The Aloof Immortal Venerable Is Actually a Bitter Husband

The first time she met Shen Ci Yuan, she was caught in the act by him. She shamelessly clung to his nephew, who cultivated the merciless path, as they secretly fooled around in a hot spring. Zhai Qiu Guo would never forget the look he gave her: cold, contemptuous, disgusted, as though she were something filthy and indecent. By all rights, someone who hated her that much should have wanted her dead a thousand times over. Yet not only did he save her when she was on the verge of death, he also gave her mouth-to-mouth, taught her alchemy, and gifted her magical treasures, caring for her in every possible way. Zhai Qiu Guo thought, Ah, Elder Shen really is such a kind, generous man, able to put the past behind him. Then, on a quiet, peaceful night, he sat beside her bed. First, he tenderly caressed her face, then suddenly clamped a hand around her throat. His voice was restrained and trembling, laced with a frenzied hatred, as he said: “I told you. I told you that if you ever showed up in front of me again, I would kill you.” Zhai Qiu Guo: “!!!” Help, Mom! There’s a lunatic here! * Having been threatened with death, timid, survival-minded Zhai Qiu Guo fled without delay. Then, by chance, she transmigrated back a hundred years and met Shen Ci Yuan when he was still young. Only then did it dawn on her that the notorious woman from the Hehuan Sect, the one everyone said had tormented Shen Ci Yuan to the point of death, had always been her. * Shen Ci Yuan: “When I was eighteen, I met the love of my life, but she heartlessly abandoned me. A hundred years later, she returned, only to fall for my nephew, who was also eighteen. She doesn’t love me. Or rather, she only loves the eighteen-year-old me. So it’s true: beauty fades, and love fades with it. Nothing in this world lasts.” Zhai Qiu Guo: “...” I mean, who doesn’t love an eighteen-year-old? But when did I get this awful? Reader’s guide: 1. One-on-one romance, both leads’ first times, happy ending 2. The heroine isn’t even a little attracted to the nephew. The only person who makes her heart flutter is the hero 3. A sweet romance focused on feelings, with very little career drama Theme: The power of the ordinary