How Could Senior Brother Possibly Be Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside?

After an accident, Wei Anning transmigrated into a book as a supporting female character.

The System told her that if she retrieved something from the second male lead, Xie Suxue, she would be given a healthy body.

But she'd heard that Xie Suxue was fair-faced and black-hearted, with honeyed words and a treacherous heart. He was extremely dangerous and unpredictable, so getting close to him would be difficult.

Wei Anning: No problem. The key is to win his heart.

It's just making friends, and that's what she's best at.

After she lost her first match, the boy who saved her life had rosy lips and pearly teeth. His sweet, obedient smile nearly dazzled her.

She heard that her benefactor belonged to the same sect as Xie Suxue, so she eagerly tried to pry some information about the second male lead out of him.

But the very next moment, she learned that her lifesaver was Xie Suxue himself.

Wei Anning: ...You're kidding, right!?

To complete her mission, Wei Anning gritted her teeth and kept showing him kindness, doing her best to play the part of a cheerful, lively junior apprentice.

Thanks to her tireless efforts and thoughtful gestures, Xie Suxue's formerly cold attitude toward her changed, and even the way he looked at her began to change.

Almost everyone knew they were close friends.

Until one day, when Wei Anning once again called him her best friend in front of someone else.

The youth's expression darkened. He leaned down, pinched her chin, and kissed her slowly.

Wei Anning: ?!!

The corner was dim and secluded. She retreated step by step as he advanced, until neither of them had anywhere left to go.

The youth tightened his arm around her waist, affectionately brushing his fingers over her swollen lips as he spoke in a teasing voice.

"Friends?"

"You mean friends who can do this?"

*

Xie Suxue was born half-demon. Obedient and gentle, he was the most useful weapon in everyone's eyes.

All sorts of people approached him, each with their own agenda. Naturally, he had realized early on what his junior apprentice was after.

False, pretentious, scheming: she was no different from anyone else.

Even after she became sincere, Xie Suxue only agreed with her words. He didn't actually care.

He had no need for such insincere displays.

Until that day.

The girl in a white dress and red cloak was immersed in a sky full of fireworks, smiling brightly with her hands clasped together.

"First, I wish my parents peace and safety. Second, I wish my senior brothers and sisters great success in their cultivation. Third, I wish Xie Suxue happiness and peace, and that all goes well for him."

Her eyes curved as she gently explained, "Because he's a good person, and he deserves to be treated just as well."

At that moment, Xie Suxue, who had never known much in the way of emotion or desire, gave in to his first craving.

He no longer wanted to pretend with her and be friends.

He would break free of his restraints, bend down into this mortal world, and hold on to her tightly.

For all eternity, until death and beyond.

[Before You Read]

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending. Not a strong female lead or a power fantasy. My own take on cultivation, with lots of original worldbuilding and interactions. Slow burn.

2. Quirky, adorable, sweet heroine x half-demon hero who smiles sweeter the more brutally he cuts people down.

3. Very fluffy, plainspoken writing. The logic follows the characters' feelings. Neither lead is perfect, and both have their flaws. Thanks for your support! Sending lots of love~

----Blurb for the upcoming book----

Longyin transmigrated into a book.

From what she remembered before dying from staying up too late, she'd transmigrated into a no-romance, male-lead power fantasy about leveling up.

The male lead was the top disciple of an immortal sect, born with a sword bone.

Though a peerless prodigy, he was easygoing and well-liked by everyone.

To stop the Demon Ancestor from destroying the world, he cultivated and grew stronger along a difficult journey marked by countless deaths. In the end, he successfully slew the Demon Ancestor, Zisang Wugui.

Unfortunately, she was one of the many who died.

Longyin immediately sensed trouble, so she tried to get on the male lead's good side by making sure he noticed her every day.

During the day, she tried to approach him by asking for cultivation advice, but twisted her ankle and fell straight into his arms. At lunchtime, her master asked her to deliver a meal, and she volunteered, only to pick up the food meant for a beast. Late at night, she ran into him heading out. With no reason to stop him, she blurted out in a panic, "I want to discuss dual cultivation techniques with Senior Brother!"

In short...

She forced herself into his life.

In the end, Longyin did manage to get on his good side and earn his protection.

To encourage her cultivation, her senior brother would occasionally merge his spiritual sea with hers, stroking her spine with his fingertip as he asked whether she had absorbed any of his cultivation. Longyin would be in tears from the discomfort, thinking: It's fine. He's a genius. It's normal for him to have some unusual little habits.

On the day of the great battle, everyone turned against him and accused her senior brother of being the Demon Ancestor spoken of in the rumors, the one who would destroy the world: Zisang Wugui.

Longyin argued reasonably, "That's complete nonsense! My senior brother could never be the Demon Ancestor who destroys the world!"

She raised her chin and confidently turned to look at him. He responded with a gentle, harmless smile.

Then the late-arriving System appeared with the real male lead. He lashed a whip around Longyin's waist and pulled her back. "Junior Sister, don't let him fool you! If you don't believe me, sense his aura. He's the Demon Ancestor!"

Longyin hesitated and used her spiritual energy to investigate.

She stared blankly at the demonic aura around him, speechless.

Zisang Wugui had no interest in a drawn-out fight. With a wave of his sleeve, he knocked everyone to the ground.

The Demon Ancestor's oppressive aura descended, leaving her gasping for breath as she lay on the ground. Zisang Wugui came over and hugged her affectionately. He wasn't at all angry that he'd been exposed. Smiling, he said, "Didn't you once say that no matter what I became, you'd support me unconditionally and face everything with me, Senior Brother?"

"Then... why are you taking it back now, Junior Sister?"

*

On the day she was brought back, Longyin looked up at the young man leaning over her. His light gray eyes were as gentle as ever, but reflected her tear-reddened eyes.

Longyin was at a loss for words.

Zisang Wugui chuckled in her ear:

"Do you understand dual cultivation now, Junior Sister?"

"If you haven't learned it yet, I'll demonstrate one more time."

"Saying you're tired won't help."

Thesis: Only love can endure forever