Su Lingwei and Yan Yun had known each other since they were young. Childhood friends who grew up together, they argued so fiercely they nearly brought the roof down, but no matter how sharp his tongue was, she still thought she'd never marry anyone but him.
But then the Yan family rose to prominence, climbing the ranks until they were no longer what they used to be.
The two families drifted further and further apart, eventually going their separate ways.
Even so, she thought he still treated her differently from everyone else.
Until he returned from his travels with two beautiful women.
She argued with him, and perhaps she annoyed him too much, because he snapped at her, “We're not engaged. What gives you the right to interfere?”
The people around them jeered as if they were watching a joke. Only then did she realize how foolish and presumptuous she'd been.
How could she spend her life with someone who didn't love her?
Her beautiful dreams of youth were shattered, too painful to look back on.
Later, she discussed marriage with someone else. Her fiancé was gentle and polite, and treated her very well. She had resolved to let go of the past, but Yan Yun came looking for her, looking like a demon.
Perhaps his curse came true. Her marriage fell through and came to nothing.
Yan Yun could never have imagined that one day he would be so maddened by her that his vision swam, and he'd want to crush her to pieces and swallow her whole.
“Anyone else is fine, but not me?”
Her tone was so indifferent it bordered on cruel. “That's right. Not you.”
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A story about a cocky, sharp-tongued king who picks a fight, loses his wife, and regrets it.
Happy ending.
Theme: You only realize how strong the wine is after you've drunk it.
