Broken Engagement
Spring Without Rain
My father had many illegitimate daughters.
Some were brilliantly talented, some were gifted in song and dance, and others possessed breathtaking beauty.
He scoured the world for beauties, siring one little belle after another.
Among them all, his favorite was Xidai.
Consequently, she was the one I hated most.
“She is the most beautiful and has a timid nature. She’ll be the safest choice to accompany you when you marry into the Wang Family,”
Father said, “I am not being partial; I am doing this for your own good.”
But I thought to myself: his actions did not match his words.
This Life for You
I stayed by his side from his impoverished youth until he held the world in his palm.
Yet, I was forced to watch as he elevated my half-sister to the status of equal wife and executed my entire family.
I met a miserable end. Given a second chance at life, I watch as his back bows in defeat, his body trembling with regret.
I burn our marriage contract. I wish him a meteoric rise and a boundless future.
A boundless future, without me.
