Winter's Dusk

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A male lead who becomes even more humble after forcing the relationship x a heroine with amnesia but a strong sense of self-worth

After Gu Qingling lost her memory, she was told:

She was the wife of Pei Yanzhou, the current dynasty's chief minister, whom he had married in a proper, formal wedding.

They were deeply in love and perfectly attuned to one another.

Though she couldn't remember their past, the man before her treated her wonderfully. He was gentle and considerate, exactly to her liking.

She wanted beautiful, elegant clothes, and someone came to take her measurements the next day.

She wanted a pond built in the residence so she could raise fish, and the plans arrived that very evening.

She suddenly wanted to look at the stars in the middle of the night, and he immediately got up and threw on his robe.

But her memories never returned.

Every now and then, she would dream of the past, of a gentle man.

She thought that she and her husband must have been very much in love.

That was, until the young master of the Duke's residence appeared and said, "If you're willing, I can still take you away right now."

Her memories came flooding back, and the past, full of resentment, schemes, and coercion, grew clear once more.

There had never been any deep love between them. She had been forced into marrying him.

If he hadn't interfered, she would have married the man she loved.

She hated him for deceiving her.

And yet this time with him had been unlike anything she'd ever experienced before.

In the corridor in the distance, Pei Yanzhou stood quietly. He had known this day would come.

He simply hadn't expected it to be so hard to bear when it finally arrived.

One-on-one romance, both leads' first intimate relationship, happy ending. The setting is very loose; the story focuses on the relationship between the two and everything serves the plot.

Coming soon: My Childhood Friend Has Fallen for Someone Else

The Xie and Qiao families had been close for generations,

so Xie Hui and Qiao Shuyao had naturally grown up together.

After sixteen years as childhood friends,

Xie Hui thought they would spend their whole lives bickering and playing around like this.

Qiao Shuyao surely liked him too. They were in love with each other,

and they were a match made in heaven.

He would ask for her hand in marriage at the start of spring. He had already revised the list of betrothal gifts four times,

fearing it wasn't thorough enough, adding more and more things to it.

He had everything ready. All that remained was for Qiao Shuyao to say yes.

He chose an auspicious day and went to propose in person,

bringing not only a generous betrothal gift but also Qiao Shuyao's favorite pastries.

But he didn't see Qiao Shuyao.

The gatekeeper said awkwardly, "The young lady went out for a stroll with the new top scorer, Young Master Shen."

Xie Hui rushed straight to where the two were spending the day.

Beneath the peach blossoms, he saw Qiao Shuyao standing beside Shen Qinghuai.

She stumbled, and Shen Qinghuai reached out to steady her. She looked up at him with a smile,

and the two of them looked just like newlyweds deeply in love.

Xie Hui stood to one side, clenching his hand until the pastries were crushed beyond recognition.

Weren't we in love with each other?

But Shuyao, how could you fall for someone else?

How could you change your heart?

Those who change their hearts must be punished.

One-on-one romance, both leads' first intimate relationship, happy ending.

Theme: Let go of the obsession with vanity and discover what matters more