When Ji Qingyuan married into the marquis's household, everyone said she was marrying above her station.
Her mother-in-law looked down on her humble origins, the servants fawned on those above them and bullied those below, and her husband's former love was an honored guest in the marquis's household.
She kept to her place, only to hear him say, "You've disappointed me so much." At Soulbreak Cliff, he chose without hesitation to save his mentor's daughter. She smiled and leaped into the abyss: "In my next life, let us never meet again."
Seven years later, a plague ravages the land.
She is A Ying, the revered physician of Linshui City, cool and distant, with no interest in the past.
He is the Marquis of Yongning, a powerful figure at court, sent to oversee disaster relief. He kneels before her, eyes red.
"Qingyuan, come home with me."
She hands him their divorce papers from years ago, her tone calm: "We divorced long ago. We owe each other nothing."
From then on, the Marquis of Yongning casts aside all his dignity.
He kneels outside her clinic day after day, refusing to rise even when his knees are raw.
He personally exiles his former love to the border and sends his wicked mother-in-law to a country estate. He petitions for her to receive the highest noblewoman's rank, carries brambles to beg forgiveness, and kneels until his legs are broken. But she only smiles faintly. "My lord, I stopped loving you long ago."
Reading guide:
1. The male lead is blind to the truth early on. Later, he deeply regrets everything and suffers the consequences. The male lead gets put through the wringer.
2. The female lead has strength of character. After losing her memory, she's level-headed and decisive, a career-focused physician.
3. The supporting male and female characters are clever, and their schemes make sense. No brainless characters.
4. Happy ending: one partner for life.
The main text is written in first person. Please don't read if that's not your thing.
It's Qingming Festival, so I'm writing a short story to unwind.
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