Everyone in Shengjing knows that Miss Luo, the orphan living under the roof of the Yun family, is kindhearted. She has studied Buddhist teachings since childhood and treated others well. In years of famine, she often handed out porridge to the people.
Even after her engagement to Yun Li, the eldest son of the Yun family, was settled, Luo Xuening continued her good deeds. She was known for being gentle and mild-mannered, and everyone in the Yun household, including Madam Yun, sang her praises.
But Yun Yi knew that her supposed kindness was nothing but a false facade. Luo Xuening was a woman who had broken her promise. She had clearly agreed to marry him, and besides, they had grown up together and were a much better match.
On the day he learned of their engagement, Yun Yi knelt in the outer courtyard, begging Madam Yun to reconsider. Spring rain pattered down on him as Luo Xuening came to see him, holding an umbrella.
Her voice was as gentle as ever. "A Yi, go back inside."
The young man looked up, his eyes clouded with tears. "Didn't you promise you'd marry me someday?"
Luo Xuening smiled. "It was just something we said as children. You shouldn't take it seriously." Then she left without a backward glance, leaving Yun Yi rooted to the spot.
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When Luo Xuening learned she was the ill-fated supporting female character in a book, destined to marry the male lead and die young, a deep fear engulfed her.
She had deliberately arranged to marry Yun Li to rewrite her fate and avoid dying young.
Later, when she and Yun Yi were caught in danger together, she pushed him off a cliff with her own hands. At the sight of his disbelieving expression, Luo Xuening actually felt relieved. After all, being engaged and getting rid of the male lead was a good outcome for her.
On the day of her wedding to Yun Li, she waited bashfully for her husband to arrive, just like any other bride. But the man who came was not Yun Li in wedding robes. It was Yun Yi, drenched in blood.
"Don't even think about marrying anyone but me." Yun Yi held his sword against her pale neck, his voice edged with menace.
One-on-one romance: a seemingly deranged male lead who's actually easy to placate x a female lead who pretends to be kind but is truly ruthless
P.S. The male lead won't hurt the female lead. He can't bear to. At most, he'll make a few threats.
Theme: Develop a healthy understanding of love
