When the Sudden Rain Ceases

As the old saying goes: Once you enter the palace gates, it’s as deep as the sea. From then on, Xiao Lang becomes a stranger. Xue Tingyao, daughter of a family of generals, was graceful and elegant. Fourth Prince Jing Yuyan was born with an imposing presence. The two had known each other since childhood, and whenever they met, sparks flew. They were born enemies. Later, to protect her family, she entered the palace as a consort. She neither competed nor made trouble, keeping her head down, yet she died within a mere five years. Her personal maid died as soon as she left the palace, and the wet nurse by her side was sent a thousand miles away. The emperor hurriedly covered up her death as a “suicide.” Everyone said that the Xue family’s daughter and Fourth Prince Jing were the two brightest stars of the capital. In the end, one died young, while the other lived the life of a playboy. In the blink of an eye, both fell into the mud. Who could accept that? Who regretted it to the very end? When she awoke one day, Xue Tingyao had become Li Ruofu, daughter of a deputy prefect in Dianzhou. She was frail and timid, unloved by her father and mother, and had a stepsister who tripped her up every day. She left behind her former naivete and swore to clear her name, kill her enemies, and restore her family’s fortunes! Naturally, her first step was to deal with her stepsister on behalf of the original owner, then return to the capital. What about the enemy from her previous life? Li Ruofu smiled faintly. “I’ll avoid him at all costs. I never want anything to do with him again.” And yet the man she hated most kept turning up everywhere. At her front gate, in teahouses, even when she went to see a doctor. She: “Does the prince have too much time on his hands?” He: “What a coincidence, Miss Li.” A coincidence you planned in advance? Interesting. If you’ve got the nerve, stop blocking my way! She didn’t know that he had recognized her long ago. And the words he hadn’t managed to say in their previous life, he was determined to tell her himself in this one. A revenge-minded, emotionally oblivious wooden-headed woman × a peacock of a man who pretends to be a playboy but is a true romantic *Fictional setting, don’t overthink it.* *The female lead is not a virgin, the male lead is.* *The author revises obsessively and is only responsible for the official edition.* *The male lead’s name: Jin Kouyan, then Jinyuyan, then Jing Yuyan.* Theme: Don’t wait until the blossoms fall to wish you’d picked them.