Don't Trust Gentle Beauties

Jiang Heng transmigrated, becoming an orphan with no one to love or care for her. She had barely enjoyed a few peaceful days before she was sent up the sacred mountain. Legend said an ancient monster lived on the mountain. Jiang Heng was to be offered as a sacrifice, her flesh and blood given to the monster in exchange for peace in the mortal world. Jiang Heng: What terrible luck. To keep herself alive, Jiang Heng proceeded cautiously on the mountain. Even when she ate, she asked the empty air for the monster’s permission, looking like a complete lunatic. But after several days, the monster still hadn’t eaten her. Instead, she met a gentle, refined young man. The young man introduced himself as the mountain’s guardian and gently assured Jiang Heng that there were no monsters on the mountain, telling her not to worry. He was patient, kind, considerate, and so friendly that nobody could find fault with him. He was also exceptionally handsome. Gradually, Jiang Heng grew closer to him. They ate together, read romance novels together, and even talked badly about the monster together… Jiang Heng thought this life was pretty nice. There was only one downside. The mountain was full of mosquitoes, snakes, and other crawling creatures. After nightfall, something cool and slick would always creep across her skin. She never slept soundly, but she couldn’t figure out what it was. Then one day, unable to sleep, Jiang Heng got up in the middle of the night and accidentally caught the young man bathing. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his body concealed by the mist rising from the water. A long, slender, jet-black snake tail extended from behind him, hazy and indistinct as it wound out of the water like a shadow. Jiang Heng: “…” She supposed she’d solved the mystery. And… she’d probably be eaten very soon. :) - Reader’s guide: 1. The male lead looks innocent but is secretly sinister, and the female lead isn’t exactly innocent either (x). 2. There’s lots of romance, and the plot serves the relationship. 3. The pacing is on the slow side, with a slice-of-life feel early on. If that’s not your thing, feel free to leave. Thanks! Below is the upcoming novel My Missing Ex-Boyfriend Is Back. If you’re interested, feel free to bookmark it first Three weeks after her boyfriend went missing, Yu Yan began to panic. She regretted saying those cruel things to him, and regretted even more kicking him out in the middle of the night. He was just too clingy. She didn’t dislike it; she just wasn’t used to it yet. But she had made him cry. Ever since that night, he had vanished completely. Even the police couldn’t find a trace of him. If something really had happened to him, Yu Yan would never forgive herself. She decided to go look for him. A storm raged outside, rain pouring in torrents. Yu Yan picked up an umbrella and prepared to leave. Just then, someone knocked at the door. Yu Yan opened it. Outside stood the young man, soaked through by the rain, his eyes damp and full of love as he gazed at her expectantly. Yu Yan froze. He had come back on his own. * Her returned ex-boyfriend seemed no different from before, and yet somehow a little different. He was still obedient and clingy, with eyes only for Yu Yan. At the same time, his skin was paler than before, his body colder, and his strength greater. Sometimes, Yu Yan glimpsed a deep, inhuman shadow in his eyes. But Yu Yan didn’t care. As long as he was alive, that was enough. Given time, he would return to normal. Then she would break up with him in a gentler way. But as time passed, he didn’t return to normal. Instead, he grew stranger and stranger. Only belatedly did Yu Yan realize that her ex-boyfriend seemed to be more than simply alive. She would just have to put off breaking up with him a little longer. Theme: Sincerity is repaid with sincerity.