The Tyrant's Identity Was Exposed, So I Ran Away

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[Light chase-and-regret arc, with the love interest turning into a lovesick puppy later on]

Yue Ying picks up a young man one rainy night.

The young man is well-read, but delicate and frail. He has a refined, handsome face, and often blushes as he softly calls her, "A Ying."

A Ying thinks that in these troubled times, having such an adorable sweetheart makes her very happy.

But everything is shattered by that madman, the second young master of the Yin Kingdom.

When he learns A Ying refuses to serve him because she has someone she loves, he says unhurriedly, "He's a commoner. Just kill him. Then A Ying will be mine."

As he says this, the smile on his lips never fades, and his eyes nearly brim over with excited crimson.

That night, she returns to her little house and discusses the matter with her sweetheart. The jade-faced young man smiles. "Don't be afraid, A Ying..."

Yue Ying serves Yin Jintai a cup of poisoned wine she prepared, then elopes with her sweetheart that very night. But as they flee, the Yin Kingdom's banners are suddenly heading their way?

The scheme should have been foolproof, until the soldiers of the Yin Kingdom bow before the young man's horse. "The plan is complete. We welcome the Second Young Master home."

The young man curls his thin lips into a smile and looks back at her. "A Ying, you wanted to kill me?"

Yue Ying: "?"

#The sweet, shy young man turns out to be a theatrical psycho#

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At first, Yin Jintai is badly wounded, and Yue Ying hides him in her little courtyard. Fallen from power and in need of her help, he has no choice but to grit his teeth and become her kept sweetheart.

When she teases him, he gets furious with embarrassment and only plots how to tear her limb from limb once he's healed.

Until he realizes that she doesn't love him at all. She only likes his innocent, harmless face.

He's angry, he's furious, he can't have the one he loves, and he's on the verge of madness. Then he pretends to be pitiful and begs her to tear him limb from limb.

One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only. [Content warnings in the author's note of Chapter One]

Upcoming: A Beauty Beneath the Clouds Again

Wen Tingshu, born into a family of cruel officials and later the most powerful chancellor at court, never understood his wife, Xie Peiling, in his previous life.

Even after returning to his youth, he has no intention of getting to know her.

Even when he sees her in this life, a dazzling beauty with charming eyes and the grace of a spirited young lady riding through the capital, Chang'an.

The cold-blooded Chancellor Wen marries her, treating her with icy politeness and keeping her at a distance. She is nothing but a pawn he uses to advance his faction's interests.

This time, free of his old restraints, Wen Tingshu rises to power and plays the political game. Naturally, he no longer needs to marry Xie Peiling.

But he never expects that, although he has no interest in the struggle this time, he keeps running into her.

She is as vivid as dazzling spring sunlight on green branches, slowly carving lines into his hardened heart.

Xie Peiling lowers her head to pick at a tender blade of grass, then softly says, "A Shu, I'm getting married. Don't come around anymore. I won't see you again."

In this life, Xie Peiling marries into the Chen family. On her wedding night, the Xie family is unexpectedly uprooted and brought crashing down. She walks straight into the trap he has carefully laid.

A good horse never eats the grass behind it, but how could he be a good horse? At best, he's a rogue horse.

If he loves her, he can just take her back.

All are bound by the pursuit of gain and fame, drifting rootless and unmoored, only to become careless and let each other go. After parting, their hearts are left desolate and full of sorrow.

Now he sees her beauty beneath the clouds again. Fortunate to meet once more, he will put their brief separation behind them and make their story a cherished tale.

Theme: Follow your heart and love life.