In the Story of the Stone, I Really Never Planned to Be a Tyrant

He transmigrates into the body of Prince Beijing, Shui Rong, a trusted and favored minister of the current emperor.

He had hoped to live as a dissolute prince, but the emperor secretly orders him to investigate and confiscate the Jia family's estate.

He assumes he has never met the young ladies and will be able to show no mercy.

But when he sees Lin Daiyu, his heart softens.

Selfishly, he imprisons Lin Daiyu in his manor and watches over her day and night.

After learning that Jia Baoyu and the others have been executed, Lin Daiyu dies, her tears spent.

He lingers in Lin Daiyu's bedroom and falls asleep without realizing it.

When he wakes, time has turned back, and he has entered a time loop.

"I don't want anything from a stinking man!"

"We've never met. Why would you say such a thing about me?"

Could Lin Daiyu have entered the time loop too?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.