[The enchantress's wife-chasing crematorium, third-person narration] The world says Tao Yu is a true enchantress—cold-blooded, treacherous, full of schemes. Only I know she is not. She saved my life, helped me avenge my blood-deep hatred. She would smile gently at me when no one else was watching, secretly pick a flower to cheer me up, whisper the sweetest words in my ear. I believed there was no one better than her in this world. Until that day, she personally escorted me into the enemy camp. Her last look at me was contemptuous. I realized then that compared to her grand ambitions, I was worthless. Days later, the demon sect and the righteous path clashed, the jianghu in turmoil. I did not die at the hands of my enemies. She extended a hand to me, her usual faint smile on her face. "Come home," she said. I smiled and stepped back, for the first time disobeying her. "Tao Yu, do you love me?" I asked. She gave a strange smile. "What are you saying? Of course I..." I already knew the answer. Before she could finish, I raised my head and unhesitatingly plunged into the bottomless cliff. Goodbye, Tao Yu. Never again. - At first, Tao Yu believed Bai Mang could not leave her. As long as she waited, Bai Mang would eventually return crying, kneeling before her to beg for forgiveness. But Tao Yu waited and waited... until Bai Mang would not spare her a glance in the vast crowd, until Bai Mang laughed lightly with another girl, until Bai Mang stormed the demon sect's gates, sword pointed at Tao Yu's heart. - Tao Yu once thought Bai Mang was the moonlight before her bed, easily wiped away. Until that day, when Bai Mang smiled gently and leaped into the abyss, leaving her decisively. Only then did she realize Bai Mang was not her moonlight—she was a cinnabar mole carved into her heart. From then on, her heart ached without end. [Gentle little sun x Her enchantress] — The enchantress of that time never imagined she would willingly be tamed by her. Notes: 1. Slow-burn, semi-plot-driven, very slow. 2. Fictional martial arts world, martial arts and world-building are up to me (pure fiction! Alternate world!) 3. Nurturing, old-school melodrama, growth and healing, love-hate, a bit of farming elements, HE. ----------------------------------------------- Pre-order "Picking Up a Lost Beauty," synopsis as follows: Qiu Yujian picked up a lost beauty. The beauty had a stunning, flamboyant face, but her personality was like a little pitiful—passing a dessert shop, she would cling to Qiu Yujian and coo, "I want candy, please buy me some." On rainy nights when she couldn't sleep, she would crawl into Qiu Yujian's bed crying, "I'm scared of thunder, can you take me in for one night?" She was... incredibly soft. Qiu Yujian kept the beauty until her savings ran out. Just when she could no longer afford to support her, the beauty's family came looking. Qiu Yujian looked at her meager savings, then at the beauty's daily expenses, steeled her heart, and returned her. On the day of parting, the beauty cried like a pear blossom in the rain. Qiu Yujian held firm. Asked why, she said she had loved, but she really had no money left!!!!!! QAAAAAAAQ - A few months later, Qiu Yujian jumped to a leading company. On her first day, in the president's office, the long-unseen beauty smiled at her like a fox. "Director Qiu, have we met before?" Qiu Yujian trembled and hesitated, "N-no...?" That night, Qiu Yujian found herself pinned to the president's desk. The beauty's smile was cool. "Is that so? We don't know each other?" "But Director Qiu, how is it that I remember every mole on your body?" "Explain?"