Bending the Capital Phoenix

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[The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead]

Scheming spoiled young lady x sickly prince with a calculating nature

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Shen Qingyun, the beloved young lady of the Shen family, had been doted on since childhood. She held herself to impossibly high standards and always strove to be the best.

In her previous life, she got her wish and married the elegant and distinguished eldest prince.

But after helping him ascend the throne, she ended up imprisoned in the palace, while her entire family was executed.

Only as she lay dying did Shen Qingyun learn that she and the rest of the Shen family had been stepping stones all along for her husband, Duan Qinghuai, and the woman he loved.

When she opened her eyes again, she was back before her marriage was arranged, still the pampered legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household.

To change the fate of the Shen family, she set her sights on that sickly prince.

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Though Duan Xingchuan was frail and sickly, he was quite handsome and treated her with gentle courtesy.

But it seemed her husband already had someone in his heart.

Later, after she had avenged her family, she wrote a divorce letter and set off for Jiangnan under cover of night.

Unexpectedly, she ran into bandits along the way.

On that dark and windy night, Shen Qingyun witnessed a scene she would never forget.

Her husband, who usually coughed every three steps, held a long sword in his hand, a few drops of fresh blood splashed across his cheek.

The bandit who had just tried to assault her lay on the ground, decapitated.

She instinctively took a few steps back.

Duan Xingchuan looked back at her from a distance, his eyes filled with a murderous intent Shen Qingyun had never seen before.

As if afraid of frightening her, he wiped the blood from his face with a handkerchief and said softly, "Qingqing, come here."

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When Duan Xingchuan was bullied by his elder brother like a stray dog and left at death's door, Shen Qingyun let a ray of light into his dark world.

So he sheathed his claws and pretended to be a gentle, refined man, just to make her look at him one more time.

From the very beginning, Duan Xingchuan knew Shen Qingyun loved his elder brother.

He was only a choice she had been forced to make after a night of passion.

But he was happy to accept it.

He was a wolf in sheep's clothing, biding his time, yet willingly wagging his tail for Shen Qingyun.

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- Fictional setting, many original details

- In her previous life, the heroine consummated her marriage with her former husband

- After she is reborn, she and the male lead are each other's only partners

- The heroine is reborn, and the male lead will dream of his past life

- The heroine will never love the male lead more than she loves herself, even at the end. Male-lead fans, beware.

Theme: Persevere and keep striving for the summit.