A Maid's Bones [Possessive Love]

Gu Xuezhi transmigrated into the body of a maid in a marquis's manor. Beautiful and graceful, she had been set aside by the Old Madam as a bedchamber attendant for the heir.

Half a month later, the heir, Pei She, returned to the manor. She was duly sent to serve at his side, tending to him day and night.

She knew her status was low and had no intention of climbing the social ladder.

All she wanted was to wait until the heir married, then receive the Old Madam's permission to leave the manor and live a peaceful life of her own.

With Pei She's wedding fast approaching, Gu Xuezhi secretly rejoiced, thinking she would finally be able to leave the manor and live freely.

But after the night's passion had passed, Pei She slipped an arm around her slender waist, his gaze darkening as he said, "Once my wife moves into the manor, I'll officially take you as my concubine and give you a proper status."

At his words, Gu Xuezhi's heart turned to ash. She did not want to spend her life as a canary in his cage.

After much planning, she finally found a chance to leave Pei She.

As the river surged, all she wished was to settle their love and hatred in this life and never see him again.

*

In this life, Pei She had a much-beloved bedchamber attendant. She was a great beauty, gentle by nature, and utterly incapable of planning for herself.

Though he was usually cold-hearted, he felt sorry for the young and naive attendant and carefully planned for her, hoping to give her an honorable status.

But through a twist of fate, the attendant died in the river. He grieved for a long time and put his wedding plans on hold.

Three years later, while traveling south, Pei She happened upon a beauty whose face was exactly like that of his bedchamber attendant, who had died young.

After investigating, he laughed in fury. What coincidence? This was the very attendant who had gone to such lengths to escape him.

In the brocade bed curtains, with an iron hand, he swore he would break her jade bones, one by one.

The beauty, usually so gentle, spoke each word with fierce resolve: "Pei She, dream on. I don't love you..."

*

In this life, Pei She was born to nobility and had everything go his way. Love was the only place where he met with failure at every turn. His hatred would endure for a thousand autumns and through all eternity.

No matter what means he used, Gu Xuezhi never treated him with anything but disdain.

He was left alone, sinking into the swirling currents of this love affair.

So this was what it meant for hatred to gnaw at one's heart.

[P.S. I couldn't find inspiration for the original blurb, so I've changed it. If you don't like the new one, feel free to remove it from your collection. Thank you~]

Theme: Persevere with unwavering resolve