Jiang Yugui transmigrated into the body of an orphan girl. Her only wish was to keep her little tavern and wait for the man she exchanged letters with, Lin Yan, the imperial envoy's guard who had once saved her.
Lin Yan gave her a jade pendant and promised her a future together.
But later, letters from the capital grew scarce, and the handwriting seemed strange. Sensing something was wrong, Jiang Yugui took the ancestral jade pendant Lin Yan had left her and traveled alone to the capital to ask if he was well, only to learn the terrible news that he had been imprisoned.
In her darkest hour, Rong Jing, heir to the duke's estate and Lin Yan's only trusted friend, offered her a helping hand.
"Before Lin Yan fell into trouble, he entrusted you to me. Make yourself at home. I won't stand by and do nothing about his situation!"
Jiang Yugui gratefully moved into the Duke's Estate, unaware that when Rong Jing first saw her, he had felt nothing but contempt.
"A man like Lin Yan is actually infatuated with this country bumpkin. And this village woman is a vain creature who thinks her looks give her a chance to marry into a better life."
To honor his friendship, Rong Jing took Jiang Yugui with him as he navigated the treacherous world of power. He watched as she trembled with fear but forced herself to stay calm, running around to help Lin Yan.
Listening to Jiang Yugui ramble about her past with Lin Yan, Rong Jing grew jealous, and his wicked thoughts spiraled out of control. Somewhere along the way, his contempt turned into an all-consuming obsession...
What if... what if Lin Yan didn't exist in this world?
He leaned down and whispered to his dear friend in prison: "She's changed her mind and left you!"
Then he turned around and pulled the heartbroken Jiang Yugui into his arms, gently comforting her. "Since he entrusted you to me, from now on, I'll take care of you in his place, for the rest of your life!"
Rong Jing stayed by Jiang Yugui's side through her shattering grief. When she decided to look ahead and accept his feelings, she saw, outside the estate just before her wedding, the man she had paid tribute to hundreds of times, the man who should have been dead...
"Madam, have we met somewhere before?"
[Reading Guide]
1. Coercive pursuit, stealing someone's love, an obsessive and possessive male lead, a groveling redemption arc, and amnesia.
2. One-on-one romance in each phase. The female lead is never romantically involved with both men at the same time.
3. The male lead is a true villain. At first, he only wants to control the female lead; later, he betrays his friend.
He despises the female lead at first, then forces her into a relationship.
He's possessive and obsessive from beginning to end. If this character type isn't for you, please proceed with caution, dear readers (heart).
Theme: Independence and self-reliance
The Man I Can't See
She Is Mine to Claim
Claiming the Bright Moon for Myself
I'm Both the Wicked Woman and the White Moonlight
The Kid I Raised Has Designs on Me
Paying Homage to the Red Gown
Those Years Spent with Gin
Peach Blossom Tribulation
After Perishing Together with My Nemesis
The Villain's Black-and-White Personalities
The Top Scholar
"Nephew Xie Xian continued to speak, his tone..." This is a big bug for the author~ Xianzhang 😂
Oh my god, why did you finish the update all at once? It's so cool. Why did you become a VIP?
It's too short. Can you make it longer?
It's so crazy and touching [caigu], it's quite uncomfortable to hate 😂
Dear author, I think you have too many descriptions of psychological activities, almost in every chapter, and you will become numb after reading too much. I hope you can write more about the plot. In fact, good articles do not write so much emotional descriptions. Occasional descriptions will make readers empathize with each other. It is just a personal point of view.
Chapter 54 Why is it locked? Jinjiang is so annoying
Well written, with vivid characters
Shocking you ancient person haha
It's really suffocating to step into the heroine's perspective.
I feel sorry for the heroine. As a modern person, the ubiquitous rules, red tape and unequal perspectives in ancient times are really uncomfortable. It is better to be free.