The Cross Dressing Hearthrob Always Wants to Kidnap me

Hua Zhuo, a young woman who died and was resurrected through the intervention of a mysterious system, finds herself transmigrated into the body of the Third Princess of the Great Qiu Dynasty. The original owner of this body harbored an intense, irrational hatred for a woman named Liang Shanyuan, a beauty so captivating it drove others to madness. Hua Zhuo’s primary objective is to accumulate Yin merit by fulfilling four specific wishes: being filial to her parents, confessing her feelings to the male lead Xu Ruyi, surviving a crisis to die peacefully, and daily humiliating Liang Shanyuan. She arrives at the Liang Mansion alongside Xu Ruyi, a Ghost Tamer prince, and his junior sister Meng Qiuci, unaware that Liang Shanyuan is actually a heart-eating ghost who has already died.

Upon entering the Liang estate, Hua Zhuo immediately recognizes the supernatural danger surrounding Liang Shanyuan, whose pale, paper-like complexion and cold touch reveal her true nature to Hua Zhuo, while others remain entranced by her beauty. The system assigns her the task of scolding Liang Shanyuan daily to earn merit points, a directive that forces Hua Zhuo to act arrogantly and cruelly despite her naturally kind disposition. She navigates this delicate balance by masking her fear and genuine concern behind a facade of despotic nobility, often scolding her own maid Ting Lan to maintain the character required by the plot while secretly protecting those around her from the ghost’s influence.

The mystery deepens as Hua Zhuo witnesses fragmented memories of the Liang family’s past, revealing a dark history involving the consumption of monkey brains and the suspicious deaths of children. She discovers that Liang Shanyuan and her twin brother Shanren were born under strange circumstances, with rumors suggesting Liang Shanyuan stole her brother’s intelligence in the womb. The family patriarch, Liang Changjun, and his brothers are complicit in these horrific rituals, viewing the children as tools for supernatural gain rather than human beings. Hua Zhuo realizes that the original owner’s death in the novel was likely connected to these events and that her own survival depends on uncovering the truth before the ghost claims her life.

A critical turning point occurs when Hua Zhuo is lured into a trap by a doppelganger of Xu Ruyi near a cursed lake. The entity, a water ghost, attempts to drag her to her death, but Liang Shanyuan intervenes, saving Hua Zhuo despite her own nature as a vengeful spirit. This act reveals a complex dynamic between the two women; Liang Shanyuan is drawn to Hua Zhuo because physical contact with her alleviates the eternal burning pain that afflicts his ghostly soul. For the first time, the ghost experiences relief, creating a twisted bond that complicates Hua Zhuo’s mission to simply hate and avoid him.

As the narrative progresses, Hua Zhuo continues to investigate the Liang family’s secrets, uncovering layers of betrayal, infanticide, and occult practices. She learns that the current crises within the mansion are not random but part of a long-standing pattern of sacrificing children to maintain the family’s wealth and power. Liang Shanyuan, though a murderer, shows moments of unexpected protectiveness toward Hua Zhuo, creating a volatile alliance. The Ghost Tamers, Xu Ruyi and Meng Qiuci, remain largely unaware of the full extent of the danger, viewing Liang Shanyuan through the lens of the novel’s romanticized plot rather than the horrifying reality Hua Zhuo perceives.

The story moves toward a climax as Hua Zhuo must decide whether to expose Liang Shanyuan’s true nature or use the ghost’s dependency on her to survive the impending crisis. The system’s demands conflict with her growing empathy, forcing her to balance the accumulation of merit with the moral implications of her actions. With the Liang family’s dark rituals reaching a fever pitch and the ghost’s hold on the mansion tightening, Hua Zhuo finds herself trapped in a web of supernatural intrigue where the line between hunter and prey is dangerously blurred.