[Narcissus] CP: A cool, aloof girl who loves looking beautiful × a gentle, insightful confidante with a cunning streak
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Lele is a freak.
With no parents and a mysterious past, she was found and brought to an orphanage with nothing but a frail, sickly body. She couldn't even speak.
Then one day, she suddenly gained the ability to hear people's thoughts.
Only then did she discover a secret no one else knew: she was a villain who needed to be redeemed.
It turned out that her very existence was a mistake that needed to be corrected.
Lele curled her lips.
Those people trying to win her over were such terrible actors. Even the stray dogs in the alley, licking the warmth of her palm, felt more genuine and fervent.
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Later, an out-of-control truck came roaring toward her.
At the last possible moment, a bony hand suddenly yanked her into an embrace.
She thought it was just another new trick from someone trying to win her over.
But strangely, this time she couldn't hear anyone's thoughts. There was only a deathly silence, an empty void.
Curious, Lele followed the mysterious old woman home.
From then on, she had a new name, Jiang Le, and stumbled upon the second secret of her life:
Her new guardian, Jiang Congyue, was growing younger in reverse, against the flow of time.
This little old woman seemed to be a freak too.
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Many years later, Jiang Le took firm control of the massive Jiang Group.
And Jiang Congyue, who had once died of illness in her arms, reappeared after faking her death for many years.
Now, she was radiant and youthful.
Her face was even identical to Jiang Le's.
Jiang Le held her tightly in her arms. In the shadows where no one could see, the corners of her lips slowly curled into a nearly obsessive, satisfied smile.
She didn't care what secrets lay behind all this.
After all,
aren't freaks meant to be with other freaks?
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Reader's Guide:
1. Narcissus pairing, older woman/younger woman, unconventional mutual pursuit
2. The ending is a nontraditional HE
3. Slow-paced, rather angsty
4. The age issue will be explained later
Theme: Love others, but love yourself even more!
