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Li Zhen was exiled to the frontier at fifteen.
After eight years of struggle, he won great victories and returned triumphantly to the capital.
He stood out in the succession struggle, reclaimed his identity as a prince, and ascended the throne.
That same year, he forcibly married the beauty he’d fallen in love with at first sight.
Who could have guessed that before he’d had even a few days of happiness, the beauty would send him to the afterlife with a single stab?
When he opened his eyes again, he was fifteen once more.
There was no need to rush into anything else. He had to get revenge on the beauty who’d stabbed him.
Step one: Move into his house and constantly sabotage him, keeping him from making a name for himself!
Step two: Create misunderstandings so he turns against his childhood friend and is left all alone!
Step three: Deceive him emotionally and physically, dump him cruelly, then finish him off with a knife!
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Shen Qitong, heir to the Duke of Shen’s household, was born into privilege with a silver spoon in his mouth. But he had an unknown quirk: he hated having people close to him.
Recently, the emperor planted a little spy by his side, who became his personal guard.
The man understood his spy’s duties all too well. Like a dog, he followed Shen Qitong everywhere, watching him day and night. He secretly hid Shen Qitong’s personal seal, passed information to the Crown Prince behind his back, and ruined his path to promotion. He even forged a letter exposing Prince Rui’s rebellion, which led to Rui being stripped of his title and banished from the capital forever. Even Shen Qitong’s childhood friend was caught up in it and exiled to Fubei.
One by one, the people around him left.
In the end, all that remained was his personal guard. Still like a dog, the man stayed by Shen Qitong’s side, following him like a shadow and clinging so close there wasn’t a crack between them.
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One day, Shen Qitong asked Li Zhen, who had reclaimed his identity as a prince, “Why?”
Li Zhen gave him a mocking smile. You’re asking me? Of course it’s revenge.
The next second, though, he dropped to his knees and repented. “I love you, sweetheart. Everything I did before was wrong.”
He didn’t dare deceive Shen Qitong’s heart, much less his body.
He would never leave Shen Qitong in this life. Even with a knife at his throat, he’d gladly stay.
Reading guide:
1. A cool, beautiful bottom × a vicious stray-dog top
2. The top is extremely good at convincing himself he’s in love; the protagonist grows over the course of the story
Theme: People need to trust one another
