I Was Never Meant to Captivate the City

When they first met as children, they argued in the street. He did it only to pull her out of the depths of despair.

They met again nine years later. He teased her, “Your temper is still as bad as ever, but at least your manners have improved.” Her temper was bad? She was famous for being approachable, gentle, and considerate!

His dream of becoming emperor, the ambition he had spent years preparing for, made him give way again and again for the sake of one young woman. He smiled bitterly. “Ling'er, you protect Jun Yuran and Jun Yuxuan, but you never once thought to protect me.” Bitterness filled his heart, impossible to dispel.

She struggled and wavered, making one difficult choice after another. All she wanted was to do everything she could to protect everyone. In the end, she became mired in the struggle for power, yet still failed to protect them.

When it was all over, all he wanted was to hold her beneath a tree and watch the wind rise and the flowers fall.

Three men and four women: who is whose destiny, and who is whose ruin?