I Plucked a Black Lotus (Female-Dominated World)

The Fu residence was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and a happy occasion was fast approaching.

Fu Ciyu held an umbrella over the head of the pitiful young man, soaked through by the downpour. Even after being deceived time and again, she still couldn't bring herself to withhold a handkerchief.

"What do you want this time?"

"I want you to marry me."

The young man looked up, the corners of his eyes red. He clutched the hem of Fu Ciyu's official robe, gripping it tightly.

In her career as an official, Fu Ciyu had never expected to meet someone like him.

He was ruthless and cruel, willing to do anything to achieve his goals. He lied constantly, tricking people around his little finger before tossing them aside without a second thought, as if he had been born without a heart.

She shouldn't have had anything to do with someone like him.

But a murder case in Huaiyang County bound them together.

Fu Ciyu felt guilty, and he was so clever that, the first time they met, he grabbed her sleeve and gazed up at her pitifully. "Fu Ciyu, could you help me get home?"

The Shangguan family was the most powerful clan in the capital, while the Cen family stood as far beneath them as the heavens from the earth. Getting back would be harder than scaling the sky.

Fu Ciyu had no choice but to take him in for the time being and let him stay at her home while they made plans.

Assassination attempts came one after another, and rumors spread through the streets and alleys.

Fu Ciyu had no choice but to take leave and go into hiding with him.

The little liar was delighted. He spent her money, got the best of everything, and ate the best food. She had no idea how the Cen family had raised him, but he was even more pampered than the imperial nobles.

Fu Ciyu often found herself suspicious, but whenever she looked into his sparkling eyes, she swallowed her questions.

Never mind. If she'd started helping him, she might as well see it through. All he wanted was to go home.

Shangguan Fei had never known anyone could be so easy to fool.

And this person was also the sworn enemy who had executed him in his previous life.

Given a second chance, he was petty and vindictive. He was determined to get even, no matter what.

As for returning to the Shangguan family, he couldn't think of a better excuse to cling to her side.

He wasn't about to dodge the assassins on his own like he had in his last life.

And Fu Ciyu, having risen meteorically in her previous life to become the new emperor's favorite and a rising star at court, was clearly not someone to underestimate.

He would have to keep her sweet and get her to clear away every obstacle for him, then...

Kick her aside without mercy.

Theme: Don't make promises too boldly. Leave yourself some wiggle room, or the face-slapping will hurt.