After I Was Tortured to Death, the Powerful Minister Wept at My Grave

[Angst first, sweetness later; he chases her after losing her; devoted to each other; happy ending] Once lovers, they became sworn enemies. When they meet again, he grips her chin and says through clenched teeth, “Xie Ning, are you ready? I'll make anyone who betrays me wish they were dead.” He imprisons her in his manor and torments her without end, forcing her to watch him marry the princess while she serves as the lowliest maid. Then one day, as the poison takes hold and pain wracks her body, Xie Ning weakly kneels on the ground and begs him: “Mo Xuanming, would you hold me, just once?” Dressed in his bright red wedding robes, he steps on her hand and strides over her without a glance. “Keep dreaming.” But later, when Mo Xuanming learns the truth behind her supposed betrayal, he abandons his new bride and kneels before Xie Ning's grave, eyes bloodshot and heartbroken. “Ningning, how could you bear to leave me and our son?”