Reborn: After Leaving the Powerful Minister, My Stepbrother Dotes on Me

[A sweet, slow-witted but resilient heroine and a ruthless, devoted stepbrother, one-on-one romance]

[Older male lead who raises and spoils the heroine; second male lead gets his comeuppance chasing her, leaving readers with regrets]

[Heroine in her previous life: aloof and slow-witted, as understated as a chrysanthemum]

[Heroine reborn: outwardly delicate, inwardly resilient, clever and bold, fond of smiling and acting cute, but still slow to understand love]

"She didn't understand love in her previous life. In this one, cherished in someone's hands, she slowly learns."

Yun Xi died.

An arrow pierced her brow.

She saw the Princess of Leping, the woman who had shot her, nestled in her husband Song Yubai's arms.

Yet only the night before, he had taken her relentlessly, keeping her up until dawn.

When she awoke, she was an eleven-year-old girl named Yun Xi, nicknamed Yaoyao.

Time had not turned back.

Her husband from her previous life had already become the most powerful rising star at court.

And she was only a burden brought into the Duke of Wei's mansion by her mother's marriage.

Her stepmother watched her like a hawk, and traps lurked everywhere in the household. All Yun Xi wanted was to keep her mother and little brother safe and alive.

But Xie Jingzhou, the notorious eldest son of the Duke of Wei, took an interest in her.

At first, he disliked her and found her annoying.

Later, he treated her like a little sister.

He spoiled her, indulged her, and kept her safe behind him.

And later still...

Before leaving for war, he pinned her against a wall, his voice low and husky:

"Yaoyao, wait for your big brother to come back."

But then Song Yubai came looking for her.

He stared at her, his gaze almost ravenous. "Xi'er, I know it's you."

Yun Xi took a step back, and an arm wrapped around her waist from behind.

Xie Jingzhou stepped in front of her, his eyes like blades of ice.

"You don't get to touch my Yaoyao."