I Escaped After Pretending to Be the Villain's White Moonlight

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[Double redemption, multiple Systems, awful parents chasing their daughter in a crematorium]

★ Bright, sunny heroine × sharp-tongued, stubborn hero who says one thing and means another

1. The day her grandmother died was the darkest day of Xi Ning's previous life.

After being reborn, Xi Ning bound herself to the [Save the Heroine System].

The System told Xi Ning that her grandmother died because the original world's main couple had a bad ending. To rewrite fate, she had to save Mu Xining, the heroine, from being forcibly claimed by the villain.

And Xi Ning was Mu Xining's twin sister.

Xi Ning: Oh my, so she's the chosen tool character?

In this new life, Xi Ning no longer cared about blood ties. All she wanted was to be a devoted granddaughter.

But the Mu family, who had treated her like dirt in her previous life, had inexplicably gone crazy. One by one, they came running and fell to their knees, begging for her forgiveness.

Xi Ning's response: Are you people okay? Leave me alone!

2.

The penalty for failing a quest was a sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, or salty punishment of varying severity.

System: [Ding! Quest 1: Observe the villain's appearance.

Quest duration: 5 minutes

Penalty 1: Level seven sourness, duration: 5 minutes.]

Xi Ning got off to a bad start and failed the quest.

The sour sting that surged through her eyes, nose, and throat made tears stream down her face. In a tearful voice, she pleaded with Cen Yan's friend, "Please... let me see Senior Brother Cen Yan... just once."

Hui Yuan: Someone loves Brother Yan that deeply? I'm shipping it! I'm shipping it!

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Xi Ning only saw Cen Yan as a target to win over, until she discovered that he never meant what he said.

Things took a turn on the summer solstice, when Xi Ning's sympathy got the better of her and she made a bowl of dumplings for the lonely villain.

"Is it good?"

Cen Yan stubbornly said, "It's awful."

Xi Ning politely told him to throw it away. In her heart, she thought: Hmph, eat it or don't. Suit yourself.

That night, Xi Ning woke from a nightmare and heard rustling outside.

She quietly opened her bedroom door and saw Cen Yan heating the dumplings in the microwave, then eating every last one.

Xi Ning secretly laughed in the dark.

At that moment, she suddenly felt that Cen Yan wasn't all that annoying after all.

3.

A week after Xi Ning fled the capital, a young man cornered her against a wall.

With no choice, Xi Ning told him everything. "Actually, I'm not Mu Xining."

His voice was softer than she'd ever heard it as he murmured her name. "Xi Ning."

She helplessly continued explaining. "I know you like Mu Xining, but..."

She wasn't her.

For the first time, Cen Yan's voice held a trace of helplessness. "Xi, as in hope; Ning, as in peace. I got your name right, didn't I?"

Xi Ning looked up in alarm. For the first time, she felt things slipping out of her control.

"From the first day you entered the Cen household, I knew you weren't her."

His finger traced the air beside her lips. His gaze was wild and hungry. "You said you'd stay by my side for the rest of your life."

4.

As a child, Xi Ning longed to have Doraemon, or Ayou, or, failing that, even a defective treasure gourd.

Growing up, Xi Ning came to realize that she could only rely on herself. She stopped wishing for Doraemon's help.

But Cen Yan told her earnestly, "If you need me, I can be your Doraemon for the rest of my life. Yours alone."

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★ Reader's Guide

1. The hero never really liked the original heroine. There was a reason he tried to force her to be with him in his previous life.

2. The hero's disability will be cured later in the story.

3. The heroine's congenital disability will be cured later in the story.

4. Neither the hero nor the heroine is perfect; both have flaws. The System does too.

5. My writing and skills are lacking, but I'm working to improve. I welcome all thoughtful feedback from readers who take the time to read the story. Please be gentle when pointing out issues.

Theme: Love gives me a new life