*
Jiang Muyao was beautiful and graceful, with skin as white as snow. She was chosen to be the heir apparent's consort.
But she was merely an ingredient in the medicine meant for the woman he loved. She died on her nineteenth birthday, on her wedding night, covered in blood, with no one the wiser.
Five years later, her adoptive younger brother, Jiang Jingyan, personally killed the heir apparent to lay her spirit to rest.
*
When Jiang Muyao opened her eyes again, she was back three months before her nineteenth birthday. It was just then that Jiang Jingyan, who had gone to the mountains to recover from an illness as a boy, returned to the residence.
The eighteen-year-old stood like a pine at the entrance, his ink-black sleeves fluttering like those of an immortal.
Before she could reach him, he ran to her and pulled her into his arms, his voice trembling as he said, "Sister, it's been so long."
Jiang Muyao's eyes reddened, and she nearly burst into tears.
*
Though she tried every way she could to avoid the heir apparent, she still ran into him at the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
After he set her up, Jiang Muyao was poisoned. She escaped halfway there and, barely conscious, went to find her younger brother to save her.
In her panic, she pushed open his door. Her face was flushed, a thin sheen of sweat soaking through her clothes. Her watery eyes glimmered as she looked at him, unable to say what she needed.
To her surprise, her usually composed and aloof younger brother came toward her of his own accord. He interlaced their fingers and pressed his forehead to hers.
In the deep of night, their breaths mingled. His eyes held a bewitching look as he coaxed her, almost pleading, "Sister, beg me."
*
The crown prince, lost for many years, was found. Jiang Jingyan took the surname Li and chose his adoptive elder sister as his crown princess, causing an uproar in the capital.
To protect her younger brother's reputation, Jiang Muyao fled the Crown Prince's residence, where she happened upon the heir apparent, unconscious.
When she woke, she saw her adoptive younger brother, his expression dark, sever the heir apparent's tendons, his fingers stained crimson.
Then he imprisoned her on the bed. As she struggled, she heard Li Jingyan let out a soft sigh, hurt spreading across his cool, aloof features.
"I told you not to leave me." He affectionately nuzzled her neck and murmured, "Sister, you've been bad."
How could I let myself lose you a second time?
Notes: 1. Both are reborn, both are each other's only partners, happy ending.
2. The male lead is obsessive. He turned dark in his previous life and nearly did so again in this one.
3. That's all for now. I'll add more if I think of anything.
Theme: Seize your chances and cherish the person before you.
