Xia Ming has never been truly loved in her life.
Her parents treated her like a burden, her friends used her as a stepping stone, and her coworkers climbed over her to get ahead. She clung to life until she was twenty-five, only to die at the hands of her own parents.
Before she died, she read a book to tatters. The protagonist was betrayed by the whole world, then collected every debt owed to him, one by one.
Xia Ming read it again and again, thinking, So there really are people like that in this world. People who won’t forgive or let things go, who demand everything back with interest.
How wonderful.
When she opened her eyes again, she was standing before a white-haired man in blue robes.
He was Wei Tian, the one who destroyed the world in the book.
He was cold as ice. But when a giant snake chased her, he called out directions. He tested her with poisonous fruit, then cured her when she was poisoned. Xia Ming saved up spirit stones to buy him a pill furnace, then went to great lengths to put on a fireworks show for him. When the fireworks burst open, she saw a fine crack appear in the ice in his eyes.
Later, he took her along on his revenge, taught her to cultivate, and drew her into his arms. Xia Ming thought Heaven had finally taken pity on her.
Until that day.
His frost-white brows and eyes were smudged with dirt. He held her hand and said nothing for a long, long time. The wind blew her hair across her face. He started to reach out and brush it aside, but lowered his hand before he could touch her.
Then he spoke, his voice so soft, as if afraid he might break her.
“Xia Ming.”
“Let’s go our separate ways.”
She didn’t ask why. She only looked at him and suddenly felt like a firework.
No matter how brightly she burned, she could never warm the ice that had lain frozen deep beneath his eyes for so long.
◆Both leads have no prior partners, one-on-one romance, happy ending◆
◆Ruthless yet soft-hearted “former villain” × resilient, radiant woman who transmigrated into a book◆
◆Plot and romance go hand in hand◆
Theme: Hold fast to your convictions, don’t fear hardship, and live a life that is truly your own.
