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

Time flies, and the children have all grown up.

By the time Long Chengxun turned eighteen, he had grown into an exceptionally handsome young man.

He was born after his mother.

With long eyebrows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and slightly drooping eyes, he always seems to have a gentle look in his eyes.

Her jawline is sharp, and her lips are soft when she smiles.

When he's not speaking, just standing there, he looks like someone who's stepped out of a painting.

But once he starts speaking, he slows down.

While others could answer in three breaths, he needed five.

What others can understand after hearing it once, he needs to hear three times.

So from childhood to adulthood, he was always the one who walked the slowest and wrote the slowest in school.

But he never slacks off.

He writes a word ten times, even if others only write it once.

He can memorize a book twenty times, while others can only memorize it once.

Even when his wrists ached from writing, he refused to stop.

The palace lanterns were lit until late at night, and he was still practicing calligraphy.

There was a stack of papers on the table, covered with crooked, then gradually straightening characters.

Xiao Zhaohua was sitting right across from him.

She was already a bright and flamboyant young woman.

Her eyebrows and eyes resembled her father's, tall and arched, yet she was more beautiful than most girls.

She neither reads books nor practices calligraphy.

He simply rested his elbows on the table, propped his chin up, and watched Long Chengxun write.

Wherever he wrote, that's where she saw it.

Sometimes it takes two incense sticks, sometimes half an hour.

Long Chengxun's ears turned red from her gaze.

But he still wrote slowly, word by word.

Why are you always staring at me?

"You're beautiful."

Xiao Zhaohua answered confidently and righteously.

"Your face is better than any painting. I can't get enough of looking at it in a day."

Long Chengxun paused, his pen still.

He lowered his head even further, and the tips of his ears were completely red.

Xiao Zhaohua leaned over and pinched his cheek.

Don't be shy.

"No... I'm not shy."

Long Chengxun said in a low voice.

"Don't let your hands get cold. I'll have someone get you a hand warmer."

"I don't use a hand warmer."

Xiao Zhaohua took his hand and held it in her own palm.

"I'll use you as a hand warmer."

Long Chengxun lowered his head.

The hand she was holding was frozen in place, too stiff to move.

But the corners of his mouth slowly curved upwards.

She protected him from a young age.

If anyone bullied him at school, she would wield an inkstone or a knife, leaving no one unpunished.

After that, no one dared to provoke him anymore, and he was always accompanied by the bright and flamboyant Xiao Zhaohua.

He was already used to it.

He was used to her holding his hand.

She was used to him pinching his cheeks.

He was used to following her wherever she went.

If she wasn't there one day, he felt the house was empty.

I can't concentrate on reading or writing.

He only felt at ease when she was by his side.

That day, after Long Chengxun finished practicing calligraphy, he asked Xiao Zhaohua to bring him a hand warmer.

Outside, a eunuch hurriedly entered, knelt down, and reported.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and several members of the imperial clan have discussed the matter and have decided that Your Majesty, now that you have reached adulthood, should begin selecting a consort."

Xiao Zhaohua paused for a moment in his hand holding the hand warmer.

Long Chengxun's face slowly darkened.

He didn't speak.

He simply put down his pen, got up, and walked to Xiao Zhaohua's side.

Then, in front of the eunuch, he took her hand.

That hand was clenched very tightly.

"Come with me."

He said.

"Return to your chambers. I have something to say to you."

Long Chengxun led Xiao Zhaohua back to his bedchamber.

He walked faster than usual.

Xiao Zhaohua let him lead her without asking any questions.

Once inside the hall, he dismissed those around him before releasing his hand.

"Zhaohua".

He looked at her as if he had made a tremendous decision.

"I want to marry you."

Xiao Zhaohua raised an eyebrow.

"and then?"

"I... want to ask your opinion. If you are unwilling, I will not bring it up."

Xiao Zhaohua looked at his serious yet slow-moving appearance and suddenly smiled.

"You..."

She took a step forward.

"When you were a kid, if someone insulted you, I would fight back for you. If someone bullied you, I would draw my knife for you."

"If you can't finish writing, I'll stay up with you until midnight. If you can't sleep, I'll tell you a story."

"You're asking me now if I'm willing?"

Long Chengxun was forced to take a half step back.

"I...I'm just afraid you'll feel wronged."

"What's wronged about it? Wronged to marry you?" Xiao Zhaohua took another step forward.

"I'm telling you, I've wanted to do this for a long time."

She reached out and pushed the person down onto the couch.

Caught off guard, Long Chengxun fell onto the soft mattress.

Xiao Zhaohua leaned down and pressed down on him.

You can't betray me.

