A Poisoned Cup Ends Our Past, and the Cold Young Lord Begs for Her Love with Red-Rimmed Eyes

In her past life, Gu Huaining had loved someone passionately and steadfastly: Shen Lian, heir to the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. Just as his name suggested, he was reserved, distant, and controlled. Even after they married, he treated intimacy like a rule to be followed, never indulging more than once a month.

Then one day, he was called away in the middle of their lovemaking because of another woman. After that, he stopped coming home night after night. Only then did Gu Huaining finally understand: the love she couldn’t win was something another woman could get with just a curl of her finger.

She drank poison and was reborn at the time when she was most infatuated with Shen Lian. Her first order of business was to cut ties with him.

He could love whoever he wanted. In this life, she would marry someone who loved her. Once she broadened her horizons, she found endless possibilities everywhere.

Shen Lian: “That’s for the best.”

Later, with more and more men around her, Gu Huaining busied herself choosing a new husband, having the time of her life. But when she turned around, she found the heir standing behind her, eyes red as he tentatively asked, “Could you consider me, just this once, in this life?”