[Rebirth + The Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + The Male Lead's Secret Crush + Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Both Leads Are Each Other's First]
When Yu Weiyue was twenty, her husband, Wei Qingyan, heir to the Marquis Zhongjing household, brought home a woman named Lin Yunchao.
He said Lin Yunchao had saved his life and asked Yu Weiyue to take her in as a sworn younger sister.
Yu Weiyue agreed.
Lin Yunchao was sweet-tongued and charming, and the two grew closer over time. Yu Weiyue treated her like a true sister.
Seven years later, Yu Weiyue caught Wei Qingyan and Lin Yunchao having an affair. Afraid their secret would come to light, the pair poisoned her.
Only then did Yu Weiyue understand that she had wasted years of sincere affection on a pair of dogs.
When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day Wei Qingyan was about to bring Lin Yunchao into the household...
Given another chance, Yu Weiyue decisively chose to divorce him, letting the two “lovers” be together at last.
But why did they seem unhappy without her?
Wei Qingyan even followed her to her door and knelt, begging her to forgive him.
After the divorce, to avoid an imperial decree forcing her into marriage, Yu Weiyue chose to marry the regent, who was also being pressured by the empress dowager to wed.
She and the regent had known each other for years. They agreed to be married in name only, each getting what they wanted.
Yu Weiyue would manage the household's affairs, receive guests, and serve as a capable regent's wife.
In return, he promised she could leave whenever she wished and would send her a generous allowance each month.
Yu Weiyue always thought their marriage was nothing but a transaction. Then one day, the usually cold and ruthless regent got drunk, his eyes red as he buried his face against her neck and whispered in a broken, desperate voice:
“Ah Yue, please love me.”
Only then did she realize that their supposed arrangement, each getting what they wanted, had been nothing more than an excuse he had carefully devised.
