The Sea of Bitterness Has a Shore

Meng Shiya finally learns of Lin Changzhao's deep devotion, but Lin Changzhao is already another man's husband and gravely ill. As Lin Changzhao lies dying, he tells him, "If there is another life, I only hope we never meet." Meng Shiya understands that in this life, he has ultimately come too late.

Meng Shiya is beheaded at Wumen Gate for killing several people, only to be mysteriously reborn in the year he first met Lin Changzhao. In the Imperial College in Yejing, the capital of the Great Zhou dynasty, apricot blossoms are just beginning to bloom, cloudlike and misty. But, once again, he is too late: the one who gives Lin Changzhao a bowl of plain congee is no longer Meng Shiya.

Meng Shiya abandons his former carefree ways, maneuvering and fighting for power at every turn, cautiously protecting Lin Changzhao and the person he loves in this life, all for the sake of hearing him say, "Chaoyin, thank you."

This is an uplifting story about a wastrel turning over a new leaf and striving to improve, switching from the liberal arts track to the military track, gradually seizing military power, and joining his beloved in serving a wise ruler and earning great merit.

Reading highlights: 1. A devoted, patient, and ruthless gong x a gentle, refined, and cunning shou

2. One-on-one romance, multiple couples, happy ending, with some angst

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