Remarried to a top-tier playboy, her reborn ex-husband is filled with regret.

Gu Jinghuai was locked up alone in a dilapidated mud house.

It was cold inside, and frost had formed on the corners of the walls.

He huddled on the haystack, trembling, yet still muttering to himself over and over.

"I want to see Yun Shuyao."

"Please let me see her."

"I won't run away, I won't make a scene, just let me see her..."

The guards outside initially pretended not to hear.

Later, when he got annoyed with her nagging, she went in and kicked him.

"Who do you think you are! You dare to see the Princess!"

Gu Jinghuai was kicked and slammed against the earthen wall before sliding down.

He didn't flinch, but simply raised his head.

"Please, please pass on a message for me."

Whether she sees him or not is her business.

But you can't... not even pass on a single word for her.

If she refuses, I will give up immediately.

The guard spat and ignored him.

Mingrui happened to be passing by outside and overheard it.

He paused for a moment.

Then he turned and left.

Xiao Fang was reviewing the post-battle report in the commander's tent.

Mingrui repeated Gu Jinghuai's words verbatim.

After listening, Xiao Fang remained silent for a while.

"He's gotten smarter."

That's not wrong.

Whether or not to meet is up to Shu Yao herself.

He put down the folding book and said to Mingrui.

"Go and tell the princess."

Whether she goes or not is entirely up to her.

Mingrui accepted the order and left.

Yun Shuyao was organizing the list of medicinal herbs in the tent.

After hearing Mingrui's words, she slowly lowered the document in her hand.

Yun Shuyao remained silent for a moment.

"I'm going to see him."

She changed into a thick cloak and had Chun Tao accompany her before going to the earthen house.

When the guard saw her arrive, he quickly opened the door.

The room was dark and cold, with a musty smell.

Gu Jinghuai, who was huddled in the corner, suddenly looked up when he heard footsteps.

He first saw a light.

Then, I saw Yun Shuyao standing at the door.

She wore a cloak with a white fox fur collar, her face partially obscured by the hood, revealing only her smooth forehead and a pair of extremely calm eyes.

It was completely out of place in this filthy room.

Gu Jinghuai was stunned.

He hadn't seen her in who knows how long.

In the past, in his dreams, in those unbearable dark nights, he would think of her again and again.

But when I actually saw it, I felt it was even more beautiful than in my dreams.

She had lost some weight, but she didn't look haggard.

There was peace in his eyes and brows.

Gu Jinghuai was mesmerized by what he saw.

But this obsession didn't last long.

He looked down and saw his hands.

That hand that Xiao Fang smashed inch by inch.

He saw his dirty and tattered leather robe and the boots on his feet with his toes sticking out.

He suddenly couldn't bear to look at her anymore.

He remembered.

He recalled that he had actually seen her one last time when she was extremely ill in her previous life.

At that time, she was so thin that she looked unrecognizable, with sunken cheeks and black blood still lingering at the corners of her mouth.

He glanced at it and immediately felt annoyed.

Looking back now, how different is he from how he is now?

Gu Jinghuai shrank back and lowered his head even further.

Yun Shuyao stood at the door of that dilapidated house, quietly watching Gu Jinghuai.

She originally thought she would hate this man, feel a sense of satisfaction, and even want to see this heartless man kneel down and beg for mercy.

But when the moment actually arrived, she was surprisingly calm.

When she was first reborn, she was indeed living in hatred.

If you close your eyes, you'll see the horrifying scene you witnessed as you coughed up blood before you died.

But later, Xiao Fang gradually wore away those pains.

He was such a person, yet he was willing to kneel down to wash her feet, wipe away her tears, and pull her back from her nightmare.

Yun Shuyao touched her slightly protruding belly.

Here, she and Xiao Fang had their child.

She's doing very well now.

Life is colorful, with people by my side to accompany and care for me, and there is hope for the future.

It was only then that she finally understood.

God gave her this life so that she could sweeten up all the suffering she had endured in the past.

