Cherished and Spoiled

/Reunion after a breakup/ Sweet romance

/A gentle but strong-willed beauty × a sharp-tongued yet softhearted regent

On the day Lu Siyi parted from Ji Heng, she swore that she would cut all ties with him for the rest of her life and never get involved with him again.

But later, when her father was stripped of office and sentenced, and the King of Liang tried to force her and her sister into marriage, all she could do was hold up Ji Heng’s personal jade pendant and demand, “How dare you lay a hand on the Marquis of Mingyuan’s woman?”

Everyone knew that Ji Heng not only held power over the court, but was also ruthless and vindictive.

Even the King of Liang didn’t dare test him.

She thought the crisis had passed for now, but a carriage blocked her on the road.

The curtain was lifted, and Ji Heng looked down at her, his expression dangerous. “My woman?”

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Ji Heng and Lu Siyi had been childhood friends and fallen in love when they were young. On the day she left him without looking back, Ji Heng swore to himself that if he ever got the chance, he would make her experience the pain of having her heart torn out.

Later, the Lu family fell into ruin, while he rose to power and became the Marquis of Mingyuan, whose influence reached across the court.

He had intended to take this opportunity to torment her and exact his revenge, but when he saw her eyes redden as she faced humiliation, his heart softened.

Even if she was in the wrong, no one else had the right to bully her.

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On the day Lu Siyi moved into the marquis’s residence, the old steward came to ask how she should be accommodated.

At the time, Ji Heng scoffed coldly. “Letting her serve tea and water as a maid is already a kindness.”

That night, while Lu Siyi slept curled up beneath the covers, the lattice window was silently pushed open. Ji Heng sneaked in like a thief, gently brushed each of her slender fingers, and gazed at her tenderly for half the night.

Before leaving at dawn, he even tucked her blanket in, his movements exceptionally gentle.

The steward outside the door: ...I saw nothing.

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