I Pretended to Be a Love Fool, but the Crazy Pursuer is Serious

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山頂的太陽
Status:Ongoing

Summary

[A heartless Capital circle young lady pretending to be love-brained x A secretly yearning crazy powerful figure desperate for love]

Xia Nanxing, a fair-skinned and stunning Golden Branch Jade Leaf from the Capital circle, was handed the script of a villainous female sidekick.

To complete her system mission, she spent five years as Lu Huaijin’s sycophant—obedient, submissive, and utterly devoted. Everyone mocked her as an incurable love brain, convinced she couldn’t live without Lu Huaijin.

Xia Nanxing sneered. Couldn’t live without him?

Once the mission was complete, she turned around and entered a contractual marriage with the crazy powerful figure Qin Heming.

At the start of their marriage, Qin Heming watched with cold amusement, taunting, “Your ex-boyfriend is out there in the rain, begging for forgiveness. Aren’t you going to check on him? Oh, wait—he’s not even your ex, is he? You chased him for five years and still couldn’t make him yours.”

Not just a love brain, but a stupidlove brain.

A few months into the marriage, the crazy powerful figure’s threats took a darker turn. “If you want him to stay alive, keep him out of my sight. Otherwise, I willkill him.”

Being love-brained was fine—but the object of her love hadto be him. Otherwise, no one would survive.

A deranged ex-boyfriend begging for forgiveness, a fake boyfriend flaunting his affection, and a contractual husband whose smile grew increasingly unhinged…

Staring at the mess she’d created, Xia Nanxing saw only one way out. She faked a minor car accident and pretended to have amnesia.

“You… who are you? My head hurts… I can’t remember anything…”

The crazy powerful figure smiled tenderly. “I’m your husband—the love of your life, the one you fell for at first sight.”

First sight? Love of her life?? Wasn’t this a contractual marriage?!

Xia Nanxing’s scalp prickled. Trembling, she pointed at the two men being kicked out of the hospital room. “Then… who are those two outside?”

“Just a couple of rabid strays, barking for what they can’t have.”

Novel Items

Hallucinogenic Medicine

Drug

A hallucinogenic substance given by Lu Huaijin's uncle's assistant to Xia Yingying. The plan was to make Lu Huaijin behave erratically during his birthday banquet. Lu Huaijin was already prepared to retaliate in kind.

Five Million

Money

An offer of five million made by Xia Nanxing to Xia Yingying, which Xia Yingying refused outright, indicating she is not someone who takes money for dirty work.

Marriage Alliance

Event

A proposed marriage alliance between the Lu and Xia families. Xia Zhengyang plans to force Lu Huaijin to announce it at the birthday banquet if Xia Nanxing makes her move on him. Lu Huaijin's parents have also been quietly pushing for this match.

Haute Couture Gown

Item

A gown booked half a year prior for the birthday banquet. Xia Nanxing's one-time appearance expenses for styling and the gown could have neared two million.

System

Arcane_treasure

A star mecha that transformed into a small white kitten due to low energy. It communicates with Yun Shu, accumulates favor points, and serves as her companion. It can only meow to others but Yun Shu understands its words. It feeds on favor points rather than conventional food.

Bugatti

Item

Yan Wenjing's extended Bugatti car. He was leaning against it under the streetlights wearing a black suit when he came to pick up Jiang Yunzhi from the bar.

