You Will Regret This

The historical romance regret-and-redemption novel Abandoning You is now available

In her previous life, Ying Xuezhi married the man she loved, Liu Chunsheng.

In public, they were an affectionate couple, perfectly in harmony.

But Ying Xuezhi knew Liu Chunsheng did not love her.

After he rose to prominence, he looked down on her for being a country girl. He said he had married her only to repay her for saving his life with medicine all those years ago.

But that was all right. She was gentle and obedient, always putting him first and taking care of every household chore. In secret, she learned to read and write, all so she could grow closer to him.

She thought, Liu Chunsheng's heart isn't made of stone. If I try a little harder, maybe he'll notice me?

But if he doesn't love her, he doesn't love her.

At a banquet, she accidentally drank poisoned wine and was on the brink of death. Liu Chunsheng's expression remained calm as he said, "I'll find an antidote for you."

But she didn't know another woman had also drunk the poison that day. Someone told her Liu Chunsheng had given the antidote to that woman, and that she would never get one.

After a painful struggle, her heart turned to ash, and she died in winter.

Reborn, Ying Xuezhi returned to the time when she and Liu Chunsheng had just married, and finally saw things clearly.

But why, when she had already given up loving him and wanted a divorce, did he cling to her instead?

She gently brushed away the hand he had wrapped around her waist and smiled brightly, pronouncing his death sentence in a single line: "But Liu Chunsheng, the Ying Xuezhi you knew is already dead. She died when she loved you most."

After Ying Xuezhi died, everything of hers was removed from the house, leaving Liu Chunsheng's heart empty, too. On the seventh day after her burial, Liu Chunsheng dug up her grave, opened her coffin, and lay down beside her to sleep forever.

----The synopsis for The Ninth Imperial Uncle follows----↓ (possessive pursuit, age gap)

[1] The regent, Song Heng, was as beautiful as snow and jade, with an otherworldly grace no young man in the capital could match. When Song Yan fell into trouble, he rescued her. They spent years together, day and night, and Song Yan gradually fell in love with him.

On the day she came of age, she heard he was going to marry.

That night, after drinking a little wine, she vaguely remembered her lips touching something cool and soft. It carried the bitter scent of a green lotus, a scent she had only ever noticed on Song Heng.

The next day, she boldly pleaded, "Imperial Uncle, could you please not get married?"

His phoenix eyes glimmered with a cool, knowing smile, as if he could see right through her. "Of course Imperial Uncle will marry, and I will personally choose a suitable husband for you. Seventeen, you have crossed the line."

Song Yan felt she had nowhere to hide and fled in a panic.

The day before Song Heng's wedding, Song Yan gazed at the prince's residence, decked in red and bustling with visitors, then left behind a short letter and departed alone.

He was already married, and it was time for her to find a husband who would care for her.

[2] In a small house in Tawan County, Jiangnan, Song Yan awoke thirsty in the middle of the night, as she often did. She called softly, "A-Nan, I'm thirsty." A-Nan was her husband.

Beneath the thick bed curtains, a fair, jade-like hand reached in and elegantly held a cup out to her. Song Yan came fully awake at once. There was no way that hand belonged to A-Nan, who was used to doing rough labor!

Then the familiar, clear voice of jade came from outside the curtains, gentle yet threaded with an inexplicable eeriness. "Little Seventeen, how heartless of you. You've been away from home for so long. Do you still have room in your heart for your Imperial Uncle?"

Outside the curtains, her husband lay unconscious on the cold floor.

[3] When she awoke again, all around her was silent and dark. The bitter scent of green lotus filled her nostrils. When she moved, the chain around her ankle was the only thing that jingled.

In the darkness, the man held a cold golden lock. "A-Yan, didn't you promise to stay with me forever? How can you go back on your word? Imperial Uncle had no choice but to resort to this."

Note: The male and female leads are not related by blood.

The leads are devoted exclusively to each other in body and mind.

Note: The male and female leads are not related by blood.

The leads are devoted exclusively to each other in body and mind.

Theme: Don't let a narrow perspective blind you.