The main story is complete.
A Jin was born a concubine-born daughter in a humble family. By a twist of fate, the Empress took a liking to her and adopted her.
In her previous life, A Jin rose from humble origins and married Lin Zheyu, the young lord of the Lin State Duke's household, whom she had admired for years.
But after they wed, she grew used to his indifference. She watched as he took one concubine after another, while treating her like dirt.
When A Jin fell gravely ill, he personally brought her a bowl of poison and watched her drink it, looking relieved.
In this life, A Jin made a mistake and angered her older brother, the gentle and refined Crown Prince Heng Ting.
Crown Prince Heng Ting stripped her of her status and annulled her marriage to Lin Zheyu. Everyone was waiting to laugh at A Jin, who had fallen back into obscurity.
Her father's principal wife even arranged for A Jin to become the concubine of a fifty-year-old scholar.
On her wedding night, A Jin, dressed in pink wedding robes, was about to run away when a tall figure suddenly pushed open the door.
A Jin looked at the newcomer, trembling. "B-Brother?" No, no, she meant, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince."
Heng Ting looked at the lovely young woman, his gaze darkening slightly, and said, "Call me husband."
After poisoning A Jin in her previous life, Lin Zheyu regretted it. Reborn, he did everything in his power to win back the young woman who had once been devoted to him.
After he poured his heart out to her, the usually gracious and gentle Crown Prince looked at him with a dark gaze. "If you dare use sweet words to seduce A Jin again, I will rip out your tongue."
#TheSecondMaleLeadPursuesHisWife
The leads are not related by blood.
The male lead is reborn, but the female lead is not.
One-on-one, both leads are sexually inexperienced.
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Xiao Li has spent years in the entertainment industry, yet she's still a nobody at the bottom of the ladder.
Just as she was lamenting her rough fate, she spotted her ex-boyfriend working at a construction site.
Xiao Li: Is there anyone doing worse than me?!!!
Still resentful about being dumped back then, Xiao Li deliberately put on a beautiful evening gown and sashayed in front of him.
Facing Chen Yubai, whose features were refined but whose face was covered in dust, Xiao Li smiled haughtily. "I knew from the start you were cut out for hauling bricks. I didn't expect to be right."
Chen Yubai, holding a brick: "..."
Later, during an interview, someone asked Xiao Li about her ex-boyfriend. She answered cheerfully, "Oh, he's helping build socialism, one brick at a time."
The interviewer asked eagerly, "Can you tell us what he actually does?"
Xiao Li replied casually, "Oh, he hauls bricks at a construction site."
After the interview, someone dug up the fact that Xiao Li's ex-boyfriend was a national research scientist. That night, Xiao Li was all over Weibo's trending topics for the wrong reasons.
#Nobody Xiao Li picks a fight with a national research scientist
#Having a filter is a good thing, too bad Xiao Li doesn't have one
#Someone like Xiao Li actually had a research scientist for an ex-boyfriend? What a waste of talent.
Xiao Li, who had never been popular with the public, was torn to shreds online. Just as her team was at a loss over the flood of scandalous trending topics, a prominent scientist posted: "Yeah, I'll haul bricks to support you." @Xiao Li
Netizen No. 1: Damn, so I'm the clown here. What kind of new flirting technique is this?
Netizen No. 2: Move along, move along. This couple is just bickering. Why are you single people butting in?
Xiao Li: You wouldn't support me back then. Too late now!
Aloof research genius x pampered, hardworking starlet
Reader's guide: The aloof genius's journey to win his wife back
One-on-one, both leads are sexually inexperienced. Sweet romance.
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