The Young Master's Amorous Words

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Shi Yuan died. After downing a cup of poisoned wine, she opened her eyes again, only to find herself back three years in the past.

At this point, she was merely a courtesan at the Chunqiong House in Quzhou, Jiangnan.

The Lu family was preparing to buy her freedom.

Looking back on her life, when famine struck her family when she was seven, her birth father wanted to sell her to survive. Her mother had been timid all her life, but she summoned the courage to flee with her.

Later, her mother died a tragic death, and Shi Yuan was forced into the world of courtesans.

She tried with all her might to regain her freedom and clear her name.

Full of hope, she left with the Lu family, never imagining that the so-called purchase of her freedom was nothing but a deception.

On the day she returned to, Shi Yuan chose another path without hesitation.

She once thought that serving men with one's beauty was degrading.

Only later did she understand that, no matter how lowly one's station, one should never entrust one's fate to someone else.

When Shi Yuan met the young master again at the house, she thought him refined and self-possessed. He sat in a wheelchair, its wheels whispering softly against the floor. The man turned his head slightly. In the shifting firelight, his profile was sharply shadowed, elegant and distinguished, yet seemingly indifferent.

He never touched her, and his gaze never fell on the skin she had left bare.

She thought he was a gentleman, peerless in the world.

She also thought he found her filthy.

But later, on a night of swirling snow, he would hurry to the house, weary from his journey, snow clinging to his clothes and exhaustion showing in his eyes, all to ask her one question:

"Is this appointment really something you have to go to today?"

Later still, he took her back to Chang'an, saying he would take her home.

After Shi Yuan met Xu Yancheng again, she dug a long-buried memory out of the dark recesses of her mind.

She remembered that she had not originally been called Cheng Shiyuan.

Her birth father resented her for being a girl and had never felt hope or joy at her birth. Even the name he gave her, Liu Zhaodi, carried his disdain and his wish for a son.

While fleeing famine with her mother, a nobleman saved her life. He said her name was unsuitable and gave her a new one.

He said he hoped she would be perfect in every way, and soar like a kite while fish leaped from the water.

She remembered that hope all her life and fought with all her might to live up to it. Even in death, she had no regrets.

*Xu Yancheng never thought it was a mistake that he hadn't taken Cheng Shiyuan away back then.

*But later, he regretted it countless times.

[Her name is Cheng Shiyuan, not Liu Zhaodi.]

PS: The heroine is a spy, not a genuinely kind and virtuous character.

PPS: Shiyuan's name evokes perfection in every way and soaring like a kite while fish leap from the water.

Note: This upcoming novel has been on my list for two or three years. It features a modest ensemble cast.

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[Next upcoming novel: Reborn Before the Wedding After Divorcing My Wife]

Synopsis:

Gu Yushi rose to fame at a young age, passing all three imperial examinations with top honors. He became the youngest top scholar of the dynasty, earning the emperor's favor and wielding power throughout the court.

Everyone envied Feng Wenyu.

Gu Yushi had been married to Feng Wenyu for twelve years and had never taken a concubine. She was the only woman in his household.

But no one knew

that over those twelve years, Feng Wenyu and Gu Yushi had gradually run out of things to say to each other, like strangers living under the same roof.

She wanted Gu Yushi to spend time with her, but he never had time.

When she got angry, he would only look at her coolly and say:

"Stop making a fuss."

Feng Wenyu was close to losing her mind.

On the day he learned Feng Wenyu had been involved with an actor, Gu Yushi suddenly returned to twelve years earlier.

Back then, he and Feng Wenyu were not yet married.

Gu Yushi had always been proud and arrogant. He couldn't understand why Feng Wenyu would get involved with someone else, especially someone as lowly as an actor.

After being reborn, Gu Yushi wanted nothing more to do with Feng Wenyu.

He took their betrothal token to the Feng residence to break off the engagement. He had imagined all sorts of reactions from Feng Wenyu.

But he never expected her to agree outright.

Gu Yushi: She agreed?!

Feng Wenyu thought there was something wrong with her fiancé. It was as if he had become a different person.

When they met at a banquet, he ignored her coldly.

He was no longer gentle or considerate, either.

When she learned that Gu Yushi had sent someone to break off their engagement, Feng Wenyu felt indignant, but also quietly relieved.

Fine, let him end the engagement. She didn't want to spend her whole life with someone she couldn't even talk to.

PS:

The male lead is reborn, and the female lead will gradually recover her memories of her previous life.

The female lead did not cheat during her previous marriage. The male lead will have to win her back after treating her badly.

After the engagement is broken off, the female lead will consider other matches.

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Theme: Someone will always love you and take you home.