Xie Qinghuan was reborn.
In her previous life, her legitimate elder sister, Xie Wanying, forced her to take her place in an arranged marriage. She suffered terribly and died. In her final moments, she saw her sworn enemy, the powerful official Pei Yunzheng, charge alone into the chaos of battle to save her. He was pierced by countless arrows and fell before her eyes.
She thought it was an accident.
Reborn at seventeen, Xie Qinghuan refused to endure things passively any longer. She went to Pei Yunzheng herself and handed him evidence that could shake the court to its foundations. “Let’s work together. I’ll help you take down your enemy, and you’ll keep me safe. Once it’s done, you’ll set me free.”
Pei Yunzheng looked at the woman who had avoided him like the plague in her previous life and agreed, clearly intrigued.
They went from testing one another to fighting side by side, from scheming against each other to entrusting each other with their lives. Xie Qinghuan repeatedly used her memories of her previous life to help him escape danger, while Pei Yunzheng protected her in his own quiet way. She discovered that the supposedly cold and ruthless official was softer than anyone else.
But just as she thought she could make a fresh start, a conspiracy drove her into a corner. Someone kidnapped her maid and demanded that she steal Pei Yunzheng’s confidential list. While sneaking into his study, she stumbled upon a letter that revealed a shocking secret:
Pei Yunzheng was her half-brother, sharing the same mother.
In her previous life, he died for her. In this life, he protected her. It turned out it was all because they shared the same blood. But before Xie Qinghuan could process the truth, her maid Qingtang suddenly disappeared, Pei Yunzheng’s political rivals began plotting in secret, and an even greater conspiracy was drawing near.
Could she protect the man who had risked everything for her in both lives?
