The Treacherous Minister Never Repented

[Main story complete. Free bonus chapters coming soon] Gu Huaiyu, the Great Chen dynasty's foremost treacherous minister, holds all power in his hands and rules with absolute authority. He treats the emperor above him as a plaything and the civil and military officials below him as slaves. Anyone who hears his name spits on the ground in disgust. Yet this great villain is stunningly beautiful, with pale skin like snow and a frail, sickly frame, like a bloodstained jade Guanyin. One day, Gu Huaiyu awakens to the truth. It turns out he's the great villain in a male-oriented novel! Soon, his whole clan will face annihilation. Gu Huaiyu vows to mend his ways and turn over a new leaf Hah. Live under someone else's thumb? This world has already let him taste the power to decide who lives and dies. Why should he give it up willingly? The first time Pei Jingyi sees Gu Huaiyu, he thinks this powerful chancellor is far too beautiful. So dazzlingly pale. Those legs, that waist: even one step makes his heart itch. He'd thought the man was a sickly weakling, but it turns out he's a snake with a smile slapping him, whipping him, making him kneel in the snow, dragging him behind a horse like a plaything. Gu Huaiyu doesn't treat him like a person, only a dog. He should hate him. But one day, after angering Gu Huaiyu, he is forced to kneel in the snow in front of everyone. The chancellor looks down at him and slowly raises one bare foot, planting it on his face. The sole is as cold as jade steeped in icy spring water, yet the tip of the foot is warm and soft with the vitality of a living person. "My feet are cold," the powerful chancellor says gently, though he looks at him like a wild dog. "A general is full of vitality. Lend me some warmth." Pei Jingyi suddenly grins. He understands now: this isn't humiliation at all. It's an honor! Theme: You can't step into the same river twice.