My Husband and I Found Our Happy Ending After He Died Once

＊Childhood friends / Supernatural beings / Past lives and present / Rekindled love / A love that goes both ways＊ Song Shi had a childhood sweetheart, her betrothed. He was a gentleman in word and deed, warm as jade, and they had been devoted to each other since childhood. But on the eve of their wedding, Song Shi received news of his death. Her former suitors came calling again, and her parents and brothers urged her to choose another husband. But she couldn’t let go of their love, and insisted on marrying him while holding his memorial tablet. From then on, everyone said the young lady of the Song family had gone mad. Not only had she married a dead man, she spent her days praying to gods and questioning ghosts, deluded that she could bring her husband back to life. That night, the wind stirred the red curtains and the candlelight flickered. Behind the curtains, a hazy figure truly appeared. But in the space of a moment, the shadow vanished into the moonlight. The last shred of hope in her heart was utterly extinguished. Much later, when her father and brothers were framed and she was attacked by villains, she nearly died several times, yet always managed to escape disaster. As she caught the faint fragrance of lotus blossoms in the air, she suddenly understood: his soul had been by her side all along. She thought there was nothing wrong with a living person and a soul staying together. She didn’t fear the divide between the living and the dead or the judgment of the world. Being together was enough. She thought she could make that wish come true, but a truth she accidentally uncovered drove her into a desperate corner. That day, the snowstorm raged. The world was blanketed in white. Looking at the familiar face before her, she curled her lips into a faint smile. “I avenged you, Shao An.” His throat tightened. He gently brushed the blood from the face of the person in his arms. “Why... couldn’t you let go of your obsession?” A tear slid from the corner of her eye. “Someone burned their soul to prolong my life, and twice refused to pass on for my sake. I couldn’t betray him.” “Then would you marry me once more?” The one I yearn for is far beyond the Yellow Springs. Cloud-wreathed mountains stretch for ten thousand leagues, yet my heart reaches a thousand miles. Reader’s Notes: 1. The setting is inspired by the transition between the Song dynasties, with an official system modeled on the Song. 2. The main characters are not based on historical figures. Though this is a rekindled-love story, they never actually broke up. Happy ending, happy ending, happy ending. 3. Some supernatural beings are inspired by the Qin bamboo slips of Shuihudi and Fangmatan. Contest entry: Faced with hardship, the heroine never gives up. She believes everyone has their own talents and does her best to grow stronger through perseverance. Blurb written on 2023.12.25, revised on 2024.10.22 Theme: Take the world as your responsibility