She Turned Down All of the Capital, but the Prince Won’t Stop Pursuing Her

[A Cunning Little Fox Who Knows How to Play People × A Mad, Scheming, Two-Faced Prince] [Rebirth + One-on-One Romance + Excruciating Push and Pull + The Powerful Man Bows to Love + Mind Games]

In her previous life, Hua Yan was the “unluckiest Crown Princess in the capital.” She and the Crown Prince had been married for years, treating each other with icy politeness and keeping their relationship entirely proper.

Yet on the eve of a palace coup, one night she became entangled with a strange man. The room was blazing hot, and to her dying day she never saw his face clearly. She only remembered his hands gripping her waist, ruthless and full of desire.

Reborn, Hua Yan swore to stay far away from the imperial family.

She had been raised by her uncle in Qingzhou from childhood, becoming exceptionally skilled at pretending to be harmless while hiding her claws. When she entered the capital years later, everyone assumed that the eldest daughter of the Zhongyuan Marquis’s household was a soft country girl.

With a beaming smile, Hua Yan offered them a velvet-covered blade. Anyone who crossed her would regret it.

But Jing Heng, Prince Yi, wielded power across the court and killed without batting an eye. Like a mad wolf who had picked his master, he clamped his jaws around her and wouldn’t let go.

Hua Yan tried with all her might to get away.

Until one day, she thought she had finally shaken him off.

Then the blood-soaked man grabbed her wrist in a crushing grip, his voice hoarse and almost humble:

“Aren’t you good at playing with people’s hearts?”

“You’ve already stirred mine… so why not see it through?”

“As long as you don’t run… I’ll give you anything.”

Hua Yan looked at his reddened eyes, and the absurdity of that night in her previous life suddenly flashed through her mind…