[Dual-Faced Male Lead x Reborn Female Lead, Repressed and Possessive, Unhinged Male Lead, HE]
Everyone in the capital knew it:
Ye Shu, the legitimate daughter of the general’s residence, was in love with Prince Xiao Jin. In her previous life, she gave everything to help him ascend the throne, only to discover that it had all been a scheme from the very beginning.
Reborn, she wanted only to protect those closest to her. But her change of heart altered the course of her previous life in ways she could never have foreseen,
and drew the attention of an extraordinary man...
The civil official Gu Yun was a gifted young man, a refined gentleman on the surface and the object of every noblewoman’s admiration in the capital. But Ye Shu had seen him slaughter the imperial family in her previous life. She knew how ruthless he was beneath that gentlemanly exterior. All she wanted was to get away...
But the powerful minister’s eyes reddened as he cornered her:
“Stay. I’ll give you the realm and my life.”
Her childhood companion Shen Jia was furious: “Two lifetimes, and you’ve never chosen me. I was a fool to give you my heart!”
Content warnings: Both leads are ruthless and play dirty; there are not many golden fingers.
The heroine is neither a white lotus nor weak. She is devoted to one person.
Side characters won’t get much page time.
A good book worth reading!
Good! The writing is smooth! The plot is gripping