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Yan Zhen was an ordinary person, dating an ordinary person and living an ordinary life. His greatest regret was that his girlfriend, Lin Gui, never said a word about her past.
One day, with his head resting on Lin Gui's shoulder, Yan Zhen sighed. "I met you so late. I wish I'd known you back in high school."
Lin Gui's expression turned strange. "It's better if you didn't."
She held his shoulders and said seriously, "If you really go back in time, don't come looking for me. Don't meet me. And don't try to change the past."
Yan Zhen blinked and said nothing, not taking her seriously.
He was clever, after all. He had already guessed that his girlfriend must have gone through something she couldn't talk about. She just didn't want to burden him.
So when he really did return to his high school days, he immediately rushed off to find Lin Gui.
He was going to save his girlfriend!
But...
What did they mean, he'd be forced into a matchmaking bond the moment he went in?
What did they mean, anyone without a partner would become a monster's next meal?
What did they mean, falling in love would slowly turn you into a monster and make you lose your mind?
And most importantly, why was his girlfriend, Lin Gui, standing beside a monster and staring at him so ominously?
Yan Zhen's vision went black, and he fainted.
Nobody had told him this was a supernatural city where being single was forbidden!
2.
Lin Gui was an ordinary NPC who worked diligently in a supernatural city under her boss's control. Her everyday job was to hang lovesick fools from trees for her boss to eat.
Then one day, she woke up for no apparent reason and became self-aware. She returned to her original form and was completely cut off from her boss.
Before she could process what was happening, her usual coworker matter-of-factly tied a red thread between her and someone else.
Lin Gui: "? I have to date too?"
"That's right." Her former coworker smiled with businesslike friendliness. "Congratulations! You two are a match made in heaven."
"?" Getting fired was bad enough, but had her boss really become so desperate that he'd eat even an NPC like her?
This rotten job was absolutely unbearable. Starting today, Lin Gui was running away and escaping Wanshan City.
3.
"Welcome to Wanshan City. We believe in beautiful marriages and happy lives. For everyone's happiness, please read the rules of Wanshan City repeatedly."
[Wanshan City Rules:
1. You may choose to visit a temple or a church to receive a blessing and find a partner. However, everyone must have a partner, regardless of who it is.
2. The red thread is the only mark identifying you and your partner.
3. All residents of Wanshan City must attend marriage and dating education at Wanshan Middle School.
4. Getting hurt for your beloved is a symbol of true love. Even if it means breaking your arms and legs, you must be willing to do it.
Finally, always remember and recite: Happiness is being insulted, beaten, and imprisoned.
Congratulations! You're about to spend a happy lifetime in Wanshan City.]
A nonhuman heroine with an unconventional mind, determined to escape the supernatural world x a lovesick hero who just wants to date
Theme: True freedom comes from an unending struggle
