Born into a turbulent age, Qiu Shuangbai was reborn as the eldest daughter of a bodyguard bureau. In time, she naturally took over as its chief and built the business into a thriving enterprise. Her routes and clients spanned the land, from high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary folk. There was no escort job she wouldn't take.
Except she had one rule: she would never take a job in Ye Prefecture.
Rumors swirled. Some said she'd once failed a job there in her early years and ruined her reputation. Others claimed she'd fallen out with some powerful figure in Ye Prefecture and was afraid to return.
She only smiled and let people talk.
That is, until someone arrived with a fortune in hand and insisted that she personally escort a shipment to its destination: Ye Prefecture.
Faced with a price too good to refuse, Qiu Shuangbai lightly tapped the abacus with her knuckle and finally accepted. Who could turn their back on money? Besides, so many years had passed. That person... probably didn't care anymore.
Before the escort team had even reached Ye City, Qiu Shuangbai happened to rescue a young master from a prominent family who had been attacked by bandits. The young master was fair and handsome, with a kind heart. He thanked her profusely and insisted on repaying her for saving his life, inviting her to stay at his family's country estate so that his elders could arrange a generous reward.
Thinking it would save her the cost of an inn, Qiu Shuangbai went with him. She simply sent her deputy on ahead with the cargo, bound for the Changyu family in Ye City.
She was calculating the profits from the job when a servant suddenly said respectfully from outside the door, "Young Master, the clan head has arrived."
Before Qiu Shuangbai could react, a tall, elegant figure strode into the hall.
The young master's eyes lit up. He stepped forward and said, "Clan Head, you've come at the perfect time. Miss Qiu saved my life, and I want to..."
His ears turned faintly red, but his voice was clear. "I want to marry Miss Qiu."
The hall fell so silent you could hear a pin drop.
As Qiu Shuangbai stared in astonishment, her eyes met the newcomer's calm, unreadable gaze. He was the current clan head of the Changyu family, and the former husband she had wronged many years ago.
His gaze drifted slowly between her and his nephew before settling on her face. The corner of his mouth lifted ever so slightly, as if greeting an old acquaintance. "It's been many years." His tone was fairly even. "So this is the sort of temperament you favor now."
Qiu Shuangbai felt a faint numbness in her fingertips.
There were plenty of awkward situations in the world, but nothing could compare to having your nephew propose to the former husband you'd once wronged, right in front of him.
Behind her, the trusted aides who knew the whole story had already lowered their heads, wishing they could sink into the ground and disappear. After all, their chief bodyguard had married young and divorced soon after. Their divorce had been a dramatic affair, a complete and final break, with the two vowing never to see each other again.
Now they had run into each other again, and it was a disaster waiting to happen.
Theme: When lovers meet on a narrow path, the one who loves more comes out on top.
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