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Patriarchleechlord Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ June 5,2025

Okay so let me just say this—Xia Nanxing realizing she and Qin Heming are BOTH just fodder for the male lead? That hit me like a truck. The system drops this bomb where Lu Huaijin is basically a cosmic force of destruction that eats up everyone around him, and Xia Nanxing is just sitting there going 'how is that fair?' I love that she's not some naive protagonist who thinks she's special. She knows exactly what she is and she's already plotting her way out. The plot structure here is clever too. We get this flashback to when she was ten and saved Qin Heming, which recontextualizes everything. She thought she was just being a kind kid, but she actually planted a seed that could matter later. And now she's actively trying to rewrite her fate instead of just accepting the script. The marriage of convenience angle is her first move—getting financial independence so she can't be controlled. Smart. But what really got me was the system's explanation of WHY the Qin Corporation falls. It's not just bad luck—it's because Qin Heming purges everyone competent, leaving only useless people behind, so when he dies, everything collapses. That's such a tragic irony. He's trying to secure his family's future by eliminating threats, but he's actually destroying it from the inside. And Lu Huaijin just waits for the perfect moment to swoop in. The plot is basically a death trap and Xia Nanxing is the only one who can see the wires.

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Lawlietttaaa Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ September 30,2025

Let's talk about how this author writes dialogue because it is *immaculate*. Xia Nanxing's system voice versus her real voice is a masterclass in character distinction. When she's talking to the system, it's playful, self-deprecating, almost fourth-wall-breaking: "Wahh~ Everyone's laughing at me, and I'm the biggest joke of all." But the moment Lu Huaijin walks in, she switches instantly to the affected, sweet young mistress persona. The shift is so sharp you can feel it. That's not just good dialogue—that's character work. And the bodyguard! "Miss, maybe we shouldn't follow them this time. Disturbing President Qin during business talks would have serious consequences." This man is trying to give genuine advice and Xia Nanxing responds by asking if he thinks Qin Heming is nice. The contrast between his sycophantic flattery and her casual dismissal is hilarious. "Your bonus this month is doubled" coming right after she's been humiliated—this is a woman who refuses to let anyone see her crack, even her own employees. Lu Huaijin's dialogue is deliberately cold and clipped. "None of your business." "Apologize." Every sentence is a door slamming shut. He never explains, never softens, never gives her the dignity of a real conversation. And Xia Yingying? Her lines are all carefully chosen to maximize guilt: "I love President Lu. I won't leave him." "Don't you know his temper by now?" She weaponizes politeness. The line that got me though was Xia Nanxing's internal monologue: "If she had spent that money on ducks, she could have raised an entire pond of them, all quacking around to cheer her up." That's not just funny—that's devastating. Five years, hundreds of millions, and she'd rather have quacking ducks.

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trash_mail_7721 Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ August 22,2025

Beneath the romantic comedy surface, these chapters are actually exploring some surprisingly rich themes about freedom, vulnerability, and the masks people wear. The word 'freedom' appears almost immediately—Xia Nanxing raises her glass and toasts 'To freedom!' after her breakup. But the author immediately undercuts this with Lu Huaijin's texts tracking her down. Freedom is fragile. She can celebrate it at a club with male models, but the moment she tries to exercise it, the past (in the form of Lu Huaijin) closes in. The elite power dynamics are clear: 'almost no one in the entire capital could' provoke Lu Huaijin. Freedom is a luxury most don't have. Alcohol functions as both liberation and vulnerability. When Xia Nanxing is drunk, she says things she'd never say sober—flirting with Qin Heming, calling them 'made for each other.' The alcohol strips away her carefully maintained composure. But it also makes her vulnerable: she can't find the bathroom, she stumbles into dangerous situations, she wakes up in a stranger's room. The author is asking: when do we become most ourselves—sober and controlled, or drunk and honest? The elevator is a powerful symbol too. It's a confined space between floors, a liminal zone where normal rules don't apply. In that elevator, Xia Nanxing falls literally and figuratively into Qin Heming's arms. The manager and bodyguards watching silently represent society's judgment, but Qin Heming's response—taking her to his room, having her changed into pajamas—suggests he operates by different rules. And the morning after—waking up clean, makeup removed, in someone else's bed—raises the question: who was taking care of whom? Who held power in that situation?

