★The aloof male lead is widowed and raising a child★Old flames rekindled★
In the seventh year since faking her death and fleeing to Yangzhou, Song Yuqing heard her neighbors excitedly talking.
They said that Duke Xie had traveled south to pay respects to his ancestors. Hearing that Yangzhou was beautiful in spring, he had brought the young heir along to enjoy the scenery.
Xie Zhan, Duke of Xian, was accomplished in both letters and arms, with great power and status.
The people of Yangzhou rarely had a chance to see someone so important, and excitedly crowded along the road to watch.
Unable to resist, Song Yuqing slipped into the crowd for a peek.
After all these years, the man still had jade-like features and the cool beauty of snow-covered mountains, though his years in power had given him a little more calm and composure.
He had raised the child well. The little bundle who had once fit in his arms was now a gentle, well-mannered young man.
The father and son seemed to be doing well.
Song Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her quiet life in the village.
She hadn't been there long before she had the terrible luck to run into Xie Zhan.
Horrified, she fled for her life, not daring to listen to the man's furious roars behind her.
At Xie Zhan's command, every way out of Yangzhou was sealed.
The ending was only too obvious.
Cornered, she forced herself to beg Xie Zhan to let her go.
The man had lost every trace of his former gentlemanly bearing. He gripped her wrist tightly.
"Let you go?"
His eyes bloodshot, he roared:
"You abandoned me and our child for six years, and now you dare ask me to let you go!"
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After his wife died, Xie Zhan raised their young son alone.
Longing grew like a poisonous vine in his heart. When the pain became unbearable, all he could do was cling to the only thing left of his dead wife: their child.
Six whole years of endless nights, living worse than death.
The rest of his life stretched out in lonely clarity. His heart had withered, and he had long since accepted his fate.
Until one day, in the lovely springtime of Jiangnan, Song Yuqing appeared before him, alive.
Archived 2025.04.16
Theme: Life is unpredictable. Cherish the people in front of you.
