[Father and son face their comeuppance] + [divorce and comeback] + [clear-eyed heroine]
In her previous life, Lin Wanning gave everything she had to Pei Yanchen and his son, only to hear them constantly talk about keeping boundaries.
When she fell ill and needed a family member to sign for her and stay by her side, Pei Yanchen said she had no sense of boundaries.
When she was stranded in another city and caught up in a dispute, needing to contact her family, Pei Yanchen said she had crossed a line.
Even in the last few minutes of her life, Pei Yanchen's final words to her were: “Lin Wanning, even married couples need to give each other some space.”
The son she'd nearly died giving birth to was exactly like Pei Yanchen.
Lin Wanning once thought they were naturally cold and reserved, and preferred clearly defined boundaries. It wasn't until she heard them comforting Xia Xinyao just before she died that she realized all those rules applied only to her.
Reborn, Lin Wanning decisively gave up on the father and son, whose hearts she could never warm.
But when she really left, the two of them panicked.
At a banquet, Pei Yanchen cornered her in the lounge.
Outside the door, Pei Yanchen knelt and begged her to forgive him. Inside, someone had an arm around her waist, kissing her until she could barely breathe. “Lin Wanning, when are you going to give me a proper title?”