"If you dare to have a bunch of concubines behind my back, I will never forgive you."

"I'm never going to care about you again, I don't want you anymore."

Upon hearing the last few words, Long Chengxun's face turned pale instantly.

For the first time, he spoke several beats faster than usual.

"I won't! I will always love you! I will never let you down!"

Xiao Zhaohua laughed again when she saw his flustered appearance.

She lowered her head and moved closer to him.

"Then say it again."

I will not let you down.

"Anything else?"

I will always love you.

Xiao Zhaohua was satisfied.

She leaned down and kissed him.

The kiss was long.

Her lips slid from his lips to his chin, and then down along his bobbing Adam's apple.

Long Chengxun's hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.

"Zhaohua".

His voice was a little hoarse.

"It is unreasonable."

Xiao Zhaohua raised her head.

She smiled and leaned close to his ear.

"Just tell me, are you happy or not?"

Long Chengxun's Adam's apple bobbed again.

Those eyes, which were usually mild-mannered and always seemed somewhat dull, suddenly changed.

Like the tide overflowing the embankment.

Xiao Zhaohua was stunned for a moment.

For the first time, she saw something in his eyes that didn't belong to a young man.

Like a beast that has finally awakened.

The next moment, the world spun around.

The two people's positions were reversed.

The curtains were suddenly ripped down by someone.

All the light in the hall was blocked by that thin veil.

Long Chengxun finally stopped when it was broad daylight.

Xiao Zhaohua had fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion.

Her dark hair was spread out on the pillow, her cheeks were flushed, and her breathing was light and long.

Long Chengxun propped himself up and lay down on his side next to her.

He looked at her for a long time.

From her striking eyebrows to the small mole at the corner of her eye.

He reached out and gently brushed the wet hair that was stuck to her forehead.

Then he took a dry cloth and gently dried her hair, bit by bit.

The handkerchief was changed twice.

He had just finished tidying her hair when he had someone prepare warm water.

She was sleeping too soundly.

He personally carried her, washed her, and changed her into dry undergarments.

Throughout the entire process, he handled it as lightly as if he were dealing with a box of fragile jade.

Finally, he put her back on the couch and lay down beside her.

He gently hugged her from behind.

His chin rested on the top of her head.

"Zhaohua".

He let out a soft cry.

She didn't wake up.

But Long Chengxun still said something softly.

I will not let you down.

"Never."

Xiao Zhaohua slept until the sun was high in the sky before waking up.

She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was a bright yellow canopy.

Turning around again, she saw Long Chengxun.

He was still wearing his undergarments, sitting on the edge of the couch, his chin resting on his hand, quietly watching her.

I don't know how long I watched it.

"you……"

Xiao Zhaohua's voice was still a little hoarse when he opened his mouth.

She suddenly remembered what happened last night, her face flushed, and she reached out and pinched Long Chengxun's ear.

"You bastard, Long Chengxun!"

"You've already dared to act so recklessly before you've even married me!"

Long Chengxun turned his head to the side as she twisted it, but he didn't dodge.

"No."

"I love you so much."

Xiao Zhaohua released his grip and flicked his ear to the side.

"What hurts?!"

"When I cried and begged you last night, you wouldn't listen, you were like a madman."

She got angrier and angrier as she talked, and turned over to get out of bed.

"I'm not marrying you anymore. I regret it."

The moment my feet touched the ground, my legs went weak.

He fell forward.

Long Chengxun reacted quickly and pulled the man back around the waist.

Xiao Zhaohua fell into his arms and was held firmly in his arms, sitting on his lap.

She froze for a moment.

Look up at him.

She didn't know when it started, but the little emperor she always protected had grown to be more than half a head taller than her.

My shoulders have broadened.

His arms are so strong too.

Just like last night, when he held her in his arms, she had no chance to resist.

Xiao Zhaohua remained silent for a moment.

Long Chengxun panicked.

He opened his mouth, his face turning bright red.

"Zhaohua, you'll regret this."

"I didn't... I was..."

The more anxious you are, the less you can say.

He was never good with words.

He was even more stammering now, unable to form a coherent sentence for a long time.

"I haven't neglected you... I... I'll listen to you from now on... Please don't refuse to marry me..."

Seeing his expression, Xiao Zhaohua suddenly couldn't hold back anymore.

He burst out laughing.

She reached out and pinched his face again.

"Someone like you dares to marry me?"

Aren't you afraid I'll control you completely in the future?

Seeing him smile, Long Chengxun finally felt relieved and said with a wronged expression:

"I'm not afraid of being managed by you, I'm just afraid that you'll stop managing me altogether."