Thoughts of Returning

After one family member after another passes away, Li Zhiyi struggles to find a way forward.

She feels like a leaf drifting in the wind, never able to find a place where she truly belongs.

Then the seemingly cold-hearted heir saves her several times, makes promises to her, and gives her a connection that resonates with her heart.

For the first time in her life, she begins to imagine sharing every day with someone.

But fate brings one blow after another. Love that has weathered life, death, and separation cuts deepest.

She has seen every spring and autumn in Chang’an, but this time, that person is no longer by her side.

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Wei Yanqi dreams of a baby with delicate, doll-like features, wearing a longevity lock pendant. He reaches out to touch her, but to his surprise, she starts crying.

Later, Wei Yanqi meets the little girl again, though their actual first meeting is far from pleasant.

For a long time, he finds himself troubled. Li Zhiyi, you’re so kind to everyone. When will you show me even a little special attention?

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[A Rough Reading Guide]

1. A story about two people with their own little schemes who end up winning each other’s hearts. (?)

2. Set in a fictional dynasty, the story follows its central plot.

3. The two leads have no other partners. There are supporting male and female characters, but the leads are devoted to each other. There will be no idiotic plotlines involving falling in love with someone else.

4. The author loves happy endings.

5. No character is perfect, but people can grow.

My next book, The General Should Divorce Me Instead, is a marriage-before-love story.

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Lu Wanshuang transmigrates.

The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself surrounded by furnishings and decorations she doesn’t recognize. Before she can even process what’s happening, they’re sending her off to be married.

At her husband’s home, everything seems strange too.

When her veil is lifted, she meets a familiar pair of eyes. Her mind goes blank, and without thinking, she calls out the name of her childhood friend.

But he tells her she has the wrong person and that he doesn’t know her at all.

How awkward.

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Only later does Lu Wanshuang realize why this marriage was so strange.

Though Yan Yingqing has been granted the title “General Lingye,” he has long been known as a bringer of bad luck. People say he cursed his parents to death, leaving him as the only one in his household.

This marriage was originally meant for his elder sister, but she refused, so it fell to Lu Wanshuang instead.

Lu Wanshuang sighs. At least her husband is considerate, even if he is a little taciturn.

Still, she can’t let go of the past and keeps seeing someone else when she looks at him.

She learns to manage the household and handle social visits. In the end, consummating the marriage seems unavoidable…

She thinks she has done everything she is supposed to.

But Yan Yingqing is still unusually concerned about the other man who has the same face as him.

Lu Wanshuang says, “You two aren’t alike at all.” But he doesn’t believe her.

She doesn’t know why she feels ashamed. She flees a thousand miles away, only to chance upon him again.

Since that’s how it is, she decides she’s a cold-hearted woman and tells him he might as well divorce her and find someone else.

But Yan Yingqing suddenly gets angry. For the first time, he loses his temper with her and grits out, “Don’t even think about it!”

Theme: Before you love someone else, you must first learn to love yourself.