The Reborn, Obsessive Chief Secretary Took Me Home

The historical romance The Villain's Darling (Reborn) is currently ongoing. Visit my author page for the blurb! Blurb: 1 Xie Ru is the illegitimate daughter of a marquis's household. Her life is not her own, so to survive, she has always been cautious and tried to keep a low profile. At seventeen, she fell in love at first sight with a man. He was the man of her dreams, the only person she cared about. Reborn, she sees him again and rushes to him with her heart full of love, only to discover that he seems to be someone different from the man she knew in her previous life. He is nothing like the person she remembers. Their status is worlds apart, and everything has changed. His name is Shen Changji, and he has become someone she wants to love, but dares not. 2 Shen Changji, the chief minister of the Xuan Dynasty, is ruthless, merciless, and immensely powerful, the sharpest sword in the emperor's hand. Everyone knows that the chief minister is cold-hearted and impartial, capable of ordering even his own blood relatives to be executed without batting an eye. But no one knows that, in the dead of night, the obsession he has carried across two lifetimes drives him ever closer to madness. * Later, the emperor hosts a banquet in the palace to find the chief minister a wife, and the two happen to meet. He corners her in a secluded part of the garden. Eyes red-rimmed, she gently refuses him: “My stepmother has already arranged a match for me...” Her heart aches as she chokes out, “I'm afraid I can't be with Your Excellency...” The man suddenly bends down and silences her with a kiss. His warm breath brushes her ear, and love surges in his eyes. “Just tell me: are you willing to be my wife?” “...I am.” “Good.” Later, on the day Xie Ru is to be formally betrothed, the reclusive, unpredictable chief minister, a man addicted to killing, storms into the Xie residence with betrothal gifts. Right in front of her parents and her prospective husband's matchmaker, he takes her away. “Come home with me.” He offers up his soul, asking only to be with her, complete, in every life until the end of time. “My wife, A Ru, as long as reincarnation continues, you will be bound to me.” [Cover character art by Xiao Yao of Danqingke], with thanks to the artist. Reader's Guide: Both leads are each other's first love and only partner. A sweet story with a happy ending, no melodramatic misunderstandings, no breakup and reunion, and a one-on-one romance spanning two lifetimes. [Exclusive to Jinjiang Literature City. Reposting is prohibited. Any unauthorized edits or content on pirated sites are unrelated to the original author.] **My completed historical romances, The Disabled Imperial Uncle's Darling Green Tea (Reborn) and After Being Reborn, I Spoiled My Husband, are also available on my author page! ----Completed Works---- [The Disabled Imperial Uncle's Darling Green Tea], completed! Blurb: Shen Wu, the only daughter of the Great General Who Protects the State, is frail and sickly. The imperial physician declares she will not live past twenty. The benevolent Crown Prince honors their betrothal, marries her as his consort, and vows to care for her until her final day. Shen Wu marries into the Eastern Palace in a grand ceremony. Grateful for the emperor's boundless favor, the Great General surrenders his military command with both hands. On the Crown Princess's wedding night, the emperor accuses the general's household of treason and sentences them. Shen Wu, too, receives a cup of poison. After Shen Wu dies, her spirit lingers. She sees the man she called “Little Imperial Uncle” avenge her family. She watches him seize the throne with an iron hand, despite being confined to a wheelchair, and sees him sit day after day, lost in grief as he holds her portrait. The man grows more and more unhinged. At last, on the anniversary of Shen Wu's death, he posthumously makes her empress, pries open her coffin, and kills himself beside her bones. Reborn, Shen Wu returns to the time before her betrothal is announced. One day, she accidentally falls into a pond in the palace, where Prince Ling happens upon her and rescues her. Soaked through and wrapped in Prince Ling's cloak, Shen Wu timidly reaches out to tug at his robe. She raises her almond-shaped eyes, water droplets clinging to her lashes. “Your Highness, I'm scared...” Prince Ling sweeps her into his lap with one long arm. His arm is hard as cold iron as it clamps around her slender waist, almost as if he means to melt her into his very bones. “Whoever hurt you, I'll make them pay.” Her willow-thin waist fits perfectly in his arms, and once he holds her, he can never let go. A disabled, unhinged little imperial uncle and a delicate, soft-hearted beauty. The male lead's legs will recover, and the female lead will live to old age. A sweet one-on-one romance, with both leads each other's first love and only partner. Theme: Never give up. Become a better version of yourself through a complete and fulfilling love