After taking a fall, Jiang Zhiyue realized she was just a cannon-fodder character in a male-oriented novel.
In the original story, the male lead, Shen Qingzhou, was a heaven-blessed prodigy with extraordinary talent. After being gravely wounded on a demon-extermination mission, he was taken in by a rural couple.
Once they realized he had lost his memory, the husband and wife hit it off and tricked him into marrying their foolish daughter.
Later, the male lead regained his memories and left with his sect. When they met again, the formerly cool and upright young man had bloodshot eyes and windblown black hair. Wearing a cold expression, he raised his sword and stabbed her.
Sacrifice your wife to heaven, and your magic will know no bounds. After killing his wife to prove his Dao, the male lead came to his senses, switched to the Heartless Dao, and eventually became an Immortal Venerable.
Jiang Zhiyue could still feel the pain of a sword piercing her heart. She tried to escape, but a creature calling itself the System stopped her.
The System said she could only leave after completing the plot. It promised that she would only fake her death and would also receive a generous bonus.
Jiang Zhiyue gave in. She played the considerate wife and counted the days until the male lead killed her.
But the naturally aloof young man treated her better and better. After overhearing someone talk about the proper way for a married couple to behave, he looked at her with doubt in his gentle eyes. "Aren't we husband and wife? Why can't we sleep together?"
Jiang Zhiyue couldn't think of an excuse, so she had to agree.
To her surprise, the young man quickly learned everything on his own and had all sorts of tricks. Jiang Zhiyue couldn't handle him, so she sent word to Shen Qingzhou's sect ahead of schedule.
After waiting for some time for the letter to get through, she cautiously asked, "Have you remembered anything lately? Or is there anything you want to do?"
Shen Qingzhou gazed into the girl's clear eyes, then let his gaze fall on her crimson lips. "Does wanting to kiss you count?"
Jiang Zhiyue: "..."
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The plot got back on track, and after faking her death, Jiang Zhiyue became a rich woman who spent money like water.
She lived in a small town in Jiangnan and spent her days frequenting the town's biggest pleasure house, the Moon-Gathering Pavilion.
One day, draped in a fur coat, she waved excitedly. "I heard you've got a new face here. Hurry up and bring him out so I can have a look."
Then Jiang Zhiyue saw her former husband, whose face was as beautiful as a crown of jade.
A few years had passed in the blink of an eye. Shen Qingzhou was no longer the bright, carefree young man he had once been. His shoulders were broad, his waist narrow, and a gloomy, murderous aura roiled in his eyes.
Dressed in black, he looked like a demon straight out of the underworld.
Jiang Zhiyue's face stiffened.
Shen Qingzhou sneered, his oppressive aura filling the room. "I found you, Yueyue."
Later, Shen Qingzhou held Jiang Zhiyue close, doing his utmost to restrain his desires so he wouldn't hurt her. He smiled softly. "Yueyue, I'm more handsome than all of them. From now on, why don't you only look for me?"
Also known as: After Faking My Death, My Ex-Husband Found Me
Young married couple. The male lead is an aloof, devoted dog in the early stages and turns dark later.
Theme: Don't fight
