After Flirting with the Treacherous Minister by Mistake

[A timid, face-blind, teary-eyed beauty vs. a ruthless, obsessive Imperial Guard]

Xue Wanwan accidentally learned that her father intended to marry her off to Shen Zheng, Commander of the Imperial Guards.

He was infamous as a corrupt official, cold-hearted and ruthless, someone no one dared to offend.

The rumors of his bloodlust and brutal killings frightened Xue Wanwan so much she couldn't sleep. The thought of marrying him and facing him day after day was even worse.

After racking her brains, she finally came up with a way to escape.

Before the marriage was settled, she would find herself a kind, easygoing husband.

She set her sights on the newly appointed top scholar, Cui Yanzhi.

She had heard that he was virtuous and noble, a true gentleman who loved to dress in white.

To win Cui Yanzhi over as quickly as possible, she devoured romance novels.

Convinced she had mastered the art, she went to the teahouse he frequented and found out which private room he usually used.

When she reached the door, Xue Wanwan saw a refined young gentleman in white sitting inside. It had to be Cui Yanzhi.

So she followed the romance novels' advice, swaying as she entered and speaking in a cloyingly sweet voice. "What a handsome gentleman! Wanwan's heart started racing the moment I saw you. You're so bad!"

The gentleman in white smiled gently at her. "Are you saying you like me?"

Wanwan nodded shyly. "I'd gladly die for you, sir!"

The smile on his face didn't change, but there was a deeper meaning in his eyes.

"Is that so? Then I'll take you at your word. Don't you dare lie to me."

What he kept to himself was: "If you lie to me, I'll kill you!"

*

As a boy, Shen Zheng, Commander of the Imperial Guards, saw his family suffer a terrible catastrophe. With blood on his hands, he clawed his way to the top and became the emperor's trusted confidant.

Everyone said he was ruthless and cruel, a thoroughly wicked man.

But no one knew that, hidden in his heart, was a moon he could see but never reach.

He used every scheme and stratagem at his disposal, hoping to hold that moon in his arms.

Who could have expected that one day, his moon would come to him of her own accord and say she liked him?

How could he possibly refuse?

Even knowing she had mistaken him for someone else, he would seize this chance to drag the moon down from the heavens and make her fall into the abyss with him.

*

Xue Wanwan finally managed to win the top scholar's heart. Just as they were about to live happily ever after, she suddenly noticed one day that the spotless white robe of the top scholar was stained with blood.

It turned out she had been flirting with the wrong man all along. The one in white might be the top scholar, but it could also be the fearsome Shen Zheng!

She tried to run away, crying, but Shen Zheng had already bared his fangs, leaving her nowhere to escape.

Later, he held her in his arms every day and patiently guided her hand over every part of his face.

"Can you recognize your husband's face now?"

"I, I can." Xue Wanwan trembled, unable to stop herself from sobbing softly.

Shen Zheng's gaze darkened. He kissed away her tears with devout obsession.

"It doesn't matter if you can't."

He raised a hand to grip the back of her neck, forcing her to tilt her head and accept his kiss.

If her eyes couldn't remember, then he would make her remember another way.

Theme: Be careful when making decisions. Don't trust your instincts too much.