The Marriage of Convenience After We Were Reborn

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The people they loved at first sight fell in love with each other and got married.

Yan Heng and Zhu Qing'an were left heartbroken, and in the end, under pressure from their families to marry, they reluctantly paired up.

They treated each other with courtesy for twenty years, until Yan Heng contracted an incurable illness.

She thought she was about to die, but unexpectedly, Zhu Qing'an, despite his cold and indifferent nature, was willing to spend his entire fortune to treat her, just to give her five more years. He took her away from the deep courtyards and traveled the world with her.

As she lay dying, Yan Heng nestled in his arms and smiled, telling him she had no regrets in this life.

Zhu Qing'an's eyes were red, and he held her hand tightly, unable to speak.

Yan Heng knew he was the finest man in the world.

Her only regret was that she wasn't the bride he had truly wanted.

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When Yan Heng opened her eyes again, she was seventeen.

Her childhood sweetheart fell in love at first sight with someone else, so she immediately sought out that woman's cousin and proposed they join forces.

Zhu Qing'an's eyes were just as inscrutable as ever. He stared at her for a long time, then quietly said, "All right."

Yan Heng thought that with her help, they could both get what they wanted in this life.

Yet an invisible hand seemed to appear, pushing everything back to where it had been.

They had agreed to break up the lovebirds together, but every scheme Yan Heng carefully laid out ended in failure.

She couldn't understand it. She kept thinking she was simply too foolish and that her plans weren't clever enough.

Until one day, she decided to go for a drastic measure and make Zhu Qing'an consummate his relationship with her cousin.

But by chance, she caught Zhu Qing'an secretly swapping the cup of wine that had been tampered with.

Then, when the two of them were alone in a room, he handed that wine to her.

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"The day she died in my last life, she was at peace. She said she had no regrets.

"But I did. I wanted to start over with her."

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(Bright and lovable noblewoman vs. self-disciplined, proper common-born official)

Reading guide: 1. Both leads are reborn on the same day.

2. Both are sexually inexperienced, happy ending.

A preview of The Beauty I Long to Win

During a time of division, Mu Li was a spy sent by Northern Wei to Eastern Jin, specializing in seduction.

Every spy like her never returned after completing her mission.

Mu Li was destined to walk that same road, one from which there was no return.

As consolation, her master let her choose the first man she would be with.

Mu Li had admired a young master from the neighboring estate since childhood. He was noble and unsullied, indifferent to women, and seemed nearly flawless, except for one peculiar quirk in his painting.

Mu Li fasted and practiced dancing every day to shape her figure, and finally earned a chance to meet him.

Everything that happened in that quiet, secluded studio became a secret neither of them could ever speak of.

Later, she learned that the young master was about to discuss marriage.

Knowing when to leave, Mu Li submitted her resignation and departed with a smile, carrying the generous fortune he'd given her.

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As the heir of the powerful Xie clan in Eastern Jin, Xie Lin'an spent his days obsessed with pastoral scenery, living in seclusion among the mountains.

The day Mu Li left, he noticed nothing unusual.

She was merely a village woman from the countryside, and what they had shared was just a romantic fling during his travels among the common people.

Xie Lin'an carried on as usual. His steward kept introducing new women to his studio, but he dismissed every one of them.

The marriage that had already been arranged was put off, and little by little he lost all interest in other women.

Then a crisis struck his family, and Xie Lin'an was entrusted with a vital duty. He hurried back to the capital overnight and became the new head of the clan.

With the young men of the family beginning to discuss marriage one after another, the position of matriarch of the Xie household remained vacant. The Old Madam repeatedly ordered him to meet the candidates and choose a virtuous wife from among the noblewomen who came to the estate.

Xie Lin'an reluctantly lifted his eyes and looked toward the colorful flowers and willows in the courtyard. Suddenly, among them, he saw a familiar, lovely figure.

She had transformed into the daughter of a third-rank official and entered the Xie household to find a husband.

Gold leaf adorned her hair, ornaments hung at her waist, and she wore embroidered brocade shoes. She looked nothing like the woman in coarse clothes he'd known before.

Only her graceful curves remained as familiar as ever.

Xie Lin'an slowly clasped his white jade cup, his mind finally made up.

Then he suddenly heard that she had already chosen someone she wanted to marry.

It was the very man walking toward him and calling him Uncle: his third nephew.

Theme: Love at first sight and love that grows over time are both blessings in life.