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HeavenlyMike Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ June 9,2025

I keep coming back to this image of Xia Nanxing sending health tea to Qin Heming and him refusing it. On the surface, it's just a awkward gratitude gesture. But read it alongside everything else and it becomes this tiny symbol of everything that's wrong with their world. Health tea—something meant to preserve life, to extend it—being offered to a boy who is literally dying and doesn't even care. The whole concept of 'fodder' that the system uses is the central theme here. Xia Nanxing and Qin Heming are both ingredients in someone else's story. The system calls it the 'main storyline' like it's some cosmic law, but Xia Nanxing refuses to accept it. 'How is that fair?' she asks. And that question—simple, childlike, almost naive—is the most radical thing in the entire passage. She's challenging the narrative itself. There's also this recurring motif of wealth and power as both armor and cage. Xia Nanxing has bodyguards, inheritance, a father who can buy watches and health tea. But she still feels like her fate is 'strangled by someone else.' The richest people in the story are the most trapped. Qin Heming has a corporation and a family name, but he's playing deadly games with his own relatives. Xia Zhengyang has wealth and status, but he's bitter and powerless against people like Qin Heming. And Lu Huaijin—the male lead who hasn't even appeared yet—is described as this devouring force. He doesn't just win; he consumes everything around him. The story seems to be asking: what does it mean to be a character in someone else's story? And more importantly—can you rewrite it?

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Rapidmoviment Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ September 14,2025

I need to talk about the bodyguard because honestly he's doing more worldbuilding than half the descriptive passages in this book. The man is basically the camera lens we're supposed to see through. When he watches his young mistress throw around money she doesn't have, when he puffs out his chest at her quick wit, when he's genuinely worried about provoking Qin Heming—this is how we understand the power structure of this world. The cafe scene is perfect because it establishes everything in one go. Xia Nanxing's empty card, the bodyguard's shock, the system's intervention before the slap even lands. We're in a world where even physical violence is scripted and monitored. The fact that she's "putting on a show" and the system alerts her beforehand—that's not just plot convenience, that's the entire premise of this world. Reality itself is curated. And then there's the Lu Corporation scene, which hits different. Xia Nanxing walking in like she owns the place because she's presented herself as the future madam, and the employees treat her with respect. But then Xia Yingying bumps into her, falls dramatically, and suddenly Lu Huaijin is there grabbing Xia Nanxing's wrist. The office becomes a battlefield where Xia Nanxing's status means nothing against the female lead's performance of fragility. The birthday banquet looming at the end of Chapter 1 is such a great worldbuilding detail too—it's not just a party, it's the climax of the entire storyline, the moment where the narrative is supposed to resolve. Everything in these chapters builds toward that single event. The world feels alive because every character is playing their assigned role, and the tension comes from watching Xia Nanxing slowly realize she's the only one who knows she's acting.

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GralicSoup Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ May 30,2025

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how Qin Heming speaks? The man says THREE WORDS and it hits harder than most people's monologues. 'No need.' 'I'm fine. Let go!' 'Little girl, you should go home.' This is a guy who was covered in blood, almost died, and his default mode is just... irritated. The voice writing for him is impeccable. Xia Nanxing's dialogue is equally distinct. She's loud, impulsive, and unapologetically chaotic. 'Quick, tie him up and take him to the hospital!' said to a boy who literally just got kidnapped. And her internal monologue with the system is where she really shines—'Good advice falls on deaf ears. So young, yet so eager to die?' That line made me laugh out loud. She's got this sharp, slightly cynical wit that comes through perfectly in her thoughts. The system's voice is another highlight. It's not just a plot device—it has personality. When it responds to her question about being the female lead, it says 'Trying to bargain for divinity with human skin?' That's not a robot. That's a snarky narrator with opinions. I love it. And the dialogue between Xia Nanxing and her dad? So natural. He's criticizing Qin Heming and she's defending him, but it doesn't feel like a debate scene—it feels like a real father-daughter conversation where they're both trying to make their points. 'You're just a kid—what do you know?' 'I hadn't even said the most cutting remark yet.' The subtext in that exchange is delicious.

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