Rainstorm: The Assassin Reborn as the Unwanted Daughter
[discontinued] Morana Yin was a once legend. A ruthless assassin, a figure shrouded in myth and legend until she was betrayed by the person she trusted the most, leading to her gruesome death. But fate has other plans, granting her a second chance in the body of Vesna Xiao, the illegitimate daughter of the Xiao familia. Trapped in a life that bears no resemblance to her own, she must confront the ghosts that haunt her past and the demons that lurk in her present. In a world of gilded cages and veiled threats, where every smile hides a dagger, every friend a hidden foe, her new face becomes her mask, the youthful innocence becomes her shield hiding the soul of a hardened killer hungering for vengeance. --------- Ziyan Luo was a rising star, a brilliant businessman, and an heir to the capital's most influential family until one accident that left him blind during the day and haunted by nightmares at night, leading him to retreat from the world. But when fate throws Ziyan into Vesna's path, spark ignites in the shadows. Vesna becomes the first flicker of desire in Ziyan's isolated world. He wants her and makes no secret of it. Avoiding him isn't an option he offers and he's determined to prove to her she's worth every ounce of effort he's going to put into winning her heart
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[WARNING: THE CHAPTER CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT THAT DOESN'T SUIT AGES UNDER 17. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.]
Vesna was sitting on the bed. looking through one of the files she had brought home. Ziyan was lying beside her, his eyes closed but he was not asleep. His hand had found its way beneath her shirt, fingers tracing lazy, soothing circles on the soft skin of her stomach.
"Are you planning to make a comeback?" Vesna asked him, her eye never moving from the file.
"Not at this moment. There are still some matters I need to address first," Ziyan replied, unsurprised by her question. Given how her brain worked, he knew she must have noticed it earlier.
"So you do intend to make a comeback eventually," Vesna stated, her voice carrying a hint of satisfaction. She signed her name at the bottom of the file before closing it. Placing it carefully on the nightstand, she finally turned to face him, "I was starting to fear you have given up."