Deceiving You

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The main story is complete. Black-lotus heroine x secretly sinister, unhinged hero (1v1, both inexperienced)

Three years ago, Meng Qing followed his father to the capital, wandered into a bandit's den, and rescued Xie Rujin, who was pretending to play along with the bandits.

He thought she was a helpless little girl, but she steeled herself, cut two taels of flesh from a bandit, and stared at him dazedly, her face covered in blood. Then she shoved the aunt who had betrayed her into a dry well.

He pitied her, but he was wary of her too. He never expected that, in a moment of danger, she would lean over and take a knife for him. This time, her face was truly drenched in blood, and she cried out in pain.

He trusted her, but she turned around and drugged him. "It was all an act. Don't take it seriously."

Three years later, when the Marquis of Zhennan returned to the capital to report on his duties, the main street was packed with people, and the scene was lively.

Someone in the crowd smiled at her.

Her heart jolted, and she trembled all over.

He had come back for her!

At Qianfo Temple, her eyes reddened. "My brother forced me to do everything back then."

A large hand brushed over the scar on her face.

He saw through her but said nothing, accepting all her schemes. He only said, "I believe you."

At Liuxian Residence, she looked away nervously. The two of them drank from the same cup, using their lips as the vessel.

He smiled and drank the second cup of tea she offered with trembling hands.

She never expected that after pretending to faint, he would be kicked a few times too. "Ruoruo is so adorable. Even the way she kicks is so lovely."

The next day, he quietly blocked the entrance to the Xie residence and watched her sharing tender affection with her lover.

He said nothing and asked no questions. Once she was back in her room, he teased her forcefully.

Her eyes immediately reddened again. "My parents arranged the match. I can't disobey them."

"Fine. I'll take care of your father."

A month later, two bridal sedans set out from the capital at the same time.

Red candles burned brightly.

She trembled all over. "How can it be you...?"

He smiled. "Whomever your father approves of is the right husband."

Xie Rujin felt cold all over.

He lowered his head and ran his thumb over the scar on her face. "Ruoruo, I owe you. I'll repay you slowly in this life."

The thing Xie Rujin regretted most in this life: Not stabbing him again after taking the knife for him.

The thing Meng Qing was most grateful for in this life: That she hadn't stabbed him again.

Note:

1. Pretending to be sincere while harboring real feelings, and mixing false affection into genuine feelings.

2. The feelings are mutual but twisted. She pursues him at first, and later he forces her. They love and hate each other.

3. HE, 1v1, both inexperienced.

Completed: "Returning to Ancient Times to Become a Teacher"

Coming soon: "A Blade Hidden in Spring Mountain"

1v1, both inexperienced, HE. An innocent little ray of sunshine and a scheming schoolteacher.

Everyone in Qingshui Village says that Teacher Ji is the gentlest person in the world.

Yun Yao thinks so too.

Every day, she puts wildflowers on his desk and follows him around calling, "Teacher! Teacher!"

He teaches her to read, and she roasts sweet potatoes for him.

There is also a rascal in Qingshui Village named Han Ye.

He argues with her all day, then secretly hangs wild rabbits on her courtyard wall after they make up.

Yun Yao calls him "so annoying," but turns around and stews the rabbit he gave her, bringing him a bowl too.

She doesn't know when she started smiling whenever she saw Han Ye.

Ji Jingzhi knows.

He noticed before she did.

Whenever she calls out to Han Ye, her voice unconsciously rises.

But he says nothing.

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, Yun Yao encounters a thug while walking at night.

The next day, as Ji Jingzhi applies medicine to her wound, he casually says, "A-Yao... Why does A-Ye have a wound on the back of his hand too? Never mind, I must have mistaken what I saw."

He says, "I must have mistaken what I saw."

But Yun Yao believes him.

Later, when the truth comes out, Han Ye rushes into the ancestral hall and grabs him by the collar. "Ji Jingzhi! You knew all along it wasn't me! What are you playing at?"

Ji Jingzhi doesn't dodge.

He only looks at Han Ye, a smile still at the corner of his mouth, and taunts him. "I knew it wasn't you. So what? What matters is that A-Yao believed me."

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