Reborn as My Ex-Husband's Younger Sister

The aloof beauty descends from her pedestal | Older-brother-and-younger-sister upbringing | Both leads are sexually inexperienced

In her previous life, Luo Yao lost both her parents, and her family fell into decline.

To protect the family estate her parents had left behind, she refused financial help from her mother's old friend and resolved to take a husband into her family, never marrying out.

But before Luo Yao's plans could come to fruition, her uncles schemed against her because of her beauty. When the chancellor Xie Ci came to inspect the region, they presented her to him as a gift and sent her to his bed.

It was said that Xie Ci of Qi was the model of a noble young gentleman: disciplined, proper, and uninterested in women.

That night, he should have been setting a trap to arrest a treacherous official. Instead, overcome by a love spell, he fell into the snares of passion and shared an intimate night with Luo Yao.

Afterward, Xie Ci despised the local clans for their despicable actions, and took his anger out on Luo Yao as well.

Her brief affair with Xie Ci became a shameful secret that could never be spoken of.

In Xie Ci's eyes, Luo Yao was nothing more than a remedy for his love spell.

He couldn't be without her, yet she had to remain hidden.

Later, Xie Ci's love spell was broken, and Luo Yao fell out of favor and was hidden away in a villa on the outskirts of the capital.

The following year, Luo Yao fell gravely ill and, in the end, did not survive that winter.

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Reborn, Luo Yao feared Xie Ci's cold and heartless nature and wanted no part of repeating the past.

She was tired and wanted to live out her life in peace.

Luo Yao gladly accepted help from her mother's old friend.

The year she came of age, she traveled to the capital and stayed at her aunt Jiang's residence, becoming a beloved young relative, pampered by everyone.

Only, no one had told her

that this old friend was none other than her former husband Xie Ci's... mother.

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They lived under the same roof. One day, as Luo Yao left the residence to meet a young gentleman she knew, she heard a cool male voice behind her.

"Yao Yao, come here."

Luo Yao turned around and asked timidly, "Big Brother? What is it?"

Remembering her past life, she had been doing everything she could to avoid this older brother.

Xie Ci said, "After dinner, come to my room to practice the qin."

Luo Yao: "..."

Her brother had suddenly shed his aloof demeanor, catching Luo Yao completely off guard.

Xie Ci had loathed her so much in her previous life. Now that she was his younger sister, surely he wouldn't repeat the past?

But Luo Yao didn't know that Xie Ci remembered everything from their previous life.

[Reader's Guide]

1. Set in an imaginary Tang-Song era. Historical accuracy is not the point. The age gap is six years. The heroine is an adopted cousin and is not related to the hero by blood.

2. The writing is serious in tone, with a wish-fulfillment heroine, some groveling as the hero pursues her, emotional suspense, and flashbacks.

3. The hero has only ever loved the heroine in both lives. Her death was not caused by him.

4. The aloof hero will come down from his pedestal. Includes coercive romance and melodrama, so proceed with caution.

Blurb recorded on April 10, 2024. Plagiarism and copying the premise will be pursued.

Theme: Harmony between siblings