Gu Jinghuai was given a second chance at life to repay the debts he owed and to atone for the sins he committed.

She looked at the person huddled in the corner, avoiding her gaze, and after a long while, she spoke softly.

"Didn't you want to see me?"

Gu Jinghuai's body trembled.

He slowly raised his head, then quickly raised his hand to cover half of his face with his sleeve.

He only showed one eye, looking at her with a mixture of fear and panic.

He looked as if he was afraid of seeing even the slightest hint of disgust on the face of the woman he loved.

"I thought...you weren't coming."

His gaze slowly drifted into the distance, as if he were looking at her, or as if he were seeing those days from his past life through her.

"In my past life... after you left, I wasn't actually very happy."

I always hear the jingling of the jade bracelet on your wrist in my dreams.

Each step produced a tinkling sound.

Several times I woke up in the middle of the night thinking you were still beside me.

But when you reach out, you can't grab anything.

Now that you're gone, there's no one to take care of things for me anymore, and no one to make me hangover soup.

At first, I didn't think much of it; I felt relieved once you left.

As the days went by, the mansion became empty and the estate grew old.

I lived to be eighty years old, spending the money you left me. Everyone says I'm a lucky person.

But only I know that the further I went, the more afraid I became of being alone.

I think of you all the time... Sometimes, I think of you day and night.

When you're young, you don't feel anything, but once you lose your teeth and can't walk anymore, you start to feel a sharp pain in your heart.

The way you smiled at me, the way you bent down to embroider.

You stood under the corridor, curtsied to me, and said, "My husband is back."

You're all I can think about.

Later I realized it wasn't a habit. It was because I had already put you in my heart long ago.

Gu Jinghuai's voice choked as he spoke.

"So in this life, the first thing I want to do after being reborn is to marry you."

I always thought that in this life, I would treat you well.

Yun Shuyao didn't speak, but just chuckled softly.

That smile was cold.

Like a thin piece of ice falling from the snow.

Gu Jinghuai felt a pang of pain in his eyes.

"I know... I haven't done well in this life either."

At that time, I hadn't yet realized my own feelings. If I had known that I had already placed you in my heart, I would never have let you suffer any injustice.

Yun Shuyao interrupted him.

"You only say this because you've fallen to this state."

If I indulge you in this life as I did in the previous one, you will revert to the same behavior you had before.

Have you forgotten what you looked like when we first met?

You were so arrogant, and every word you said was protective of Su Yuyan.

You never felt that you were wrong.

Two lifetimes have passed, but you haven't changed at all.

What changes you is only your situation.

It's not that you've truly woken up, it's that you regret losing me, your devoted and selfless housekeeper.

Gu Jinghuai was startled.

He leaned against the wall, trying to stand up.

It felt like something was pressing down on me heavily.

"No! Shu Yao! Believe me! I really regret it!"

I know you'll think that way, and I also know you might not believe it.

But I still came back.

I knew I would fall into an ambush when the Northern Hu attacked Fengcheng, and Xiao Fang wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

But I still came along.

I knew that once I returned to Daliang, I would not survive for my crime of treason and collusion with the enemy.

But I just want to come back.

I want to see you one more time, just one last time.

Even if it means death, I would be willing.

Yun Shuyao listened quietly to him finish speaking, without the slightest change in her expression.

She listened as if to an old story that had nothing to do with her.

Yun Shuyao only spoke after Gu Jinghuai's voice had become hoarse.

"Gu Jinghuai, there's something I haven't understood in either of my two lifetimes."

Gu Jinghuai looked up in a daze.

"I believe that in terms of family background, ability, and appearance, I am no less than Su Yuyan."

Why did you choose her over me?

Yun Shuyao looked into his eyes, her tone not harsh, but like a thin knife slowly pressing against his chest.

It's not about feeling wronged, nor is it about making accusations.

I just really want an answer.

Gu Jinghuai's lips trembled, and a look of uncontrollable pain flashed across his face.