Nie Rui transmigrated into a book, landing in an ancient-era sweet romance novel as the villainess who goes mad for love. Her mission is to win over Yan Shuo, a supporting male character whose heart belongs to the heroine, his moonlight.
The target of her mission, who will one day hold power over the entire court, is currently a pitiful little thing.
Nie Rui doesn't think the mission will be difficult.
She's a hunter in her element, luring her prey closer, one step at a time.
Just as she'd expected, the target has begun to avert his eyes whenever he looks at her.
But when she thinks the mission is about to be completed, she hits a snag.
In the middle of the night, just as she is sleeping soundly, the System suddenly blares a shrill alarm and jolts her awake. The four blood-red words, "Mission Failed," are branded into her mind as if stamped there.
Her target has run away.
Gazing at the empty room, Nie Rui chuckles. "Pass down the order. Find him. Dead or alive, find him!"
He doesn't like her at all.
She's been fooled.
The charcoal fire burns steadily, filling the room with gentle warmth. The target kneels on the floor, frost clinging to his features, his lashes damp and clumped together. The pallor of his face slowly gives way to color.
After a long silence, Nie Rui finally asks, "You don't like me?"
Hearing the answer she'd once wanted most, Nie Rui laughs and takes out a golden chain she had prepared in advance.
The target lifts his head, a flicker of alarm passing through his glass-like eyes.
Nie Rui gently strokes the corner of his eye. "Put it on yourself."
She won't believe another word he says.
After that, everything carries on as usual. The System watches the chain on the target and cries its heart out, saying she's gone mad.
Those who grow up in the pleasure quarters have seen too much callousness and disloyalty. To Yan Shuo, romance and beauty are the most hypocritical and shallow things in the world.
At first, Nie Rui is a lifeline to him, a wealthy and powerful figure who can save him from misery with a mere wave of her hand.
All he wants is to win a shred of her pity and use it to escape. Nothing more.
But the human heart is greedy. Once he gets what he wished for, he regrets it.
PS: Both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one romance, the setting is very loosely based on history.
Coming Soon 1: After Being Killed by My Husband's Beloved
Xie Wumian dies in the hands of her husband's beloved, all because of a misunderstanding.
Her life has been full of hardship, and her marriage prospects have repeatedly fallen through. First, she's branded as a woman who brings her husband bad luck. Then she's abducted by bandits. Though she's fortunate enough to be rescued, her reputation is ruined. Just as she's about to be sent to a temple to spend the rest of her life there, her husband defies public opinion and welcomes her into his home.
She still remembers that cold, clear day. When her husband arrived, the chill in the ancestral hall vanished without a trace. His gaze was so direct and ardent that Xie Wumian was flustered and at a loss, yet deeply moved.
So even when her husband falls for someone else not long after their marriage, and even when she becomes a pawn between him and the woman he loves, Xie Yumian bears him no resentment. She has always felt more gratitude than anything else toward her husband.
Reborn, Xie Yumian wants only to keep far away from it all.
But fate has other plans. She tries with all her might and makes every effort she can, only to end up in almost the exact same predicament as in her previous life.
Meanwhile, her husband comes to ask for her hand again.
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Song Ji leans affectionately against her shoulder and says, one word at a time, "Sister, marry me. A-Ji will treat you well. I promise you'll be the only one for me in this life."
He still has that same lovely smile, but what if everything is a lie?
Xie Yumian thinks that she must have used up all her good luck when she met Song Ji at the age of eight.
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Song Ji is the only son of the Grand Princess. He's been adored by the Emperor since childhood and was made a young prince at an early age.
From childhood to adulthood, he's never failed to get anything he wants. Even the princes have to give way to him.
Song Ji has loved Xie Yumian since the first time they met as children.
But Xie Yumian has no affection for him. No matter how much he pouts, acts sweet, or tries to win her over, she remains unmoved.
But so what? He's shameless enough to do whatever it takes, and cold-hearted enough to see it through.
Xie Yumian belongs to Song Ji. No one else can have her.
Coming Soon 2: Me, a Sweet Girl, a God-Tier Slacker?
Hi, everyone. My name is Ning Li, and I'm a hardworking, happy little miner.
My wish is to use my own two hands to earn enough to eat lots of tasty food, buy lots of pretty clothes, and own a big house. And behind that house, I want to plant a whole grove of chestnut trees.
That's right, I love chestnuts.
For the sake of my dream, I work day and night. The moment I open my eyes, I get right to it. Every meal is just pickled vegetables and cornmeal buns.
Rest? I guess passing out from exhaustion counts.
One sunny day, I dug up a glittering golden ore. I had a feeling it was worth a fortune. Thinking of all the things I'd already saved, I figured I could retire early.
On the way to the storage shed, I was already thinking about where to buy a house.
