After the Villain Marries the Dragon-Proud Hero

Blurb 1:

“You're husband is dead.”

“What wonderful news.”

A shrewd, smiling shou x a classic domineering male lead when alive, ghostly gong after death

Blurb 2:

1.

With a marriage contract, Ye Yuanju marries his childhood sweetheart's... older brother, and gets himself a gorgeous husband.

But the beauty lays down three icy rules for him:

“No holding hands in public, and definitely no kissing.”

“You can't call me ‘wife’ at home.”

“Unless we're dual cultivating, there's no need to see each other.”

Ye Yuanju nods and agrees, then proceeds to do every single thing he's been told not to do.

The beauty ends up wearing high collars every day to hide the red marks on his neck.

2.

Reborn, Su Xingyun initially wants only to survive, so he takes his younger sister's place and fulfills her betrothal by marrying the domineering male lead.

Later, he wants to improve his cultivation, so he has no choice but to humble himself and dual cultivate with the man.

Later still, his ambitions grow, and he wants even more. Though he falls for the domineering male lead, he still stabs him in the heart, crying and apologizing as he does.

At last, Su Xingyun kills his husband to attain the righteous path, perfects his heartless cultivation, becomes the leader of the Immortal Alliance, and comes within one step of ascension.

Yet the moment he takes his seat as leader of the Immortal Alliance, his former lover returns as a vengeful ghost, consumed by hatred.

He pins Su Xingyun against the throne, each word cutting to the heart. “Have you ever missed me all these years? I've thought of you every moment... Didn't you covet my cultivation? From now on, we can dual cultivate every day. I can give you everything you want.”

“Love me or hate me, give it all to me.”

Theme: Be honest with others.