★ Enemies to lovers | Sex between only each other | Happy ending
★ A brilliant, charming fox of a female official x a cool, stubborn, tsundere puppy
[Synopsis]
As political rivals, Zhou Feier and Wang Zhi had long been at odds.
She had imagined clashing with him in court, swords drawn, until one of them emerged victorious.
But she never imagined that one day, after accidentally taking an aphrodisiac, she would wake up in the same bed as him.
Wang Zhi loved to act aloof, while she needed to keep her official post.
They stared at each other, each seeing three parts embarrassment and seven parts disdain in the other's eyes. For once, they were in perfect agreement and kept it secret, thinking the matter was over.
A month later, their arguments in court continued as usual.
But after court, Wang Zhi's bright and breezy demeanor turned gloomy, and he stopped her somewhere out of sight.
Zhou Feier assumed he was about to provoke her again.
She didn't expect him to wrap his arms and legs around her the very next moment, kissing and biting her. He was no longer cool and dignified, but as enthusiastic as a puppy waiting for its owner to come home.
Zhou Feier: ?
Wait, this looks familiar. Wasn't he just like this when he was under the aphrodisiac that day...?
Remembering the red marks all over her body and how he'd worked her over until her back was about to break, she looked in despair at Wang Zhi, who was biting her sleeve and gazing at her expectantly, hoping for something unspeakable. Can I just not have this dog?
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Wang Zhi had spent years cultivating his reputation for aloofness, only to have it ruined in a single night after accidentally ingesting something at a palace banquet.
And the so-called "aphrodisiac" he'd taken was actually a mysterious love curse from Miao territory.
Legend had it that the curse flared up once a month. When it did, the cursed person would lose their senses and become infatuated with the one who cursed them. Only sex could temporarily relieve the poison.
Seeing his enemy resort to such despicable tactics, Wang Zhi couldn't help getting angry.
At first, he forced her to help him break the curse, taking her passionately to vent his anger.
But then he grew addicted to the pleasure and wanted to use the curse as an excuse to draw closer to her heart.
Unfortunately, this woman was ruthless. She turned cold as soon as they got out of bed, spending one night entertaining guests at a restaurant and the next staying overnight in the palace, leaving him alone and sleepless.
Day after day, he realized that he'd truly become a resentful house dog, standing dazed at the door and waiting for someone who never came home.
Just as Wang Zhi was about to be driven mad, he happened to get another love curse.
This time, he didn't care about reputation or old grudges.
He only wanted her to love him forever.
[Reading Guide]
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, sweet story.
2. Neither lead is a saint. They'll scheme mercilessly when they want to, so don't mind the lovers' games.
3. The setting is an imaginary era, with court politics at a kindergarten level. There's nothing substantial to analyze.
4. The love curse has no scientific basis. I made it up, so please don't look into it.
Theme: Don't forget who you are amid life's chaos.
