The Gentle Rose Becomes His Most Beloved in the Apocalypse

[Alternate post-apocalyptic setting + scumbag boyfriend's downfall + nemesis villain's rise to power + love triangle + mutual redemption + sweet romance + romantic aesthetics + both characters are virgins]

[A gentle yet steadfast ray of righteous light x a seemingly refined but actually twisted and manipulative tiger (so seductive it'll break your legs)]

Wen Yao never understood what she liked about Shen Yichuan until her death. Did she like his cold-heartedness or his selfishness?

As his partner, she risked her life for him for seven years, only to be decisively abandoned by him when they were in danger.

He said, "You've been infected with the cadaver virus; you can't stay on the train."

He said, "Wen Yao, I thought you were very sensible."

—

When she opened her eyes again, she saw the face of her nemesis, Ji Mingchen—that gentle man with peach blossom eyes, stunningly beautiful, and a ruthless killer who never blinked an eye.

The man lifted her chin with his blood-stained fingers, his smile alluring: "I saved you? How are you going to repay me?"

Wen Yao felt a lump in her throat, but she steeled herself and tilted her head back to press her lips against the man's.

Ji Mingchen, who was just teasing her as usual, was like: "!?"

—

Later, Shen Yichuan searched through the sea of ​​corpses, filled with remorse day and night. When he finally saw her again, he was overwhelmed with mixed emotions of sorrow and joy, and with red eyes, he humbly pleaded, "Come back, Ayao..."

But then a man in white slowly walked up behind Wen Yao. He placed his hands affectionately on her shoulders, and as he looked at her with a smile, he breathed softly in her ear, "How did I teach you back then, hmm?"

"To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself."