Cold Guard

On the day Li Rongyue was born, butterflies flocked to her.

The Li family was alarmed. Knowing her origins were unusual, they chose a guard for her when she was fifteen, to protect her for the rest of her life.

As it happened, the guard looked just like Li Rongyue's beloved, Xin Ying, heir to the Duke of Chen's household.

Having gone three years without seeing the man she loved, Li Rongyue often sat daydreaming in the remote mountains, trying to imagine from the guard what Young Master Xin might look like now.

By a twist of fate, Xin Ying fell into the Li residence and became a guard, seeing once again the girl he had cherished in his previous life, the girl who had mercilessly killed him.

He hid his identity and his hatred, wanting only to escape as soon as possible.

But after one careless mistake, his identity was exposed.

"So what now? Are you going to kill me?" Xin Ying gave a bitter smile and glanced at her as if he had long known how things would end. But what he saw instead was her blushing face. "I... I... like you."

When Li Rongyue learned that the young master she had long dreamed of was right there beside her, she was overjoyed.

She celebrated his birthday, treated his external injuries, and tirelessly sensed every shift in his emotions.

She instinctively wanted to be good to him, but he no longer trusted her tricks.

Xin Ying said firmly, "I have no feelings for you at all. I protect you only because the Li family holds my life in their hands."

He thought he would never fall in love with her again in this life.

But when Li Rongyue fell into a nightmare, hovering between life and death, he couldn't stop himself from entering her dream to save her.

He admitted that making the same mistake twice was foolish, but he couldn't bring himself to care.

He resolved that if she woke up safely, he would treat her well.

But when he went to see her, filled with joy, he saw her laughing side by side with a man from her previous life who looked just like him.

Li Rongyue personally gave him the antidote. Her usual warmth vanished, and she coldly ordered him to leave.

"Take this, and you'll never have to stay by my side again."

"I don't think you're the one I love."

Xin Ying didn't understand. He didn't understand what she meant by love.

Later, when he secretly witnessed the two of them getting along happily, he went mad with jealousy and blurted out, "If I kiss you like this, can you tell whether it's me or him?"

He deliberately cornered Li Rongyue and the other man, grabbed the back of Li Rongyue's neck, and kissed her forcefully in front of him.

But Li Rongyue turned around and slapped him hard across the face. "I'm not someone you can summon whenever you want and dismiss whenever you please."

[Delicate young lady x cold-faced guard]

Theme: Good love makes both people better and more complete