[Sweet romance, happy ending]
A thousand years ago, in the imperial capital of the Great Yao dynasty, a performance at the Pear Garden brought Emperor Xiao Jingyuan and the nine-tailed fox performer Su Ling together.
Defying the court's disapproval, he gave all his tenderness to the fox spirit performer. The gentle empress and the empress dowager tried every means to drive Su Lian away.
For her own gain, while Su Lian was in the Cold Palace, the empress used drugs to frame her as a fox spirit and accused her of harming the empress dowager, then set fire to the palace.
Amid the flames that filled the sky, Su Lian used her magic to push Xiao Jingyuan to safety.
Xiao Jingyuan broke through the smoke, holding his lover as she slowly grew cold. He wept softly, “A Ling, don't be afraid. I'll stay with you.”
The flames devoured the Golden Throne Hall, and the two of them turned to ashes together.
After a thousand years of reincarnation, the world had become a modern city.
Xiao Jingyuan was reborn as a CEO, searching day after day for his little fox.
When he finally saw the figure he'd longed for at an opera exhibition, he rushed over, overwhelmed with emotion.
But Su Lian only stepped back in confusion, her eyes completely unfamiliar. “Sir, do we know each other?”
The crushing gap between them broke him.
He had crossed a thousand years, through life and death, to reach him, but his little fox had forgotten their past completely, along with the love they had once shared.
Suppressing the ache in his heart, he said softly, “It's all right if you don't recognize me. I'll take my time and help you get to know me again.”
Wen Wanrou appeared once more, trying to come between them. But this time, he wouldn't be fooled by her false tenderness. He was willing to spend all the time and patience in the world, slowly drawing closer to Su Lian, who had lost his memories.
Later, Su Lian leaned against his shoulder and asked softly, “Why are you so good to me?”
Xiao Jingyuan gently embraced him.
“Because I've already lost you once. I don't want to lose you a second time.”
