Leaving the Past Behind

Looking for readers for my upcoming novel, After the Divorce, My Ex Knocks on My Door Every Night. The blurb is at the end~

[Reborn, Indifferent Female Lead x Gentle, Scheming Male Lead]

Xie Tinglan was reborn.

She had no resentment and no regrets. Deep down, she knew she hadn't died unjustly in her previous life.

She had always hated fighting and scrambling for things, while Xiao Jingxing was different. His heart held the whole realm, and his eyes burned with wild ambition.

Among the late emperor's sons, every one of them was a remarkable talent. If Xiao Jingxing wanted to fight his way to the top, he had no choice but to crush rules, affection, and conscience, one by one, and use them to pave his path.

His concubine, Shen Lingyi, was exactly the person who could help him crush everything.

She stopped at nothing, and he was ruthless. Together, they were truly made for each other.

Over the years, Xie Tinglan watched coldly and had to admit that Shen Lingyi deserved half the credit for Xiao Jingxing eventually taking the throne. So after Xiao Jingxing ascended the throne, he immediately ordered her to drink a cup of poisoned wine, then made Shen Lingyi empress.

When Xie Tinglan lifted the cup, she even felt relieved. Xiao Jingxing's youthful affection for her had long since been ground to dust by his boundless ambition. After seeing his true nature, she had cut off her feelings for him too.

There was no affection left, and they could barely stand the sight of each other. Rather than live as a target for others to frame, she would rather drink the poisoned wine and be done with it.

She never imagined she would open her eyes once more.

In her new life, she couldn't avoid the imperial family. She wanted nothing to do with Xiao Jingxing, so she would choose the easiest option.

Xiao Jingheng, her former husband's younger brother, born of the same mother, had died young in her previous life.

She would marry him, wait for him to die, become a peaceful widow, and leave this game of chess for good.

On their wedding night, the red candles burned bright.

Xiao Jingheng lifted her veil and looked into her eyes, speaking gently.

"Tinglan, I know you have your reasons for marrying me."

"But I'm grateful you chose me."

Xie Tinglan froze for a moment, and her eyes suddenly reddened.

---------Upcoming Novel---------

After the Divorce, My Ex Knocks on My Door Every Night

A shocking piece of news recently made the rounds in Luojing: Cui Jiang and Wang Yan had divorced.

Everyone knew Cui Jiang was arrogant, relying on the power of the Cui family. Her mother was the Empress's own younger sister, and the Crown Prince was her cousin. Who would dare offend her?

She was the one who had set her sights on Wang Yan's face and forced the Wang family to agree to the marriage.

Now, after only two years of marriage, she'd become a cast-off. Which young woman in the capital wouldn't laugh at her?

But they didn't know that Cui Jiang had been the one who insisted on marrying him, and she was also the one demanding a divorce now.

Cui Jiang hadn't explained her reasons, and outsiders didn't know them either. In their two years of marriage, Wang Yan had treated her well enough, but he had never truly touched her.

Cui Jiang had once been naive. When a few of her close friends gathered and began talking about what happened between husbands and wives, their faces all turned red. Listening to them, Cui Jiang finally understood what kind of life she'd been living for the past two years.

After that, she would lie awake at night while the person beside her slept soundly.

She tried to seduce Wang Yan a few times, but he either made an excuse to leave or pretended not to understand. As time went by, she began to wonder if he simply wasn't capable.

Then she looked at Wang Yan's face again. He was handsome, sure, but what good was that?

That was when she first thought of getting a divorce.

When she brought it up, Wang Yan assumed she was throwing another tantrum and didn't take her seriously. Who knew Cui Jiang would draft the divorce papers that very day and move out of the Wang household in the middle of the night?

Wang Yan was furious. Every night, he knocked on her door and tried to reason with her. "There's more to marriage than what happens in the bedroom."

Cui Jiang ignored him. She was busy meeting the next candidate.

Theme: The right person will make you feel that life is worth living.