The Crown Prince Reborn: He Seized Me and Took Me to the Eastern Palace

[Both leads reborn + possessive pursuit + a groveling redemption arc]

Everyone knew Crown Prince Gu Jingheng was humble and courteous, outstanding in both scholarship and martial arts. But only Nan Yuan knew how utterly unhinged and dangerous the seemingly perfect man could be. In her previous life, Nan Yuan followed Gu Jingheng for five years, with no name or status to call her own, all because she loved him. Living together day after day, she thought she was special to him after all, only to discover that she had been deluding herself. It took being skinned and dismembered, then dying alone in the street, to see just how cold and heartless Gu Jingheng truly was.

After being reborn, Nan Yuan cut off every chance of getting involved with Gu Jingheng, hoping to live a peaceful life. But Gu Jingheng forced his way into her territory. “Please let me go, all right?” Gu Jingheng lifted her chin and said cruelly, “If you make me happy, it’s not impossible.”

“How can I make Your Highness happy?” Nan Yuan asked.

Gu Jingheng lowered his head and kissed her, his gaze dark and unreadable. “Like this, or even more than this.”

Gu Jingheng believed Nan Yuan had always been the canary he kept in the palm of his hand, in both her previous life and this one. But now she actually dared to dream of escaping his grasp. How disobedient. If she tried to run, he would tie her to the bed and train her day after day until she no longer dared think of escaping...