Broken Jade, Stolen Bliss: Three Lives Burned, One Lifetime’s Scheme

(A fictional history, so please don't read too much into it.)

In the end, she quietly left on that snowy night. If it were possible, she prayed for the heavens' mercy: in her next life, may she have a husband who loves only her, and may they share a lifetime together, devoted to each other alone.

In the darkness, a pair of tearful eyes watched Xia Muning. “Mumu, in your third life, I won't give you up to anyone. Only by staying with me can I make sure no one ever wrongs you. The past was too painful, so don't remember it. My Mumu deserves a happy, peaceful life.”

Ye Qinghuan clutched her chest and poured a bowl of her heart's blood into the Shennong Cauldron. A bright star streaked across the night sky.

Mumu, we'll meet again in our next life.