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A Yin was kidnapped and sold when she was fourteen. Fortunately, Zhao Chengyu rescued her, and she fell in love with him at first sight. To repay him for saving her life, A Yin stayed by his side as he rose from an unfavored prince to the Son of Heaven.
Everyone said A Yin's luck had finally turned, but she learned from the palace servants that Zhao Chengyu's first love was gravely ill. All these years, A Yin had existed only to serve as medicine for her. When necessary, A Yin could even be made to die in her place.
Reborn before her kidnapping, A Yin finally came to her senses. A melon forced off the vine is not only tasteless, it can cost you your life.
This time, she didn't wait for Zhao Chengyu to rescue her. She bundled herself up in her quilt and escaped first.
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In his previous life, Zhao Chengyu was cruel and cold, with little affection to give.
When someone once asked him about A Yin, he sneered, "She's just a caged bird. She doesn't matter."
It was only when he saw her lying dead in their chambers, covered in blood, that Zhao Chengyu's fingers began to tremble and he completely lost his mind.
Later, after praying to every god and Buddha in the palace, he finally got the chance to live again. But by then, A Yin had another man in her eyes.
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One day, bandits ran rampant at the far end of the main street, and Zhao Chengyu was gravely wounded protecting A Yin. With her heart set on someone else, A Yin turned to leave. He choked back tears in silence. "A Yin, you have no heart. I'm injured, and you don't even care about me."
A Yin smiled. "Your Highness taught me well."
Only then did Zhao Chengyu realize that when he was no longer in her eyes, life became worse than death.
A Yin, A Yin: those two simple syllables had become the cinnabar mark on his heart.
*Important content notes:
1. Both leads are reborn. After the heroine is reborn, there will be another man by her side.
2. The hero suffers; there is no redemption arc and no change of male lead. There is a reason for the blood-taking mentioned in the blurb, which will be explained.
2021.10.2
Coming next: "Embracing Beauty." Blurb:
- That unruly great general eventually became her devoted admirer.
Minghua Junzhu was pampered from childhood. Born to a noble family, she was the most untouchable flower among the daughters of the elite.
When marriage was mentioned, only the son of Duke Shanguo, her childhood companion, seemed a fitting match.
But the capital, Jingzhou, was thrown into turmoil, and the Princess Royal's household was massacred. Minghua Junzhu, once showered with favor, fell into the mud overnight and became an orphan with no one to rely on.
The emperor took pity on her and intended to look after her, but for no apparent reason he broke off her engagement to the duke's family and issued an edict ordering her to marry the great general returning to the capital to report on his duties.
Xie Xiao, heir to the Marquis of Xuanping, guarded the borderlands. Enemy soldiers called him the jade-faced young God of War. Famous from a young age, he had won countless military honors.
Minghua Junzhu disliked him, and was even a little afraid of him.
She had once seen him cut off a servant's head with her own eyes. He carried the bloodstained sword past her, his face cold and ruthless, nothing like his usual carefree, dashing self.
News of the imperial marriage decree spread, and everyone waited for the spectacle.
The princess's vision went dark. She knew Xie Xiao was arrogant and reckless, and certainly not a good match.
So she planned to head south and seek refuge with her maternal grandfather.
But the road was slick with rain. She had barely made it outside the city gates when she was intercepted. Hooves thundered, and Xie Xiao rode up and looked down at her with a smile. His expression, half-hidden in the shadows, was utterly nonchalant. "Madam, where are you going?"
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In his youth, Xie Xiao was domineering and notorious as a wastrel.
When he was down on his luck, the Princess Royal had once helped him. Learning that she had left behind only an orphaned daughter, he schemed far and wide and finally won the marriage match amid the ministers' protests.
He had his own agenda, and she was looking for someone to rely on.
Who would have thought married life would be so pleasant? Xie Xiao, instead, began to grow dissatisfied with the status quo and want something more.
When they first married, he thought:
She's just a delicate, pretty ornament. I only need to take good care of her.
A few months later:
How can my wife be so beautiful? I want to kiss her.
A few more months later:
My wife is the best in the world. I will love her until we're old!
Theme: Cherish the people you have now.