[Angsty, Tearjerker Romance: You Hate Me for Not Loving You]
The Seventh Prince, Xie Li, was sick of Lin Yizhen.
Over the years, he had seen too many insincere women in the palace, relying on their beauty and trying to marry into a higher station.
And she really wasn't clever. Every time she tried to seduce his Third Brother, she ended up right in front of him, saddling him with trouble for no reason.
Then, in a muddle, Lin Yizhen was bestowed upon him and sent to his residence. Xie Li finally snapped. "Stay put. In six months, I will send you to my Third Brother."
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Rebels stormed the capital, and Lin Yizhen's entire family was slaughtered.
Reborn, she resolved to win the favor of the Third Prince, the victor in her previous life. But through a twist of fate, she was sent to serve Xie Li instead.
Xie Li was born to nobility, handsome, proud, and the object of many young ladies' romantic fantasies.
But what did any of that have to do with her? After entering his residence, Lin Yizhen despairingly thought all was lost. Yet Xie Li offered to send her back to the Third Prince of his own accord.
She broke into a smile through her tears and took his hand. "Your Highness is so good to me."
Xie Li glared at her and turned away.
But as the six-month deadline drew nearer, Xie Li never mentioned their agreement again.
Whenever she reminded him, his face darkened and he picked a fight with her. That night, he would even call for water twice more.
When Xie Li set out to kill the Third Prince, Lin Yizhen could no longer sit by. Afraid the tragedy of her previous life would repeat itself, she betrayed Xie Li and moved into the Third Prince's residence.
Later, the rebels were defeated.
Waiting outside the palace gates, she glimpsed the commander, and her ears suddenly rang.
The man returning in triumph, the man about to ascend the throne, was not the Third Prince.
It was the Seventh Prince, Xie Li, who had long since been reported dead in the dispatches.
Amid the swirling snow, he wore a solemn black cloak and looked down at her kneeling on the palace steps. His voice was cold as he said:
"Director Lin, it has been a long time."
Lin Yizhen's heart trembled.
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Xie Li hated his Third Brother, but he hated Lin Yizhen even more.
Over the years, beneath the bright moon, on the great river, in the Golden Throne Hall, and outside the capital gates, he had asked himself again and again:
Why does he get to?
Why does he get to?
Why does he get to?
Why does he get to win your favor!
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A haughty, noble, jealous ghost of a man x a softhearted, airheaded girl who came to work
[Reading Guide]
1. This is a fictional setting, so don't nitpick the history. It's an over-the-top, tearjerker romance, and everything serves the angst! Pure, shameless melodrama!
2. The two leads are each other's first and only partners in both lifetimes, but they are flawed and have plenty of shortcomings. There are also episodes of intense, obsessive love and other such breakdowns.
3. Written in an emotionally explosive style. This story may make you spit blood, so if you're sensitive, run for the hills.
The idea was screenshotted on 2021.07.12
Theme: The benevolent love others.