Romance

Everyone in the realm knew that Lin Qing Xuan, the eldest legitimate son of the Heir Apparent Manor, was a sanctified Buddha’s Chosen: as immaculate as a banished immortal, compassionate in nature, and seemingly untouched by the dust of the mortal world.

Many harbored the secret desire to drag him down from his pedestal, yet none of them knew that, night after night, he slipped into the dreams of the lowly maid Yao Xiao Man, tearing away his serene facade and revealing an obsessive, deranged side of himself.

One night, he leaned close to her in that dreamscape and murmured in a low voice: “Xiao Man, you are my life, and you are also my doom.”

For Yao Xiao Man, however, a transmigrated corporate drone, life was supposed to be simple. She had only three goals: endure until her contract expired, save enough money to leave the manor, and then lie flat and coast through retirement.

Yet this Buddha’s Chosen was anything but normal.

Not only could he Dreamwalk, he could even hear her Heart Voice.

No longer content with merely meeting her in dreams, the Buddha’s Chosen went so far as to approach his Grandmother, requesting that Xiao Man be assigned to attend him day and night. Xiao Man thought: [Meeting in dreams is enough. You don’t need to take responsibility. It’s not like I’ll get pregnant.]

In her previous life, Xin An devoted herself to her husband, pouring her whole life into supporting him. In the end, she lost her children and grandchildren, bore a lifetime of infamy, and died under the weight of injustice. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the very day of her wedding.

This time, she calmly chose her husband’s mortal enemy instead.

Let the world see what becomes of that flawless, untouchable prince once he loses the woman who propped him up from the shadows.

Later, the scumbag husband lost both his title and his reputation, and knelt before Xin An, begging her to look back at him.

Unexpectedly, an arm slipped around Xin An from behind, pulling her into a steady embrace. A low voice sounded above her head: “You think you can steal my wife? How many lives do you have to lose first?”

Xia Meng Yan entered her marriage to Marquis Ping An with unguarded joy, convinced that if she waited patiently enough, he would one day recognize her worth.

It was only when she followed him to Northern Fortress Pass while heavily pregnant that the illusion shattered. Under the cold moonlight, the aloof and distant Marquis Ping An would speak at length about military strategy with Huo Ying Zi. When Huo Ying Zi was in low spirits, he personally sought out her favorite snacks to comfort her. And when Huo Ying Zi threw a tantrum, he abandoned Xia Meng Yan on the eve of her labor, leaving her to face childbirth alone.

Reborn after her death, Xia Meng Yan’s love for him has completely withered. This time, she wants nothing to do with Marquis Ping An. Her only wish is to protect the child in her womb and sever the marriage once and for all.

Yet the once proud Marquis Ping An comes to his senses too late. He kneels at the gate of Xia Manor and begs: “Yan’er, I was wrong. Please look at me.”

[Look at you? Ridiculous. The farther away you are, the better.]

Introduction

A relentless male lead who will stop at nothing to win, a remorseful second male lead chasing his lost wife, and a high-born prince brought to his knees by love.

A clear-headed, quietly resilient “tofu beauty” and a deeply devoted prince carrying old scars:

When Lu Jing Yun was nine years old, he rescued the orphaned street girl Chun Zhi, took her home as his child bride, and promised her: “If I ever pass the imperial examinations, I will marry you.” For the next ten years, she pours her youth, labor, and faith into him, supporting every step of his rise. Once he finally passes the imperial examination and becomes the top scholar, the ambitious young man marries the daughter of a powerful official, forcing Chun Zhi to bow her head and accept the role of concubine.

On the very day she is abandoned by the newly minted top scholar, Chun Zhi takes control of her own fate and marries another man. Her new husband is demanding by day and possessive by night, yet every crisis she encounters is solved by him with suspicious ease. Convinced she has at last found a simple, stable life, Chun Zhi’s guarded heart slowly begins to soften.

Then, one day, a group of high-ranking officials arrives and kneels before her “ordinary” husband. Only then does Chun Zhi realize that the man she married is actually Huo Zheng, the formidable Prince of Chang’an. As the officials prepare to leave, someone asks how they should deal with Chun Zhi. She hears Huo Zheng answer with cold disdain: “She is just a country girl, nothing more than a plaything.”

Shattered, Chun Zhi fakes her own death and vanishes without a trace. Huo Zheng spits blood, his eyes reddened with fury and regret, and spends six desperate months searching for her. When he finally finds her again, she is dressed in bridal red, her belly already slightly rounded, standing at the altar to marry another man…