The Chief Eunuch Couldn't Have Me, No Matter How He Tried

In her previous life, the female assassin Lou Cheng loved her superior, Xie Linyuan, the Commander of the Censorate, but her love went unrequited. After being reborn, Lou Cheng finally saw the truth: he wasn't worth loving. She knew when to bow out, retreated to the countryside, and left the man she'd once thought she couldn't live without. Xie Linyuan knew Lou Cheng loved him. He was certain her departure was temporary and that she'd return to his side sooner or later. But when they met again, everything had changed. She wore a crimson official robe, her expression calm and distant. In men's clothes, she'd taken the post of her twin brother, who had died for his country, and now stood in court, greeting him with casual ease. "Director, I trust you've been well?" At the time, Xie Linyuan told himself that she was just a woman. It was no big deal. But when he fell from grace and was tortured in prison, she was the only one who ran everywhere and did everything she could to save him. At last, Xie Linyuan understood which of them couldn't live without the other. He clutched her wrist and refused to let go, his voice hoarse. "A Cheng, don't leave me!" Theme: Women should be self-reliant