My Nemesis Is Actually a Brooding Male Ghost

[The Chosen Prodigy x The Dark, Obsessive Ghost]

Ever since arriving at Lushan, Ming Hehua has thrived. Even among a gathering of geniuses, she is the undisputed center of attention.

Whenever people talk about her, there's nothing but praise for her ability, luck, and reputation.

Except that she doesn't get along with one person.

Xie Yi'an is calculating and aloof, yet puts on the air of a modest gentleman, gentle as jade. After accidentally glimpsing his true nature, she decides to keep her distance.

He seems to have plenty of prejudices against her too. During the Azure Cloud Trial, he holds his sword to the side of her neck. After several misunderstandings, rumors that they are sworn enemies spread like wildfire.

Who would have thought that a secret realm would force the two to set aside their grudges and work together to defeat their enemies?

Just as they are about to leave, they both unexpectedly fall under a love spell.

If they don't do it, they'll die. They have no choice but to grit their teeth and go through with it.

Halfway through, a junior brother suddenly knocks on the door.

"Senior Sister..."

They both freeze.

Xie Yi'an's eyes are dark as he wickedly mimics the other man, panting softly by Ming Hehua's ear as he asks, "Our lofty, spotless senior sister, what are you doing right now, all disheveled?"

"Shut up..." Ming Hehua can no longer bear it, and a soft whimper slips between her teeth.

Xie Yi'an keeps his eyes fixed on her, enjoying the look of helpless abandon she reveals for him.

But soon, a slender hand closes tightly around his neck.

"The spell is broken. Have you had enough?"

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But things soon start to feel more and more wrong.

After leaving the secret realm, Ming Hehua can always sense an ethereal, omnipresent gaze.

Her life is gradually invaded. There are sticky, soundless kisses after she falls asleep, and nightclothes that disappear after being worn once... More and more evidence appears where Xie Yi'an wants her to find it.

Even her occasional bouts of gloom and secret needs are met with quiet comfort and satisfaction from him.

...If this is only about breaking the spell, does he really need to go this far?

At last, after an argument, Ming Hehua leaves a letter and decides to go home to take care of some things while they cool off.

But the moment she steps out of the academy, before she can even react, the world spins around her.

When she opens her eyes again, she's in a small room she's never visited before.

Xie Yi'an quietly feels the heartbeat Ming Hehua sends through the spell between them and smiles gently at her.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Through countless days and nights unseen by anyone, Xie Yi'an once gazed at Ming Hehua for a long time, with unwavering focus.

He hated her gentleness, her tolerance, her unsullied purity, and the way she stood apart from everything.

Yet he was terrified, helpless to resist, as he sank deeper and deeper.

(PS: Actually, the spell hasn't been broken.)

One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's only partners, happy ending, the true moonlight and the false moonlight

Theme: Love is surrendering to one's free will