The Tyrant's Guide to Winning Her Back

[Blurb]

In his previous life, Emperor Li Huan of the Jingyan era did little to benefit the people. There was only one thing worth praising: he married Guo Ningning, the eldest daughter of the illustrious Marquis of Wuding, as his empress.

Ningning was upright and beautiful, and had spent years fighting alongside her father on the battlefield, proving that women were every bit as capable as men. Her whole family had fought bravely to defend his empire. He should have been proud of her and cherished her, but instead he stubbornly insisted she was ugly and that he had married her only as a political expedient.

Ningning thought all their tender moments together had been nothing but false affection. In a fit of anger, she shed her finery, donned her armor, and left him to fight on the battlefield!

Ningning was gone for three years. When they met again, she was nothing but a cold corpse. For the first time, he wept bitterly in front of all the officials. No one knew that for three years, he had cried himself to sleep every day.

After losing his empress, his personality changed completely. He imposed harsh taxes and slaughtered innocents, becoming a tyrannical and cruel ruler. In the end, he brought about the fall of his country.

He had ruined his empire and lost his beloved wife. Unable to face the world any longer, he ended his life by swallowing gold.

After being reborn, he wanted to start over: marry Ningning as his empress, dote on her alone, govern diligently, and make the nation strong and save its people.

Who could have guessed that she would refuse his decree and reject the marriage? Li Huan wept bitterly once more, and from then on embarked on a long, hopeless road to win her back...

[Bonus Scene]

An imperial decree arrived at the Marquis of Wuding's residence. Before Marquis Guo Mian could kneel to receive it, Guo Ningning said haughtily, "Go back and tell your emperor that I, Guo Ningning, am already betrothed to the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei. His Majesty is a wise and righteous ruler, so surely he wouldn't want to steal another man's wife, would he?"

The following day, the Prince of Zhenbei's residence received an imperial decree: the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei was to marry the County Princess of Qingping. (If he couldn't steal another man's wife, he could at least make sure she couldn't marry him.)

At last, Guo Ningning could take no more. She went to the palace to meet the emperor. "Li Huan, are you ever going to stop?"

Li Huan smiled. "This will all be over once you marry me."

Guo Ningning refused to yield. "Don't even dream of it! Even if I die in this life, I will never marry a benighted ruler like you again!"

Li Huan raised his brows and smiled stubbornly. "Then in this life, the next, and every life after that, I will pursue you for all eternity, until you say yes."

[In a Nutshell] Being cruel to your wife may feel good for a while, but winning her back is a living hell. A sharp tongue and an arrogant front, but will you regret being alone? Cherish what you have while you can.

[Reader's Guide]

1. Alternate universe, one-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads are reborn, sweet romance.

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4. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.