Shen Yin stole her close friend's marriage prospect, broke up the famous couple everyone in the city knew, and forced her way through the gates of the Prince of Zhenbei's estate.
After they married, no matter how Su Que humiliated her, she continued to soothe and indulge him with gentle words.
Everyone thought she was madly in love with Su Que.
Su Que thought so too.
He was certain that his aloof treatment was the best revenge for her little schemes.
Only later did he realize that Shen Yin seemed to have married him just to hide from someone.
When he sent Shen Yin into that person's hands,
she cried out in despair, her pale little face soaked with tears.
No one thought Su Que would feel sorry for her.
But he took her back.
For the rest of their lives, he held the delicate young woman in his arms and cherished her.
*
In her previous life, the aloof and dignified crown prince admired by all secretly plotted to destroy Shen Yin's family, then locked her away in the Eastern Palace to amuse himself day and night.
For the sake of her loved ones exiled far away, she did not even dare to die.
Until someone came to save her.
That day, a hundred thousand soldiers stormed the gates of the imperial city. The Eastern Palace was no exception.
Out of regard for their past relationship, Su Que allowed the crown prince to leave the imperial city and never return.
The crown prince agreed, with one condition: he would take Shen Yin with him.
Shen Yin was unwilling. She murmured softly.
At that faint sound, Su Que pulled her to his side.
"Qing Ming, do you still think you're the crown prince?"
At the sound of his voice, Shen Yin raised her eyes. For the first time in five years, ripples stirred in her clear, lifeless gaze.
At last, the scorching light beside her shone into the dilapidated courtyard.
But she was no longer worthy of stepping into that light.
Six months after she begged Su Que to bring her loved ones back, Shen Yin finally succumbed.
*
She returned to seven years earlier, before any of it had happened.
Looking at the faint, youthful light before her,
Shen Yin wanted only to protect him and keep him safe.
#One-on-one romance. The heroine was not a virgin in her previous life, while the hero was a virgin in both lives.#
#A little angst, lots of sweetness.#
Cover art: Shuimo Danqing - Lao Pa
20201013
Theme: Love life, cherish life, and treasure everything you have.
