His Dearest

Song Xingyan, the regent, was the greatest traitor in the empire. He coerced the emperor and plotted against loyal officials. When he was finally brought to justice, everyone cheered.

From the officials to the common people, everyone knew the regent was cold-blooded, sinister, and ruthless. None of them knew that he had once been a refined young man, as bright and graceful as a jade tree.

When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the year he first entered the palace. A voice sounded beside his ear, telling him she was his System Sixteen and would help him reclaim his fortune and ascend the throne.

He and Sixteen went from the cold palace to the imperial court, from being despised by everyone to holding supreme power.

He was strong, and he saved the System's energy and points whenever he could. That is, until he spent all his points to give Sixteen a physical body.

From then on, he kept his beloved hidden in his chambers, her hair entwined with his.

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Sixteen was a novice System. Her first Host was a male protagonist whose fortune had been stripped away by another System. Her mission was to help him reclaim his fortune and turn the tables.

Sixteen had always done her best to be a good System, but she gradually realized that her Host was growing stranger by the day. Sometimes he was gentle, sometimes gloomy, and sometimes irritable.

Not only did he give her a human name, he also taught her to walk, practiced calligraphy with her, and read to her.

Just as Sixteen was looking forward to taking a vacation after the mission ended, her Host pulled her into his arms and asked with a faint, teasing smile,