My Villainous Husband Is Mad and Doglike

Ruan Liuqing was born into a prestigious family. Gentle, sweet, and delicate, she thought she would surely marry Wei Chenglin, her childhood sweetheart.

He was as warm and refined as jade, noble and self-disciplined. Everyone praised him as a rare and ideal match.

Yet she never imagined that their wedding would take an unexpected turn, and the man who consummated the marriage with her would not be him.

The man seated by the bed looked down at her condescendingly. He was devastatingly handsome, with a wicked smile playing openly at the corner of his lips.

She remembered him. He was Wei Chenglin's enemy, and the most notorious treacherous official in the land: Yan Wenzheng.

Everyone hated him for his brutality and ruthlessness, for his twisted, obsessive madness.

"Madam Wei is so pitiful. It truly breaks my heart."

He smiled as harmlessly as could be, even as he crushed her brilliant red wedding gown.

Later, he hid her away in the prince's residence.

One moment, he would tenderly draw her brows and paint her lips. The next, he would pin her against the gilded bars of a cage and cruelly take his pleasure.

Life became unbearable. Ruan Liuqing had no choice but to learn to bow her head, acting ingratiating and clingy on purpose just to disgust him.

But she never expected him to become even more insane.

Her slender fingers smeared the bronze mirror with tears, but even when her tears soaked her dark hair, it was no use...

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On the night of the palace coup, Ruan Liuqing clutched a dagger, her legs trembling as she approached Yan Wenzheng, covered in blood, one shaky step at a time.

Yet he could still smile as he whispered against her lips, as quietly as a poisonous snake.

"Qingqing, I told you. We will share a coffin and sleep together."

But later, Ruan Liuqing survived. Afraid he would rise again, she personally hid the blinded Yan Wenzheng in a damp, leaky wooden hut.

She even took the golden bell he had once wickedly fastened around her ankle and, in an act of revenge, tied it around his neck instead.

She thought that someone as arrogant, haughty, and lawless as he had been would surely suffer a hundredfold in despair.

But why could he still smile?

And why did he stare at her with such twisted obsession, his black eyes so dark and thick with an unholy gleam?

Terrified, Ruan Liuqing collapsed to the floor and slapped him with a sharp smack, then stumbled away, clutching her skirt.

Highlights: 1v1, both leads are virgins, pure love!

Blurb dated 2023/10/18

Reader's Guide:

1. Contains fictional elements. The dynasty is fictional, so please don't overanalyze it.

2. Romance-focused, with the plot in a supporting role.

3. A sweet romance! Very sweet! Marriage first, love later; forced possession.

5. The male lead is a crazy, obsessive bastard in the beginning, with no normal person's way of thinking and no heart. Later, he can't live without the female lead and loves only her!

6. The female lead is somewhat vulnerable at first, but later turns the tables and sings her triumph.

Theme: Keep your heart turned toward the light, and find peace through the years