[Rebirth + devoted leads + male lead pursues female lead + lovesick male lead + punishing scoundrels + golden finger]
When she first met Zhou Weian, Li Ruyi thought, “With a fierce general like him, Great Qi would have nothing to fear.”
So the Imperial College saw a complete change. The little princess, who usually lay sick in bed, started attending every day. She even forbade anyone from teasing Young Master Zhou and openly stood up for him.
When he was nearly injured playing polo, she scolded his opponent and tended to his wounds in front of everyone. When the emperor planned to arrange his marriage to a minister’s daughter, she asked him to choose someone else. The powerful families of Chang’an all said that the Seventh Princess was in love with Young Master Zhou. The emperor even arranged their marriage. Zhou Weian was a little surprised, but when he remembered the young lady who had stood up for him at the Imperial College, he was overjoyed.
The young general was tasting love for the first time, and he went out of his way to please her. He heard the princess was missing the precious Flesh-and-Spirit Mushroom, so he hobbled over on an injured leg to deliver one. He heard someone was his rival in love. “Impossible. The princess ate my seafood porridge.”
After repeatedly pursuing her and getting nowhere, the male lead stormed off in frustration. The female lead thought to herself: He must be keeping his distance from me in public for the sake of the greater plan. How truly far-sighted!
The next day, though, he heard her say, “He’s just so pitiful, being sent far from the northwest. I don’t like such a dull person.”
His friend urged him to give up before it was too late. He thought that a princess born to wealth and honor could never be a good match for a rough fellow like him.
He kept giving her a wide berth, but she continued flirting with him. In that case...
