Distant Mountains and Rivers (Reborn)

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Blurb:

People often say, "A grievance must be avenged, and a debt of hatred must be repaid."

But she did not come back for revenge.

Qi Yunluo drifted through life in a daze, like a puppet on strings.

She obediently spent eighteen years as the third young lady of the Qi family's second branch, only to be abandoned by her family twice.

The man she thought she'd married well could not protect her.

Everyone could only lament her bad luck.

It was only later that she learned everything was the consequence of cause and effect.

She had taken someone else's place and identity, enjoying blessings that were never meant for her, so she had to bear the bitter consequences.

She died on a night when no one knew.

When she opened her eyes again,

she had returned to the age of fifteen.

She would pursue her light and reclaim her fate.

Qi Yunluo: I feel like this life is something I stole.

Pei Yu: Stole from whom?

Qi Yunluo: You?

Pei Yu: Right. Me.

Pei Yu: If you stole from me, you have to pay me back. I'll wait.

Advance blurb for The Rebirth Inn:

At the boundary between life and death stands a little inn.

Some call it the Misty Rain Inn; others call it the Rebirth Inn.

Misty rain in the mortal world, rebirth in this fleeting life.

Advance blurb for Where the Stars Hide the Wine:

Love after marriage, entertainment industry, aspiring author x movie star.

The hugely popular movie star was first exposed as having secretly married, then as having divorced. Fans on all sides were overjoyed. Their only regret, perhaps, was that the couple had a child.

In Yan Wei's eyes, her marriage to Xie Shange was a compromise they made for the sake of their child. So, three months after the baby was born, she divorced him and set him free.

In Xie Shange's eyes, his marriage to Yan Wei was something he had gone to great lengths to make happen. But after their child was born, Yan Wei still asked for a divorce. Though heartbroken, he divorced her as she wished.

After all, he'd pursued her once. What was wrong with trying again?

Advance blurb for Late Tea at Chunshan

Blurb:

Jiang Miao knew Lin Shuyu would be hard to win over, but she never imagined it would be this difficult. Just to become an official couple, Lin Shuyu turned him down three times, each excuse more absurd than the last.

The first time:

"I don't date actors. I don't know if his feelings for me are genuine or just an act."

"..."

To get close to her, he switched careers from singer to actor.

The second time:

"Your songs make me fall asleep. We're not right for each other."

"..."

He could just mute himself!

The third time:

"You're in UTC+8, and I'm in UTC+6. We have a time difference."

"..."

He could adjust his schedule to match hers!

Later, on a lifestyle variety show, Lin Shuyu and Jiang Miao were invited as guests. The others started chatting about how their relationship had developed. Jiang Miao stayed silent, until the director suddenly brought them up, saying that Jiang Miao had had a rough time in love and had been rejected three times before they became a couple. One guest helped smooth things over: "So the fourth time, he won you over, right?"

Lin Shuyu: "No, it was because... Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times before he agreed to come out of retirement. If I still said no, it would have felt... a little rude."

Jiang Miao: Honestly... you didn't have to be quite so sincere...

Theme: Stay kind, and always be grateful.