The Sound of a Silver Hairpin

[Upcoming: Marriage First, Love Later + Male Supporting Characters' Redemption + Romantic Rivalry Showdown] After You Dump Your Childhood Sweetheart Fiancé, He Turns Dark. "Just how many lovers do you have?" See the blurb at the end.

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Blurb:

In the first year of Shunde, the northern frontier wins a great victory, and the Marquis of Zhenbei returns to court triumphant.

In the bustling city, the young and naive Tao Miaoyi gazes up at the dashing man on his tall horse and falls in love for the first time.

From then on, she tries every possible way to get close to him, rushing toward him every day until the silver hairpin in her hair jingles.

At the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Tao Miaoyi's cheeks flush as she gathers her courage and confesses her feelings to him once again.

Jiang Xunce remains composed and smiles faintly. "Little sister, have you perhaps had a bit too much to drink today?"

*

When he returns to the capital victorious again, Jiang Xunce thinks that beautiful figure will come running toward him as before.

Beneath the brilliant sunlight, the people cheer and the officials come to congratulate him, but he can no longer find the girl whose smile bloomed like a flower. He no longer hears her silver hairpin jingle for him, either.

Looking at the room full of gold and silver rewards, he suddenly feels it is all pointless. He shuts himself in his room and sits there miserably all day.

If she were here, she would surely bounce around him, overjoyed, celebrating his victory for days.

But she has long since flown far away...

*

Three years later, war flares up again at the frontier, and Jiang Xunce volunteers to lead the campaign.

But the enemy is cunning and treacherous, and a spy within their ranks causes heavy casualties in the army.

Fortunately, a miraculous female doctor in the region braves the flames of war, traveling far and wide to save the wounded. Deeply grateful, he decides to visit and thank her. When the door opens, he sees the face that has haunted his dreams.

Tao Miaoyi's expression remains unchanged as she says coolly, "Big brother, it's been a while."

Then another elegant young man appears in the courtyard and calls out, "My lady, are there wounded again?"

The next moment, Tao Miaoyi leaves Jiang Xunce behind and rushes toward him. Her silver hairpin jingles again, but not for Jiang Xunce.

*

Later, the once mighty and dignified man stands outside her clinic every day, just to win her favor.

Tao Miaoyi can no longer stand it and snaps, "Marquis, I'm already married!"

Jiang Xunce ignores her. "So what? I'm not after a title, besides..."

Tao Miaoyi: ?

Jiang Xunce smiles and says slowly, "Besides, you and him are only pretending, aren't you?"

Blurb for the next novel, After You Dump Your Childhood Sweetheart Fiancé, He Turns Dark:

● Marriage first, love later / male supporting characters' redemption / romantic rivalry showdown

Bai Zhixin may not have her parents' affection, but she is surrounded by admirers, thanks to her ethereal beauty and refined elegance.

At a palace banquet, an old prince takes a fancy to Bai Zhixin and declares that he will marry her as his second wife.

The old prince is twice her age, with a face full of flesh and a huge belly. Just looking at him makes Bai Zhixin sick.

But because of his power, everyone in her household urges her to marry him soon, lest the family be dragged into trouble.

In her moment of crisis, Bai Zhixin suddenly thinks of someone: Pei Yu.

The fiancé she cruelly abandoned years ago.

The two were betrothed as children, but Bai Zhixin has neglected him for years. She has no idea whether he would still be willing to marry her.

Bai Zhixin has a bright idea and comes up with a clever plan.

Three days later, Bai Zhixin's eyes are bleary with exhaustion, but she has finally finished a thick love letter.

She reads the letter, every line dripping with tears, and beams with pride. Faking deep affection comes naturally to her!

The top scholar Pei Yu is as handsome as a piece of jade and excels in both talent and learning.

Countless powerful and influential families in the capital would do anything to marry their daughters to him.

But Pei Yu turns them all down with a simple reply: "I am already engaged."

Everyone who hears this sighs with regret.

The whole city knows his fiancée abandoned him long ago and ran off. They pity him for having wasted all his devotion on her.

But a few days later, his fiancée actually returns and clings to him every day, smiling as she calls him by his childhood name.

Ever since finding that thick love letter, Pei Yu has thought he must have misjudged her. She had always loved him, but was simply too shy to say so.

But later, after one lover after another from her past comes looking for her, Pei Yu finally realizes something is wrong.

It seems she forged that love letter. She never loved him at all.

Late at night, Bai Zhixin lets down the bed curtains, ready to rest, when she suddenly feels someone press down on her.

Pei Yu leans over her, eyes red, and asks hoarsely, "Just how many lovers do you have?"

"Zhixin, you deceived me so cruelly."

Theme: Strive relentlessly