The Perfect Enemy

安妮薇Jan 2024

3.0

Word count: 218K words
Chapters: 74

Summary

One step closer and they shatter each other; one step back and they never cross paths again. Jing Xia wants to retreat, but Huo Chuchen wants to advance.

Liking someone can be spark-flying and perilous, or seamless and watertight.

Watch how two ice blocks fall in love...

The male lead has an engagement with the second female lead; before breaking it off, they agree to a sham marriage, each with their own partner. Enter at your own risk.

There is no blood feud between the male and female leads, nor a contest of justice versus evil, because the female lead is not a grand-minded person—she only wants revenge.

The female lead is not weak, but nor is she strong enough to grind the male lead into the ground.

Modern alternate world, 1v1, HE ending.

Editor's review

Perfect Enemy writes a relationship that begins with a sham marriage and each party having their own partner with real tension: Jing Xia wants to retreat, Huo Chuchen wants to advance, and between advancing and retreating lies both emotional push-and-pull and a process of two cold-natured characters testing each other. The work does not make the female lead an all-powerful strongwoman, nor does it arrange a blood feud or a showdown of good versus evil; instead her motivation stays closer to personal grievance and self-protection, which gives the story the feel of strategy and restraint in urban romance rather than grand narrative. Neither lead is the fervent, outwardly expressive type; the emotional progression relies on detail, propriety, and a sense of danger, and readers who enjoy the slow-burn tension of “two ice blocks falling in love” will find it engaging. Note that the opening setup involves the male lead having an engagement with the second female lead, agreeing to a sham marriage before breaking it off, and each having their own partner; not everyone can accept this kind of relationship structure, so check your tolerance before reading. Suitable for reading in spare moments, and for readers who like modern alternate-world settings, 1v1, and HE as a light but emotionally concentrated romance read.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers of modern alternate-world, 1v1, HE romance fiction
Readers who prefer slow-burn, restrained interaction between the leads
Readers who can accept complex relationship setups such as sham marriage and each having their own partner
People who want to follow an urban story with emotional tension in spare moments

Not a good fit for

Readers who cannot accept the male lead having an engagement and sham marriage with the second female lead
Readers expecting the female lead to overpower the male lead and dominate with easy victories
People who prefer grand good-versus-evil conflict or a blood-feud main line
Readers sensitive to relationship boundaries who need a purely exclusive pairing

Reading tips

Before starting, confirm your acceptance of the sham marriage and each-having-their-own-partner setup, then decide whether to enter the story.
Focus on the shifts in propriety as the leads advance and retreat; the slow-burn relationship takes patience.
Best read chapter by chapter, pausing at moments of emotional push-and-pull to savor the characters' motivations.
When you reach the female lead's “only wants revenge” motivation, distinguish personal grievance from grand justice to avoid mismatched expectations.

版权信息
第一章周年
第二章交锋
第三章生日
第四章鸿门宴
第五章黄雀
第六章投名状
第七章交易
第八章三角锁
第九章美人计
第十章夜雨
第十一章易主
第十二章碰头
第十三章月光
第十四章叛徒
第十五章心魔
第十六章欲望
第十七章你的人
第十八章双杀
第十九章确定
第二十章霓虹
第二十一章任务
第二十二章操控
第二十三章试探
第二十四章葬礼
第二十五章维护
第二十六章对弈
第二十七章吻烟
第二十八章奏鸣曲
第二十九章指纹
第三十章礼物
第三十一章奶油
第三十二章草莓
第三十三章不想
第三十四章码头
第三十五章调查
第三十六章空欢
第三十七章窃听器
第三十八章缠情
第三十九章退婚
第四十章反间
第四十一章旧仇
第四十二章人质
第四十三章枪响
第四十四章坦白
第四十五章不得
第四十六章订婚宴
第四十七章意大利
第四十八章设局
第四十九章未婚妻
第五十章贵客
第五十一章吻溺
第五十二章相抗
第五十三章游艇
第五十四章交易
第五十五章信任
第五十六章线索
第五十七章周末
第五十八章山顶
第五十九章米兰
第六十章替身
第六十一章枪响
第六十二章惹火
第六十三章恋爱
第六十四章目标
第六十五章入局
第六十六章混乱
第六十七章败局
第六十八章审讯
第六十九章阿根廷
第七十章番外一警察局
第七十一章番外二真心话
第七十二章番外三小世界
第七十三章小团圆

FAQ

Is there a blood feud or good-versus-evil opposition between the male and female leads?

No. The material explicitly states that there is no blood feud between the male and female leads, nor a contest of justice versus evil. The female lead's motivation is more personal—she only wants revenge and is not a grand-scale confrontational figure—so the story's focus is emotional strategy and character relationships, not a showdown of good and evil.

Is the female lead very strong, able to suppress the male lead?

The material says the female lead is not weak, but nor is she strong enough to grind the male lead into the ground. She has her own abilities and position, but she is not an overpowering strongwoman. Do not expect her to breeze through with cheat-like advantages or fully suppress the male lead; the relationship is closer to a push-and-pull between evenly matched parties who each make concessions.

Will the male lead's engagement with the second female lead affect reading?

This is an important premise of the book: the male lead has an engagement with the second female lead, and before breaking it off they agree to a sham marriage, each with their own partner. The material specifically warns “enter at your own risk.” If you are sensitive to this kind of relationship structure, confirm your acceptance first; those who can accept it will find it easier to enter the tension of the story's setup.

Is the ending HE? Is the romance line 1v1?

The material specifies modern alternate world, 1v1, HE ending. That is, the male and female leads' romance is a single main line that ultimately reaches a happy ending. How the plot unfolds requires reading the main text, but readers can approach it with the expectation of 1v1 and HE.

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About the author

安妮薇 Author

Annie Wei is a web-fiction author about whom limited public information is available; three of her works are currently included in the collection. She moves between time-travel alternate-world settings, modern romance, and suspenseful mystery, and her works often interweave character relationships with the unfolding of cases. Her representative work, Yu Qing Xing, was adapted into a web series of the same title starring Yao Xiaoxiao, Cheng Xiang, and He Minghan, while Dali Temple: Qing is likewise tied to a screen adaptation starring Yao Xiaoxiao and Cheng Xiang. Her other work, Perfect Enemy, reflects her attempt at suspense writing in a modern setting. Because details such as her dates of birth and death, nationality, and English name remain unclear, her personal biography cannot be verified, and readers can mainly come to know her creative profile through the works mentioned above.