay like this, even if you don't need me.
He had chosen to sink this low. He knew it was a trap, but refused to turn back.
He wove a vast net out of his true feelings, drawing in Yu Sijin's false affection along with it,
then wrapped himself up in it, unwilling to wake.
The faint click of the door closing grew deafening in the night.
The woman slowly opened her eyes,
her expression amused.
Look.
The show is about to begin again.
The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is.
The heroine is cold-blooded and merciless.
The hero gets tormented, relentlessly. I just love stories about a favored son of heaven falling into the mud.
There is no groveling arc for the hero. The heroine always has the upper hand.
Blurb screenshotted on 2023-08-21.
The cover was made using commercially licensed materials.
Theme: Life is beautiful; cherish every step of the journey.
