(Next book is in the works.)
[Venomous Villainess x Devoted, Pure-Hearted Loyalist]
[Bratty, Willful Heiress x Gentle, Passionate Young Man]
[Synopsis]
Tao Hengyue was born into a noble family and was famous for being spoiled and domineering. At sixteen, a marriage contract made her the wife of Bai Youchu, only son of the Marquis of Xuanping, a wooden young man who rarely showed any expression.
She liked the top scholar. She did not like Bai Youchu.
They had been married for three years, and you could count on two hands how many times they had shared a bed. Yet she would not let Bai Youchu take a concubine or touch another woman.
That very year, her cousin came to visit, and the two of them ended up in the same bed. Bai Youchu even wanted to take her as a concubine! Tao Hengyue had a huge fight with him, clawed her cousin's face, and returned to her parents' home.
At the same time, her family fell from power, and she was caught up in their downfall. The top scholar came to find her and said he would take her far away. On their elopement, she died beneath a band of bandits' blades, her skin torn and her face unrecognizable.
As she lay dying, she saw her dull, uninteresting husband staggering toward her, throwing himself down beside her. His voice was anguished as he wept and begged her not to die, promising to agree to anything once she woke, even a divorce.
The gentleman who valued cleanliness above all else was now filthy, crawling beside her and not daring to touch her. His warm tears fell one by one onto her eyelids.
So her death would make him grieve.
Only before her death did Tao Hengyue learn that she was the venomous villainess in a romance novel, and the heroine was her husband's rather dull distant cousin.
After her death, the heroine would take her place, live happily with her husband for the rest of her life, and forget her completely.
But Tao Hengyue was reborn, back to one month after her marriage to Bai Youchu!
That cousin, that top scholar, to hell with them all!
Domineering and vicious? Then she would rein in her temper, make him lose himself in her tender embrace, and ensure he could never leave her.
One day, a careless servant broke her favorite tea set. Tao Hengyue rested her forehead on one hand, pointed delicately, and drawled, "Kneel on it."
Bai Youchu walked in and saw the maid trembling like a leaf on the floor, her skirt stained with blood at the knees. His eyes shifted slightly, then he looked away as if nothing had happened.
Tao Hengyue clutched her chest, her heart pounding.
Was she... unable to hide it anymore?
"Does your chest hurt?"
Tao Hengyue froze, then nodded awkwardly. "It... it hurts."
Bai Youchu sat beside her, moved her hand away from her chest, and helped her catch her breath. "Is it any better? I'll send someone to fetch a doctor right away."
Tao Hengyue stared blankly at the hand on her chest, then at him, perfectly serious. Could he have an eye condition?
"Bai Youchu, you can only love me."
Note: The blurb may be tweaked.
There is more going on than meets the eye.
The heroine is genuinely flawed. The hero cries and is a bit of a closet flirt.
One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, flawed characters.
Alternate setting, slow-paced.
[Secret Love Comes True / Villainess Reborn]
[The story of a bratty heiress reborn as the wife, pretending to be someone she's not.]
[Screenshots taken on April 12 and September 18, 2025]
Theme: Since you have another chance, cherish it.
