A Handbook for Taming My Wicked Husband

After being reborn, she finds the culprit who killed her in her previous life kneeling before her, weak and uneasy. What should she do? Poison her, humiliate her, torment her?

That was exactly how Luo Huachi treated Jing Ke in his previous life. He never expected her to persevere and seize an opportunity to defect to the side of his enemy, Murong Xu. From then on, Jing Ke used her innate martial arts talent to become Murong Xu's most loyal blade, closing in on Luo Huachi step by step until, in the end, she watched him die before her without a trace of mercy.

This life... They have returned to the time they first met. She is merely a homeless orphan, while he is still the exalted Prince of Liaodong.

As a handsome and wicked man, Luo Huachi looks at Jing Ke trembling on the ground and suddenly thinks of another way to torment her.

What if he treats her well, just like Murong Xu did in his previous life, clears the way for her, and tempts her into falling hopelessly in love with him? He could squeeze every last bit of use out of her... then make her lose everything and suffer so much she can barely stand it, wanting to kill him but unable to bring herself to do it. Wouldn't that be much more interesting?

That was what Luo Huachi originally thought.

It was all an act, false affection meant to lure her into falling for him.

But when Jing Ke gazes at him with those sparkling eyes, the same eyes he hated so much in his previous life, why does his heart race, and why does he feel so happy?

What's more, whenever he remembers that Jing Ke once looked at Murong Xu with those same eyes, he is consumed with jealousy. Only by joining with her completely can he soothe the unease in his heart a little.

As for this life... she can forget about seeing Murong Xu again.

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Word has it that Luo Huachi has recently fallen for a homeless orphan. He keeps her by his side and teaches her martial arts, seeming quite taken with her. Murong Xu is only secretly approaching Jing Ke because he fears Luo Huachi is being deceived.

Murong Xu knows that because of the mistake he made as a child, Luo Huachi considers him an enemy. So he is always trying to make it up to him.

As for how he ended up with Jing Ke while trying to make amends...

Murong Xu blinked his peach-blossom eyes.

A gloomy, poisonous man as possessive as Luo Huachi could never stay with a fickle woman like Jing Ke for long. So, for his good friend's sake, this bad woman would be better off with him. He didn't mind.

Besides... love and fate don't follow a first-come, first-served rule. He was following his heart and pursuing happiness. How could that make him the other man in someone else's relationship?

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Jing Ke always feels unsatisfied.

Her childhood experiences taught her that she must fiercely protect what matters to her, even if... it means sacrificing her own happiness. She doesn't mind.

Giving everything for the person you love is a virtue. But why does she still feel lonely?

Content warning and character introductions:

Luo Huachi, a handsome and wicked male lead who was cruelly tormented by the heroine in his previous life. After being reborn, he schemes to make her fall in love with him as revenge, but ends up going too far and falling for her himself.

Murong Xu, the heroine's true love in her previous life. Though he becomes the other man in this life, he feels no shame, believing that "the one who isn't loved is the real third party." A gentle male lead with no boundaries.

Jing Ke, the heroine, outwardly different from what she seems, ruthless and cold-hearted. She appears extraordinarily loyal to her lover, though it's unclear who she actually loves. Her combat ability reaches its peak later in the story.

Theme: Living together in harmony