[Beauty has no definition. I hope everyone is happy and healthy, because that matters most.]
In her previous life, Qi Yue was a chubby "fat girl." After marrying her fiance, her husband never touched her, doted on his concubine, and let her trample Qi Yue underfoot. In the end, Qi Yue died with her name cleared too late.
When Qi Yue opened her eyes again, she found herself reborn on the day she was to marry the scumbag.
Amid the bustling crowd, she clenched her fingers. All she wanted was to protect her family and live a good life. So she raised her hand, ripped off the blood-red bridal veil embroidered with mandarin ducks, and flung it into the air.
*
In both her past and present lives, Qi Yue had heard countless mocking and hurtful remarks.
She covered her ears and tried not to listen, shutting herself away behind a thick shell of protection.
But after she married the frail Crown Prince, Lu Yu, the voices around her changed.
"Eat if you want to. I'll eat with you."
"I'll go running with you in the morning, and we can jump rope and enjoy the night scenery in the evening."
Even though he had a heart condition and couldn't exercise strenuously, he still walked slowly beside her, making one circuit after another around the Eastern Palace. His golden peach-blossom eyes always held a faint smile, like spring sunshine.
When people secretly mocked her and Lu Yu, Qi Yue angrily stood up for him.
"You're the ones who's weak! He can carry two of me! Two!!"
Later, Lu Yu really could hold her steady for an entire hour without his arms even trembling, completely ignoring her pleas for mercy.
*
Lu Yu was the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, but he had developed a heart condition and could die from an attack at any moment. To make matters worse, he couldn't marry and have children normally.
In his previous life, after learning that Qi Yue had died miserably in another man's household, he led his troops to destroy that man's family. Then, on a cold night beneath a watery moon, he died on the Dragon Throne with Qi Yue's ashes in his arms.
When he opened his eyes again, Lu Yu found himself reborn.
He raised his eyelids. His gaze held no warmth, only a cold, obsessive resolve.
This time, he decided he wouldn't let go. Whether in heaven or hell, they would be together.
*
Reading guide: One-on-one, both leads are each other's only partner, happy ending. The ex-husband is a bad person, really bad!
Blurb first written on January 1, 2022, revised on March 6, 2023, with screenshots saved.
Theme: Let us warm each other, and may everyone be happy