The Jade Beauty Comes

Also known as: Reborn After a Night of Passion with My Ex-Husband's Older Brother

To repay the Qiao family for saving his life, the Duke Who Guards the Nation arranged a betrothal between infant Qiao Shuyuan and his own young son, Gu Xianglin.

They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, but on their wedding day, Qiao Shuyuan learned that Gu Xianglin loved someone else.

She couldn't understand it. She had only been away in her hometown for two years, so how had Gu Xianglin suddenly found the true love he spoke of? What did that make her?

Watching Gu Xianglin throw the entire Duke's estate into chaos for the sake of his beloved, Qiao Shuyuan was utterly disheartened. She had thought she was destined to live a lonely life, but then an accident happened: she spent a night of passion with Gu Weizhen, Gu Xianglin's aloof, proud, and cold-hearted older brother.

The Duke Who Guards the Nation's residence was a powerful household and a century-old clan. The Qiao family was steeped in scholarship, passing down poetry and propriety through generations. Gu Weizhen was famous throughout the realm in his youth, and became a chancellor and entered the cabinet in his early thirties. His methods were far more ruthless than most.

Lying in Gu Weizhen's arms, Qiao Shuyuan lost consciousness as eighty ways she might die after waking the next day flashed through her mind.

But when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to six years earlier, six months before her wedding to Gu Xianglin.

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Yuanying was a delicate beauty. After an accident, she discovered that whenever she came into physical contact with Zhou Jie, her frail body would briefly improve.

Zhou Jie was the stepson of her aunt. He was a renowned gentleman in the capital, calm and self-possessed, with an upright bearing, and the most suitable heir to the Duke of Su's household.

A master once predicted Yuanying would not live past eighteen. As her health grew weaker and weaker, she tried, step by step, to find the one remedy meant for her. With Zhou Jie, she went from holding hands to embracing, then kissing, and finally...

Before things could go any further, Zhou Jie discovered her intentions.

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As heir to the Duke of Su, Zhou Jie was strict with himself and always followed the rules. He had never made a single misstep. His one exception was softening his heart for Yuanying, after which he could no longer control himself.

Even knowing that she was only using him, he still wanted to marry her.

Reader's guide

1. This is a fictional setting, so please don't nitpick historical accuracy. The plot serves the romance. If you drop the novel, please don't tell me!

2. One-on-one pairing, happy ending!

3. Content warning: The characters' identities are fictional and only serve the plot; they have no connection to real life. Please don't read if you cannot accept this subject matter!

Premise: Everyone deserves to be loved