Even though I was dressed as an ugly woman, I was still forced to love by all kinds of big guys

Fu Yuan'er was forced to look up and glance at the wall, and was stunned.

There is a portrait hanging on the wall. The woman in the painting is dressed like an ordinary person, smiling sweetly. Her watery eyes seem to be looking happily at the people outside the painting through the painting.

How come he looks exactly like her...

Yu Yan's fingers gently pinched her left ear, and her voice was low, like the whisper of lovers, "She is you, my Xuejian."

Fu Yuan'er was struck by lightning. What kind of plot was this?!

First Shang Shiyu popped up and said she was "Su Su", and now Yu Yan comes along and calls her "Xue Jian", so who is she supposed to be?!

Yu Yan walked back to her front, squatted down, looked up at her affectionately, and reached out to touch her frightened face.

"This isn't your first time here. You've lost your memory. You're my fiancée, Lin Xuejian."

What?! We have this kind of relationship?!

Seeing Fu Yuan'er's even greater shock and obvious disbelief, Yu Yan sneered, "Why? Knowing about our relationship is so hard for you to accept?"

Fu Yuan'er didn't dare to respond. In fact, she didn't completely disbelieve Yu Yan's words. After all, what could be more magical than time travel? She just couldn't understand how she had the guts to be with the famous Jiu Qian Sui...

It was unknown whether Yu Yan could really read her mind, or if he understood her well enough, but he spoke again to answer her inner doubts, "My dear, at that time I was not yet nine thousand years old. I was just a pitiful creature that everyone could step on."

Talking about how she had been a pitiful creature in the past, Yu Yan laughed, rubbing her small and delicate chin with her thumb, "You forgot, it was you who taught me to call me dear, dear..."

Oh, dear Yu Yan~ Just take the medicine~ This is the medicine I bought with all my private money, if you throw it away, there will be no more~

Our dear Yu Yan~ Guess what delicious food I brought you today~

Our dear, lovely, and handsome Yu Yan~ Concubine Yu is going to accompany the Emperor to Jiangnan for the summer vacation. Let's go together...

Final Letter: To My Dear Yu Yan

Don’t give up on yourself just because I leave. You deserve a better and brighter life.

Don’t be afraid of being alone. In this long life, maybe no one will always love you, but there will always be someone who loves you.

I love you, you should love yourself too...

All the past events came flooding back into her mind. Yu Yan smiled bitterly, her voice tinged with tears. "It's okay if you forget me. I just need to remember every word you said."

His sadness was too real, as if he would take out his bloody heart to prove himself in the next second. Fu Yuan'er couldn't help but shed tears.

"I'm sorry..." She felt uncomfortable and depressed, like a sinner. How could she forget such an important thing?

"Don't cry." Yu Yan stretched out his bony index finger to wipe her tears, then stood up and hugged her. "When it's daybreak, I'll take you to see someone. She's a witness to our relationship."

The secret room was damp and cold, and it was not suitable to stay in for long. After taking Fu Yuan'er out of the secret room, Yu Yan had no intention of sending her back to the Goddess Palace.

He gently placed her on his big bed and stroked her hair. "You're too tired. Go to sleep."

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt sleepy. Fu Yuan'er closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Yu Yan stayed by her side, stroking the contours of her face with his fingers over and over again.

It was really great. He didn't have to touch her through the cold drawing paper. She was right beside him now, and would be there forever.

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Yu Yan became famous at a young age, not only because of his appearance, but more because of his extraordinary achievements during a flood and plague.

Yu Yan had just turned sixteen that year when he and the head of the Yu family personally rushed to the disaster area to rescue the people from the dire situation. Even though he himself was infected with the plague, he insisted on giving the medicine to the civilians first.

With his stunning appearance and eyes full of compassion, some people quietly call him "Little Bodhisattva".

The Yu family, a family of civil officials, supported the old emperor when he was still an unappreciated prince. They bet on the right horse. When the old emperor ascended the throne, the Yu family rose rapidly and became the most powerful family in the imperial city.

It is said that the little Bodhisattva has a bright future. He is a popular candidate for son-in-law in the city. There is a long queue of noble families who want to propose marriage to him, and young girls are also fascinated by him.

But things happen unexpectedly. The old head of the Yu family just passed away, and once impeached, the new head of the family was corrupt and accepted bribes, and even leaked important intelligence to the enemy country, just in exchange for wealth and glory.

With all the witnesses and evidence, the imperial edict was issued, and the Yu family fell apart. At that time, Yu Yan was participating in the construction of the Qiankun Hall. If it were not for his teacher Zun Libao, he would have died with dozens of people in the Yu family.

Should we say that it was the emperor's grace that spared Yu Yan's life, or should we say it was cruel? He was the only one left in the Yu family, and he was atonement for his sins in the huge and cold imperial palace.

When he died, the Yu family was completely wiped out, and he went from being a favored son of heaven to someone who could be stepped on by anyone.

Did he feel resentful? Of course he did. None of those people who usually followed him around to flatter him, those who treated him like brothers, stood up to speak up for him.

Does he hate you? The answer is no. Helping you is a favor, and not helping you is also my duty. Not kicking you when you're down is already good enough. This is human nature.

Yu Yan, do you hate me?

The old emperor sat at the desk with piles of memorials beside him. He looked at the scarred Yu Yan and sighed with pity.

Yu Yan shook his head, not resentful. For thousands of years, aristocratic families have shared prosperity and adversity. If you enjoy the family's glory, you must bear the risk of its fall. It's fair.

The old emperor sighed again and said, Yu Yan, this is all I can do for you. Whether the Yu family can be revived depends on you.

The only ones who knew Yu Yan's secret were himself and the old emperor. The eunuch had already been ordered to be secretly executed.

Yu Yan didn't want to live. He didn't believe in the so-called destiny that his teacher talked about. After the Qiankun Palace was repaired, he would find a deserted place and die quietly.

He was too tired. He didn't want to atone for his sins anymore. He hated this world. He didn't want to be swallowed up by the darkness of human nature. How could he not hate after being bullied for so long?

But, one bitter winter day, she appeared, and when he was at his most miserable, she followed him stubbornly, calling her name sweetly.

She is not a traitor, not a eunuch, not a poor creature, but Yu Yan. She said, "Yu Yan, your name is really nice."

She forcefully broke into his world, telling him not to give up on himself, and she didn't mind the dense scars on his body.

She said that a phoenix can only appear after being burned by fire, and she said that one day, he will become a phoenix reborn from the ashes.

She ignored other people's criticism. Even Concubine Yu, who treated her like her own sister, advised her not to get too close to him. She had already been helping her find a suitable marriage partner.

But she wouldn't listen. She wanted to come to him, openly or secretly. She gave him her food, used her monthly allowance to buy medicine for his wounds, and gave him her only charcoal, while she herself was shivering in the cold winter.

She was really stupid, and everything she did was useless. In late spring, when the Qiankun Palace was repaired, he hid in a corner and cut his wrists.

She must have been looking for him for a long time, with beads of sweat on her forehead. He thought she would cry and apply medicine to him, and persuade him to live, but she didn't.

She just stayed by his side quietly and said, Yu Yan, I miss home too, let me stay with you.

She said, if there is reincarnation, I hope you can live in my original country, which is a beautiful and powerful place.