Reborn, I Married My Mortal Enemy

For my ongoing novel, On the Wutong Branch, and my upcoming novel, The New Emperor Is My Ex. If you're interested, please add them to your collection~

[Synopsis]

In her previous life, Lu Siyu was a cherished flower of wealth and beauty. Countless young men from noble families lined up to marry her, but she devoted herself entirely to Su Yanqing, chasing after him all over the capital.

After finally marrying Su Yanqing, she endured her in-laws' mistreatment and her sisters-in-law's schemes for her husband's sake.

She thought that as long as she and her husband loved each other, they could overcome any obstacle. But less than two years later, his concubine arrived at their home, heavily pregnant.

Lu Siyu watched helplessly as Su Yanqing used her mother's family connections to rise to prominence, all the while enjoying a blissful life with his concubine. The Lu family was falsely accused of treason and destroyed, while Lu Siyu languished in the back courtyard until she met a tragic end.

The last person she saw before dying was Gu Yan.

Lu Siyu never imagined that her archrival, who was always provoking her and going against her, would hold her and beg her to come back to life. After her death, he cleared her family's name, then followed her in death.

Only then did Lu Siyu learn that her archrival had loved her for a long time.

When she opened her eyes again, Lu Siyu found herself back at the age of fifteen.

This time, she decided to stay far away from the scoundrel, protect her family, and...

Be a little nicer to Gu Yan, so he would confess his feelings sooner.

But no matter how long she waited, her archrival stubbornly refused to let those words slip. With no other choice, Lu Siyu rolled up her sleeves and made the first move.

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Prince Kui, Gu Yan, has a little secret no one knows:

He loves his archrival, Lu Siyu.

But the girl hates him, so Gu Yan can only bury his feelings and let her seek her own happiness.

Then one day, the girl tugged at his sleeve and said in a sweet voice, "I want to marry you."

[Reader's Guide]

* An imaginary setting. No need to research historical details.

* One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending.

* The second male lead regains his memories later and will grovel to win her back (his ashes will be scattered).

* The male lead isn't reborn, but in both lives he loves only the female lead.

Ongoing novel: On the Wutong Branch

As the most esteemed young lady in the capital, Jiang Hanzhi was born to a life of privilege:

Her father was a duke trusted by the emperor, her mother came from a family of scholars, her paternal aunt was the empress, and even the crown prince was her cousin... Oh, and there was also the young heir, Song Shutong, who lived next door and had grown up with her.

As for her childhood friend, he was sharp-tongued and ill-tempered, but after all their years of friendship, Jiang Hanzhi believed they shared a deep bond.

Everyone said they were a perfect match, and their elders seemed keen to arrange their marriage.

The young lady was still naive about love, but she thought marrying Song Shutong, whom she'd known for years, wouldn't be so bad. Just as she was about to ask what he thought, she accidentally overheard him talking to a friend:

"You want me to marry Jiang Hanzhi, that troublemaker?"

The young man sneered in disdain. "In your dreams."

Hearing this, Jiang Hanzhi turned away coldly, snuffing out her budding affection and seeking love elsewhere. Before long, she was won over by the gentle advances of the third son of the Qiao family.

But just before she and Qiao Xuan were to discuss their engagement, Song Shutong cornered her in an alley, his eyes red. The young heir, who had always done as he pleased, lowered his proud head and pleaded in a hoarse voice:

"Jiang Zhizhi... don't marry him, okay?"

* Male lead's perspective

When a friend asked at a banquet whether he liked Jiang Hanzhi, Song Shutong did his best to sound nonchalant:

"With Jiang Zhizhi's spoiled nature, wouldn't marrying her be like taking home an ancestral tablet to worship?"

After a cup of wine, the young master of the Song family hugged a wine jar and mumbled incoherently:

"...I wouldn't mind being her grandson, either."

* A spirited young princess who loves boldly and hates fiercely × a tsundere young heir who doesn't realize he's in love

Upcoming novel: The New Emperor Is My Ex

Wen Jiu was a renowned beauty whose looks could topple kingdoms, and a famous sickly beauty in the capital. She also had a marriage match that other noblewomen could only envy:

She had been promised in marriage to Lu Linshen, the young marquis of the Northern Frontier Marquis' household.

Everyone in the capital knew that the young marquis treated Wen Jiu exceptionally well. He never looked down on her for being frail, but cherished and protected her like a treasure. He had eyes for no one but her.

Despite Lu Linshen's devotion, after a crisis befell the Northern Frontier Marquis' household, Wen Jiu resolutely divorced him and went on to become the tyrant's empress.

But on the day of her coronation, an army of four hundred thousand surrounded the capital. Wen Jiu watched as the man who had once been her husband drove his sword through the tyrant's chest, then seized her chin with a bloodied hand.

"Who do you want to marry? Me, your husband."

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During the years Lu Linshen fought in Lingnan, someone once saw him clutching their divorce papers, grinding his teeth in his sleep as he repeated Wen Jiu's name over and over.

Everyone thought he must hate Wen Jiu to the core.

After the throne changed hands, Lu Linshen overthrew the cruel tyrant, donned the imperial robes, and ascended the throne.

Just when everyone expected him to exact revenge on the sickly beauty who had abandoned him after leading him on, he instead welcomed Wen Jiu into the position of empress.

The decisive new emperor knelt on one knee and kissed the beauty's pale hand, begging in a hoarse voice:

"Jiujiu, don't leave me again."

Theme: Cherish the people by your side