Ruthless, unhinged heroine x smiling, scheming fox of a hero
The second daughter of the Nangong family was a master strategist. In battle, she planned every move without fail, and even the Xu family, whose head had never lost a battle, fell to her.
Those around her took credit for her achievements and kept telling her: as a woman, she should devote herself to her family and never harbor ulterior motives.
Whenever this happened, Nangong Li would obediently agree. But she had never been one to let others control her.
If those people wanted her to obey, she didn't mind putting on a show for them. She could consider it payment in advance.
One day, everyone who tried to use her would be dragged into the abyss. Those who wanted to see her fall would meet a miserable end.
She would make the man who treated her as a disposable pawn, used her, and looked down on her watch with his own eyes as someone as insignificant as a pawn turned his entire game upside down.
It was a twisted, unpredictable game of strategy. For those caught up in it, truth and lies were hard to distinguish. She seemed to get along with everyone, but from beginning to end, her only goal was to win justice for herself with her own hands.
Until one day, the annoying man who kept ruining her plans suddenly approached her, repeatedly saying he "liked" her.
Nangong Li: !?
[One day, your archenemy becomes your fiance]
The heroine is beautiful, strong, and tragic, a principled madwoman. (Her name may change later, so save this and you won't lose track of it, QAQ.)
Please read before starting (includes content warnings):
(1) In the beginning, the leads are on opposite sides. They have no qualms about going after each other and use any means necessary to scheme against one another.
(2) The person who uses the heroine in the blurb is not the hero.
(3) The heroine's situation will be difficult at first. This isn't deliberate misery for its own sake; she will grow, save herself, and become a better person.
(4) Unless something unexpected happens, the romance and the plot will each take up about half the story, though the plot may get more focus.
Premise: I walk alone through a thousand mountains and cross ten thousand rivers by myself. I can face the world without shame.
