Silly, Selfish Little Beauty vs. Powerful, Gentle Father Figure
Nan Jinyu spent her life selfish and vain. In pursuit of power, glory, and riches, she abandoned her childhood sweetheart, to whom she was already engaged, and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the Crown Prince. But the Crown Prince was beheaded in the end, and she met a brutal fate along with him. Her childhood sweetheart, meanwhile, had become the all-powerful Chancellor, and all he had left for her was scornful indifference.
Reborn, Nan Jinyu decides to stay quietly in her own little nest and go nowhere, bothering no one. But in this life, her childhood sweetheart seems a little strange. Whenever she is with him, she inexplicably falls asleep, and when she wakes up, her neck hurts...
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Fu Qinze was reborn too. He bitterly resents his childhood sweetheart for abandoning him, and seeing Nan Jinyu looking full of regret gives him immense satisfaction.
In this new life, he can no longer tolerate being abandoned by her. He might as well go all the way and kill her!
But... The sight of her looking at him so pitifully is simply too endearing. She's still so young. What does she know? If he teaches her properly from now on, perhaps...
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From then on, Fu Qinze takes Nan Jinyu in hand as her fiance, teaching her how to repay kindness and how to be faithful in marriage... But he has no intention of marrying Nan Jinyu in this life. Things went so badly between them in their previous life that they were clearly not meant to be. He only needs to keep Nan Jinyu in line and stop her from going astray...
Unfortunately, Nan Jinyu is impossible to discipline. She flirts with everyone, keeps questionable company, and refuses to change her wicked ways. It seems the only way to keep her in line for good is to marry her. Fine, then. He'll just have to marry Nan Jinyu.
What! Nan Jinyu doesn't like him because he's not rich enough? Then he'll secretly go into business and make himself richer than an entire nation.
What! Nan Jinyu doesn't like him because he lacks power and influence? Then he'll take the imperial examinations, enter the court even earlier than in his previous life, and become the Chancellor, second only to The Outcast.
What! Nan Jinyu simply doesn't like him as a person? That's a tough one. But things have already gone this far. Even if she has to die, Nan Jinyu is not getting away from him again!
They are destined to be bound together. After all, a rotten pot needs a rotten lid. Who else could possibly put up with Nan Jinyu if not him?
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On their wedding day, Fu Qinze holds his sweet, adorable childhood sweetheart in his arms, perfectly content. He thinks that perhaps Nan Jinyu had her reasons in their previous life. She surely didn't abandon him on purpose. Surely.
After all, his little sweetheart is a fool. The bad people must have tricked her.
Yu is good. The Crown Prince is bad.
PS:
1. The setting date for this blurb is 2026.05.29.
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Theme: It is never too late to mend one's ways, and correcting one's mistakes is the greatest good.
