Reborn as a Trusted Aide to a Powerful Minister, I Harbor Ulterior Motives

Prince Huai, Li Chengyu, was determined to seize the throne, but she failed and died at the hands of Xun Yan, her childhood sweetheart. When she awoke, she had been reborn ten years in the future as a low-ranking ninth-grade official. On her first day at court, she saw him seated high above the assembly. Had her childhood sweetheart really become a powerful and ruthless chancellor? She went out of her way to get close to him, working hard and flattering him until she finally became his trusted confidante. But why was the chancellor looking at her more and more strangely? His gaze was filled with an obsession and fervor that had come back from the dead. When she sensed something was wrong, she immediately petitioned for a transfer to the provinces, hoping to get away from this terrifying man. “Li Chengyu! Why are you running?” A dark voice rang out behind her. She trembled. “The chancellor must have mistaken me for someone else. I’m just an utterly ordinary little official.” Xun Yan gripped her chin, his body an unbreakable wall of steel. “I knew you long ago. Every gesture, every smile and frown of yours is branded on my heart. You could wear a different face or turn to ashes, and I would still recognize you!” She denied it with all her might. “My lord, you’ve gone mad. How can the dead come back to life?” Unexpectedly, the chancellor seemed to grow sullen, grief filling his eyes to unfathomable depths. “Ayu, I’ve waited ten years for you.” “This time, I want us to share a bed in life and a grave in death!”