Marrying Down (Reborn)

Song Shangwan's grandfather was a founding minister, and she had been doted on since childhood. The thing she regretted most was stubbornly marrying Duan Xianzhen back when he was still a son born to a concubine.

Everyone said Song Shangwan had a good eye. Though she had married beneath her station, Duan Xianzhen had won the emperor's favor in just a few short years, rising to a position of power. And for all those years, he had remained devoted to her alone.

But Song Shangwan knew he did not love her. Their marriage had been a one-sided wish of hers. When her family fell into trouble, he watched coldly from the sidelines. In the end, he even became entangled with her sworn enemy.

In a fury, Song Shangwan demanded a divorce from Duan Xianzhen, only to unexpectedly return to several years earlier.

After dying once, Song Shangwan regretted everything. She didn't want a cold-hearted man anymore.

Reborn, Song Shangwan looked at her handsome husband and wondered how she could use Duan Xianzhen to prevent her family's downfall.

Duan Xianzhen, destined for power and influence, watched his wife's attitude grow colder by the day and started to panic.

A little scene

Duan Xianzhen heard that his wife was with a friend, and, in an unusual show of thoughtfulness, went to pick her up. He had only just approached when he heard Song Shangwan's indifferent voice.

"Duan Xianzhen is dull and boring. How could I like a man like him? The only thing that attracted me back then was his face..."

#What do I do now that my wife doesn't love me?

#Having to be married to that dog of a man again is such a pain

#!! Why is this dog of a man getting clingier every day in this life?

One-on-one romance, both leads have only ever been with each other, misunderstandings in their past life

The male lead gradually fell for the female lead after they married in their past life

The male lead has only ever loved the female lead, in both lives

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When Li Xunying brought her marriage contract to the Pei residence, the Pei family gave her two choices. First, dissolve the engagement, and the large chest of silver in front of her would be hers. The Pei family would also use its influence to protect her if necessary.

Second, honor the engagement and let Pei Yiyan marry her.

Full of hope, Li Xunying chose the second option. In her heart, Pei Yiyan was a man of noble character, a distinguished young master who had carefully looked after her when they were children. He was also the person she had loved for so long.

But she overlooked the fact that Pei Yiyan was no longer the boy she had known in childhood. She had used their engagement to force him to marry a woman from a fallen family like her, so naturally he resented her. If not for her, he should have had a marriage with someone he loved, someone from a family of equal standing. His wife shouldn't have been a woman from a small town who didn't fit in at all in the capital.

Li Xunying was careful and conscientious, striving to be the wife Pei Yiyan expected. Yet even after years of marriage, their relationship remained distant.

Later, though injured, she still remembered to check on him after he had spent many days busy with official duties. Then she heard him coolly describe her as "uncouth and vulgar, unfit for polite society."

Li Xunying felt as if she had fallen into an icy pit, then collapsed in disgrace in the middle of the street.

By chance, Li Xunying was reborn on the day she had brought her marriage contract to the Pei residence. She regretted her choice and no longer wanted to marry Pei Yiyan.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone in the Pei household, she chose the first option this time. With all that silver, wouldn't it be better to find a considerate husband who would care for her?

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Pei Yiyan was handsome, talented, and successful at a young age. He had once been the ideal match in countless women's eyes. How unfortunate that he married Li Xunying, a woman from a small town who was out of her depth in refined company, breaking countless hearts.

Pei Yiyan was indeed less than satisfied with Li Xunying as his wife. Fortunately, she was reasonably gentle and well-behaved around him. After being reborn, he had no plans to find another wife. He assumed that, just as in his previous life, Li Xunying would still choose to marry him.

But then he watched Li Xunying accept the Pei family's offer to dissolve their engagement without hesitation. She left the Pei residence calmly, never once looking at him.

Premise: Communication and understanding between spouses.