But all my dreams were shattered the moment I opened the storage shed door. I was shattered too.
The shed had been robbed. It was completely empty.
Just as I was heartbroken, I saw it with my own eyes: the glittering golden ore I'd just dug up, the one I was holding in my arms, had VANISHED!
It disappeared into thin air! This thief is downright vile!
I work day and night. I never take a break. All these years, I've scrimped and saved, unwilling to spend or eat well, and now all my savings are gone??
Can anyone understand my pain?
So, after learning this was a game, I decided to get revenge!
If I do something, everyone, please don't call me cruel. Someone has just gone way, way too far!
Chen Zishu's friend, who made the game, sees him as a potential sucker.
To get some peace and quiet, he downloads the game and starts playing.
But he refuses to spend money on it.
At first, he wanders around the game dressed in rags, pinching every penny and living frugally.
It hasn't been long since his friend finished mocking him when Chen Zishu changes his outfit.
The reason: In a free lottery event, Chen Zishu wins the only growth-capable golden nugget miner on the entire server!
Everyone is green with envy. The most notorious penny-pincher on the server, a poor guy who won't even spend six yuan on the game, turns out to be this ridiculously lucky!!?
But Chen Zishu has troubles of his own. One day, when he logs in, his hardworking miner has dug up a rare, valuable deposit.
After he sells it, everything starts going wrong.
The biggest sign is that his hardworking miner starts slacking off.
Then the System displays a notification in red:
Your miner's current affection for you is -100. Your miner has grown resentful of you!
Warning! If your miner's resentment gets too high, they will transfer their affection elsewhere.
Consequence: They will run away from home.
Chen Zishu: ???
Theme: Sincerity is the ultimate winning move
Climbing the Branch [Female-Dominated World]
She Got the Protagonist's Beloved Role (GB)
The Derailing Wife
The Wooden Beauty (Transmigrate Into a Book)
The Grudge-Bearing Husband
Dynasty
Eighteen
That Widowed Female Alpha
A Matriarchy, Three Husbands and Four Consorts (Transmigrate into a Book)
Hating the Moon
The Supporting Female Character in a Danmei Novel Has No Heart
After Everyone's Least Favorite Person Dated Four People at Once
Lightning protection, the heroine in the back is too frustrated
I hope to see the next chapter where the Queen Mother pursues her daughter in the crematorium (actually, I'm very conflicted. I hope I regret it too much and love the princess sincerely so that the princess can successfully get the love of her mother in this life. But I don't want the princess to forgive the Queen Mother. After all, she has never loved her daughter since she was born and even threw her daughter away. It makes me feel that the Queen Mother is not worthy of the princess's forgiveness. The Queen Mother should live her life with an apology to the princess). I beg the Queen Mother, please never say to the princess: The Queen Mother is wrong, I hope you forgive the Queen Mother. I think that is more harmful to the princess.
The heroine has been abused. The same painful experience has been staged three times in the past and present times. In the end, the hero and heroine did not fight the bad guys and were not punished. The heroine died. The only difference is that the brother was cured. The heroine died, and Xie Yunhan and the Queen Mother were just a little regretful. Nothing could offset it. The black hero was left behind. This big bomb threatened the rule. The hero in the second life was not redeemed, and the heroine in the third life was not redeemed. They are not together. The biggest benefit of the whole text is the brother. However, the whole text describes a lot of love entanglements between the male and female protagonists and then the abrupt ending is all for the brother. It is actually quite outrageous.
The writing is not bad, but how could you write such a bad plot? What kind of princess is this? From the first chapter to now, I am cowering and looking like I don't care about anything. Others are scolding me in the face. Oh my God, can you use your brain when writing an article?
For the Queen Mother, not dying well and regretting for the rest of her life seemed to be the biggest punishment for her. For Xie, it's nothing more than this. Only when you lose it do you know how to cherish it. I also want to see Yan Qingqiu catch up to the modern day, so can the princess's brother also have a happy reunion with the princess in the modern day? Damn, please update, don't stop~
What, is it over? I also want to torture the Queen Mother and the male lead severely.
When will the bad guys get their due end?
Reply to Dada's comment on the previous chapter (It's great, besides the male protagonist, the heroine also has a brother who loves her. She is not alone)
I believe this is the dream of a severely depressed patient named Nie Rui. In reality, her mother wished she could die, but she repented in the dream. The brother who was very good to him but passed away because of him was reborn in his dream. Even the sweet horse in the dream who originally didn't love him has some doubts about his feelings, and there is also the lover who will never betray him after going through trials. She has a serious self-destructive tendency and fantasizes about someone loving her. She believes that everyone has their own reasons for suffering from her. She thinks she is Wang Baochuan, but she is actually Mrs. Xianglin. It is such a pity that she is destined to die.
Will the author update this book? 😭 😭 I really want to read the follow-up 😭 😭