The Powerful Minister Has Had His Eyes on Me for a Long Time

Sui Sui was born with a delicate, lovely face, but she was raised in the secluded inner quarters of the Ye family, and few knew of her. Since childhood, she had understood that her birth was lowly. No matter how straight she held her back, all she could do was accept her lot.

On the day she came of age, her childhood sweetheart came to ask for her hand, only to marry her legitimate older sister instead. He continued to pester Sui Sui and refused to let her go. A poor-born top scholar loved her unwaveringly, but his attentions drew the ire of her older half-sister, who schemed against her in secret and in plain sight.

Sui Sui's life grew harder and harder.

Then, one day, the ruthless power minister Song Jue came to call. The Ye family was thrown into a state of alarm. He gathered the family together, pointed from afar, and said nonchalantly, "I don't want the one you mentioned. I want her..."

He "bought" Sui Sui, and the deal was done.

Everyone thought the living King of Hell had feelings for Sui Sui, but only she knew how much he loathed her. He even looked down on her for swallowing food she didn't like.

"Fight for what you want. Learn to refuse what you don't. If you can't refuse, run away. Accepting everything meekly is never the solution."

He picked up a bite of her favorite dish and taught her.

But Sui Sui stared at his long, jade-like fingers, thinking in terror that the rumors said those very hands had strangled women who coveted him...

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In his previous life, Song Jue saw a young woman jump into the river. Someone tried to stop her. He watched from the railing, but the woman smiled with grim resolve and died all the same.

"Tsk."

Song Jue was displeased.

As the emperor's blade, he had countless souls on his conscience, but he prided himself on never spilling innocent blood. Yet that woman had died after taking poison he gave her.

He was a man of principle. He would never take an innocent life.

So after being reborn, the first thing Song Jue did was bring that woman to his side.

To keep her from repeating her past mistakes, Lord Song had to rein in his temperament and teach this meek, submissive young woman. Who knew that six months later, the first time she bared her claws, she would point a trembling finger at him and say, "Y-you, get out."

Lord Song, just about to climb into her bed and kiss his beloved: Tsk...

① Both leads are virgins. Aside from being handsome, strong, capable, and talented, the male lead is useless in every other way, especially when it comes to his personality!

② Both leads are reborn. The obsessive childhood sweetheart gets his comeuppance, and then some.

③ In theory, this is a warm, healing, sweet romance.

Theme: You are the one I love above all others.