Cherished Affection

[The entire text has been revised. All settings follow the revised official version on Jinjiang.] Before she was reborn, Shen Huan gazed at her handsome and elegant Uncle Xiang every day, feeling that she was being unfilial. He treated her so well, yet she had let herself develop feelings she shouldn't have. After she was reborn, Shen Huan gazed at her dashing and charming Uncle Xiang, feeling even more unfilial. He treated her so well, yet she hadn't realized that he had already developed feelings he shouldn't have. In her previous life, she watched helplessly as he married someone else. In this life, the matchmaker has come again... Matchmaker: So-and-so's daughter is naturally beautiful... Shen Huan: Hmm... The prettier they are, the less they care for their household. Xiang Zhu: Then never mind. Matchmaker: So-and-so's daughter comes from a distinguished family... Shen Huan: Hmm... Girls from too distinguished a family are hard to please. Xiang Zhu: Then never mind. Matchmaker: So-and-so's daughter is virtuous and refined... Shen Huan: Hmm... Virtuous, refined girls usually aren't much fun. Xiang Zhu smiled knowingly: What do you know about having fun? When I met you, I was young and ignorant, while you were in your prime. You pitied me, alone and helpless, and kept me by your side. For years, I stayed at your knee, never knowing what it meant to worry. Later, I came of age and wore my hair up, but you already had a lovely wife by your side. For years, all the worries you had kept from me came rushing back, as if to collect a debt. I buried all my heartache beneath the bamboo grove. I even hid every longing glance, afraid to let your eyes catch mine. Back then, I thought loving someone I could never have was the greatest pain. Later, at a new grave in a lonely mountain, I learned that being parted forever, longing for someone I could never see again, hurt even more... Heaven took pity on me, and I was fortunate enough to return to the year I was seven. In the endless light of day, you came walking toward me, and tears blurred my eyes. My heart is set in stone. What if I call you Uncle? What about what the world thinks? This time, when I grow up, could you look at me too? 1. To be clear: They are not blood-related. At first, they have only familial feelings for each other, and the male lead falls for the female lead after she grows up. In his previous life, the male lead's marriage was in name only. 2. Daily updates, one-on-one pairing, set in an imaginary world, so don't nitpick the details. No comparison posts, please. 3. This is a cozy, sweet romance, not a face-slapping power fantasy. If it's not for you, move along. Don't attack the author; please be polite! Theme: https://wx4.sinaimg.cn/mw690/742e1159ly1gqpkmacoa2j20u015r78x.jpg