[Both leads reborn + redemption + half school, half society + gloomy, insecure male lead]
Jing Qiyan had been dealt a winning hand, only to play it disastrously. Even as she lay dying, people in her circle used her as a cautionary tale to lecture the younger generation.
As the eldest daughter of the Jing family, the foremost of the five great houses in Shangjing, all she had to do was avoid causing trouble and she would have enjoyed a smooth life and a bright future. But she was hopelessly lovesick, chasing after the Third Master of the Duan family as if she were worth less than a dog.
When the Jing family fell, the once lofty young lady became a public enemy, reviled by everyone. In the end, she was found dead in the street over a bracelet, a tragic fate that left everyone sighing.
After being reborn, Jing Qiyan learned that she was a disposable supporting female character in a melodramatic school romance, born to sacrifice herself for the protagonists’ great love.
She refused to accept that plot.
Everything had to be set right.
She would start with that cheap, disgusting fiancé of hers.
Jing Qiyan never expected to see Rong Ciqiu again under these circumstances. At this point, he was still a boy who wore clothes washed so often they had faded, nothing like the sinister, violent man he had been in her previous life.
Frost lingered in the corners of his eyes. Slender and gaunt, he passed her carrying a stack of exam papers.
A faint scent of gardenias drifted from him, exactly like the scent he had carried in her previous life as he knelt before her grave and wielded a knife.
“Rong Ciqiu.”
“Mm?”
“Want some candy?”
As the sun sank, its last rays fell across the stairs. Looking at Jing Qiyan on the steps, Rong Ciqiu nodded as if in a trance.
“Qiyan, I’ll always be right behind you, until you notice me, come closer, and fall in love with me.”
Very nice, waiting for updates💐💐💐💐💐💐
Why do I think the scene when the male protagonist returns is like when Ye Wanwan met Shura, Shura also pretended not to recognize her?