Pearl of Tomorrow

Everyone said Rong Chan had lost her memory, but she felt as if she had fallen into the pages of a storybook.

As a princess, she seized a handsome husband by force, compelling the Heir of Hengzhao to enter the Princess's Residence. From then on, he was cold and never came home, while she was left broken and resentful.

In the end, she was bound in chains and left with no freedom.

Rong Chan had no memories, but the story felt familiar. She was the overbearing villainess who had gotten in the way of the Heir of Hengzhao marrying the woman he loved.

She considered herself innocent and couldn't be bothered to clean up the mess. She just wanted to send him away and be done with it.

But in the blink of an eye, her father the emperor died, her elder brother proved weak, and the nation was thrown into turmoil. Hengzhao took command of the army, fought his way to fame, and became someone the entire imperial family had to rely on.

Rong Chan had no choice but to send people to find Hengzhao's beloved, then treat her like an honored guest, giving her the best of everything.

Sang Yun was a sensible young woman, bright and cheerful. The two hit it off, and Rong Chan only hoped to make amends so that they could settle the matter of the forced marriage peacefully.

Who could have guessed that the newly powerful Hengzhao would order his men to surround the Princess's Residence and lay down a rule: "Sang Yun and dogs are not allowed inside."

"Your Highness treats my younger sister with such care. Could it be that you take me for her substitute, only to ignore me after we marry?" Claiming to have been insulted, he moved into her bedchamber by force and demanded compensation.

Rong Chan couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Sang Yun was Hengzhao's younger sister, and the siblings had never gotten along. He wouldn't let the two women meet, and even had a gold chain made to keep Rong Chan locked up.

By day, he defied the proper order. By night, he overstepped every boundary. The Princess's Residence fell completely into his hands.

Rong Chan suddenly realized that the storybook's ending seemed to be coming true.

"Your Highness was the one who pursued me first." Hengzhao's gaze darkened as he left a bite mark on her slender, pale ankle.

Tears clung to Rong Chan's lashes, neither falling nor fading. She remembered... She had been the one clinging to him day after day, confessing her love.

She really had lost her memory. She hadn't entered a storybook at all...

Theme: Take the initiative and fight for what you want