I'm returning to historical romance with a new story to commemorate the tenth anniversary of my signing. This is for the wonderful editor who signed me for historical romance back then. I hope I never forget why I started writing and keep at it, hehe. The whole story is already written for now!
Here's the blurb:
"Reborn, I married the mute powerful official who collected my body in my previous life."
"I know he can hear and speak..."
"After all, in my previous life, he was the only one who wept blood as he confessed his guilt at my grave and avenged me."
Xia Ruhua died deep inside the Cold Palace, poisoned by the husband she had helped rise to power at the cost of her entire family, in league with her own younger sister.
When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day her family was still intact and she was being forced to marry in her sister's place.
This time, she chose that "dead end" without hesitation:
She would marry her former betrothed, the heir apparent Xie Mingjin, mocked by the world as deaf and mute and destined to be deposed, whom she had once cast aside like trash.
In her previous life, she looked down on him and despised his disability. She married someone she thought was better, only to meet a horrible end.
After she died, he wore white mourning clothes, wielded a blade in the Golden Hall, and wept blood as he pleaded her case. He slew her enemies, only to end up pierced by ten thousand arrows.
In this new life, Xia Ruhua sees everything clearly:
Deaf, mute, and useless? He's clearly a tiger lying low!
She will use him to make those who betrayed and abused her in her previous life pay in blood, and she will protect him from the disaster that destroyed him before.
She plays the obedient bride, but in truth she is his sharpest blade and strongest shield.
She takes the blows and schemes on his behalf.
When he "can't hear," she lists the names of her enemies.
In corners he "can't see," she lays out the pieces of her revenge.
Until one night, she returns from a dark alley covered in blood and runs straight into his sturdy embrace.
His warm fingertips brush the bloodstain on her neck, and his calm, deep-set eyes suddenly surge with a tidal wave of emotion.
He speaks, his voice hoarse but firm, tearing away years of pretense at last: "Who hurt you? Tell me!"
Xia Ruhua looks at him, smiling through tears. "Xie Mingjin, you've finally... stopped pretending?"
In this life, I'll listen to your silence and protect your strength.
#Reborn, I Became the Mouthpiece of a Mute Powerful Official
#What Should a Husband Do When His Wife Always Thinks He Needs Protecting?
#A Powerful Couple's Daily Routine of Taking Down Villains
#Hero: I Pretended to Be Deaf and Mute for Years, Only for My Reborn Wife to See Through Me at a Glance
Theme: If you can do it, don't just talk about it.
