After decades confined to her sickbed, Li Jianing is worn down to the point where her life is almost extinguished. Her feelings for Chu Ying have also faded away, worn thin by bowl after bowl of bitter medicine.
Childhood sweethearts, a deeply devoted emperor and empress: now they have reached the point where they can't stand the sight of each other.
She hates Chu Ying with all her heart.
After watching him eat the poisoned pastry with her own eyes,
Li Jianing takes her final breath too, only to suddenly return to the night of her wedding.
Red candles flicker, and the hibiscus-patterned bed curtains are warm.
As their dark hair entwines, Li Jianing smiles.
This life will be long. She has plenty of time to make him suffer until he wishes he were dead.
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Chu Ying and Li Jianing have known each other since childhood. They were childhood sweethearts, so their marriage as adults seemed only natural. Just as he believes their relationship is going well,
she smiles and tricks him into going to his death.
It is only then that Chu Ying learns there really are things in this world more painful than death.
It's her hatred for him, and how much she wants him dead.
Fine. This time, he'll grant her wish.
But just as the sharp sword is about to pierce his chest, Chu Ying suddenly dodges it.
[Reader's Guide]
1. Both are reborn, the heroine first and the hero later.
2. Both are virgins, 1v1, with a misunderstanding in their previous lives.
Theme: Sincerity matters most.
