Reborn and Happily Ever After with a Yandere

College student Lu Zhaoran is transported into the body of the daughter of the powerful Count of Anning. Using her knowledge of the plot, she avoids the redemption route, keeps her distance from the lovesick male lead, and gets close to the gentle, refined Crown Prince instead. She offers him advice and helps him ascend the throne.

When the new emperor takes the throne, her father is charged with treason and she is confined to the Cold Palace. Just then, the male lead's army arrives at the city gates. The new emperor gives her away on the battlefield, and before a rain of arrows can strike, she swallows gold and takes her own life.

Reborn, she looks back on her previous life. Since she can't stop the tide of events, all she can do is try to keep her family safe. She volunteers to travel as an envoy to a foreign kingdom and get out of harm's way.

"Crown Prince, I want to travel to the Western Regions with Father on a diplomatic mission. You have to wait for me. Wait for me to come back and marry you."

The girl speaks with a radiant smile, and his heart is captivated once more.

"Zhaoran, you are the only one who can ever be my Crown Princess."

In his previous life, he failed to see people for who they were. This time, he will protect her for the rest of her life.

But when they meet again, she is the Princess Consort of Prince Qin, his younger brother's wife...

Prince Qin is implicated in a witchcraft scandal and forced to live under an assumed name. He is bought as a slave by the Count of Anning's household. The eldest daughter, who once delighted in tormenting him, suddenly changes her ways, returns his contract of sale, gives him a fortune, and sends him away.

When they meet again, the emperor has thrown her out as a scapegoat. Her clothes are in tatters, and she no longer looks like the noble young lady she once was. He rescues her, only to find that she has swallowed gold and taken her own life.

Reborn, he learns that she has gone far away to the Western Regions. He changes his appearance and gets close to her...

[Bonus Scene]

With sand whipping through the air, two people, each harboring a hundred schemes, kiss beneath the moonlight. The mask on his face slips off because of the dryness.

"Liar! Get lost!"

She had finally found a handsome man with no power or status to keep as her lover, only to discover that he was the male lead.

She stands firm, and he fully unleashes his lovesick, possessive side, pulling out all the stops.

Lu Zhaoran is in tears. How has she ended up in this bastard's hands in both her lives? And why is she secretly enjoying it a little...

[Reading Guide]

1. In her previous life, the heroine was not a virgin, while the hero was. In this life, both are virgins.

2. An alternate-history setting where women can become officials.

3. A sweet, romance-focused story.

4. The male lead wins her heart; the second male lead pursues her but fails to win her back.

Theme: The palace walls and willow trees are bone-chilling; true affection warms and opens the heart.