The White Lotus's Persona Crumbles, but the Mad Dog Still Wants to Marry Her

[A vindictive, scheming black lotus heroine vs. a deranged, twisted, obsessive villain] On the day Song Mingxi came of age, a flood of comments suddenly appeared before her eyes. [Weak and helpless? Isn’t that the dead white lotus’s usual trick?] [Her father’s a cold-blooded bastard, so she definitely inherited some of that.] [Her stepmother was way too kind. She should’ve strangled her right then and there.] [What’s wrong with being a dead white lotus? Otherwise, how would she make the web-novel world’s number-one ray of sunshine shine?] From these scattered comments, Song Mingxi pieced together the whole story: She was the white lotus everyone loved to hate, the kind who was written out not long after appearing. Her father didn’t care for her, her stepmother didn’t love her, and her older brother abused her. All the good things went to Song Mingyan, including the betrothal her mother had left behind. [Number one on the popularity rankings! Mom loves you, Wangzai!] Xie Wangzhou, the vicious male side character who would one day wield power over the court. Perfect. He was just the target she needed to latch onto. But he was born with a cruel streak, cold and heartless. He never cared about anyone else’s feelings, and was as crazy as a stray dog. More importantly, he had no interest in women and no weaknesses. Yet later, Xie Wangzhou blocked the wedding procession and gritted his teeth: “You want to wrap yourself up and hand yourself over to someone else? Let’s see if I’ll allow it first!”