First Married, Then Fell in Love with a Cool, Elegant Beauty [Ancient to Modern]

In the fifth year of the Sheng era, Shen Sushang left behind a strategy for capturing the final city and a farewell letter, then slowly closed her eyes.

This renowned beauty, famed for her celestial bearing and unparalleled strategic genius, died of illness on the eve of the empire’s unification.

When she woke again, Shen Sushang found herself in a completely unfamiliar world.

A few days before the wedding, Zhou Yi suddenly received word that her fiancée, Shang Xuqing, had been in a skydiving accident.

Zhou Yi went to see her one last time, only to find that Shang Xuqing, who had already been declared dead, had woken up again, though she had completely lost her memory.

Zhou Yi didn’t care. Their marriage was a transaction, after all. They were simply getting what they wanted from each other, so the wedding went ahead as planned.

On their wedding night, Zhou Yi reiterated, “This is a fake marriage. We won’t have sex, and you can still see other people after we’re married.”

The woman across from her frowned slightly. “Though this engagement wasn’t my choice, I will remain chaste and be faithful to you.”

Zhou Yi nearly spat out her water.

The day after the wedding, her friend imagined Zhou Yi being cheated on left and right in the future, patted her shoulder, and said, “You’re suffering for your art.”

Zhou Yi rolled her eyes. Then she thought of Shang Xuqing saying she would remain chaste for her last night and laughed.

Her friend stared in shock. “Does she have some kind of cheating kink?”

Later, Zhou Yi realized Shang Xuqing seemed like a completely different person. She always buttoned her shirts all the way to the top, never wore short sleeves or shorts that showed skin when she went out, reminded Zhou Yi to put on more clothes when the weather turned cold, and waited up for her no matter how late she got home…

Zhou Yi: I don’t think this was in our agreement, was it?

Later still, after the wrap party for a project, someone invited Zhou Yi to go sing karaoke with them.

Zhou Yi stood up. “No, my wife’s waiting for me at home.”

Just five minutes later, hurried breathing and the faint sound of kissing came from inside a car in the underground parking garage.

Zhou Yi drew back a little and looked at Shang Xuqing, whose lashes trembled slightly and whose lips had been kissed red. Her voice was a little hoarse. “Have you been waiting long?”

Shang Xuqing was about to shake her head, but seeing Zhou Yi’s smug, wicked smile, she changed her mind. “Yes, a long time. What are you going to do about it?”

Zhou Yi rested her forehead against hers. “Why, I’ll… make it up to you twice over.”

That night, the promised twofold compensation became threefold, then fourfold…

Shang Xuqing clung tightly to the woman on top of her again and again, regretting that she hadn’t claimed to have waited a little less.

Pairing: Tsundere, gentle, innocent top × cool, chaste, traditional bottom

1. They transmigrate in their own bodies. They’re exclusive to each other, both emotionally and physically.

2. Modern alternate universe, with an alternate-universe dynasty.

3. Five-year age gap, and also a difference of over a thousand years.

Next up: My Ex-Girlfriend with a Split Personality Became My Boss. Please add it to your reading list~

Blurb:

The moment Cen Youning saw Zhong Yu at the company, she thought she was dreaming.

Why did the new operations director, her direct supervisor, look exactly like her ex-girlfriend?

Seeing the woman’s familiar face, unchanged from before, Cen Youning’s memories flashed back to the summer break three years ago.

On many nights, Zhong Yu knocked on her door, kissed and entwined with her, and let her do whatever she wanted. It was a complete change from the cool, strict woman who tutored her during the day. She was so passionate, as if she were about to melt beneath her.

Cen Youning was disciplined by her during the day, then got even with her in bed at night. Other people had one-night stands; they had them every night.

Now she’s reunited with her former friend-with-benefits. Ha ha, how awkward…

For a job with good pay, little work, and a short commute, Cen Youning decides to pretend none of it ever happened. She assumes Zhong Yu feels the same way.

Unexpectedly, on the night of their business trip, Zhong Yu knocks on her hotel room door.

Afterward, Cen Youning catches her breath. Seriously? Three years have passed, and Zhong Yu’s split personality still hasn’t gotten better…

Just like three years ago, during the day at work, Zhong Yu rejects her proposal, her expression cool. “Do it again.”

At night, Zhong Yu takes her hand and breathes softly into her ear. “Do it again.”

Theme: The past wasn’t a waste, and there is still tenderness in the future.