MTL - White Calculation - Chapter 13

“The war is finally over?! Then, what am I going to do with my life?” Caedrel, a man who had spent his entire life fighting, had no idea what to do next. Fortunately, he was offered to become a teacher in the greatest academy in the world. However, he wouldn’t be a normal teacher but a spy for his country’s Emperor! Doesn’t sound too bad, right? Well, it would have been great, that is…until he learned that his class was for the most talented(weird) students in the entire world.

He is Xi Liang’s legendary emperor: a decisive and ruthless king; a man of supreme wisdom; a cunning strategist.

According to legend, he once conferred the love meant for the three thousand concubines in his harem onto one woman, while the world watched in envy.

According to legend, he once executed a hundred people for her, turning the palace into a purgatory overnight.

According to legend, he ultimately sentenced that same woman to death by execution…

A conspiracy that swept through the country resulted in her tragic end. This lifetime seems to be a repeat of her past life. Can she escape the clutches of fate to attain true love in this life? In both lives, she was the Emperor’s wife, but is that ruthless man really her true love mandated by Heaven?

Did she really die, just like that?

In the end, beyond the veil of lies and mysteries, who exactly was she? Was she a woman that he truly loved, or was she merely a chess piece to be used in his political machinations?

The stories passed onto later generations remain fraught with conflicting opinions.

- Description from Novelupdates

As a scandal magnet in the entertainment industry, even Yu Xia helping to chase away a dog can spark rumors of cohabitation, causing her manager to nearly vomit blood out of frustration.Unexpectedly, after returning from a trip, her manager went crazy and got her into a boy band talent show, supposedly to fight poison with poison.It's quite venomous, because... her ex-boyfriend is on this show!When the talent show aired—Fans: Yu Xia, stop your hands and mouth, you can't go after young idols!Manager: Yu Xia, you better take your work seriously, no getting involved with people.After the talent show formed a group, on the explosively popular escape variety show,Xie Qingci and Yu Xia teamed up, becoming the nation's most-clicked escape duo.Fans watched wide-eyed, as the sparks of love between them flew high.Fans: Kiss him! Kiss him till the world flips upside down!Manager: Yu Xia, you actually went and got involved with someone again!Yu Xia: Those were mistakes of the past, now I'm forced into this / takes out a handkerchief to wipe tears away[Older woman-younger man romance, talent show, comedic derivative livestream, escape variety show, passionate romance]

Playing under the plum trees and riding on bamboo, those were the days of joyful play. It was when they first met.She was not shy but innocently charming, standing before the breeze with her hair flowing, her complexion as creamy as curds.After waking up, Xu Qingfan had returned to 20 years earlier, to the year 2002.That year, the sky was very blue, the clouds were very white, and the wind was very noisy.That year, his Childhood Sweetheart hadn't gone abroad, their parents hadn't gone grey, and he hadn't the worries of being unaccomplished.That year, he was six, she was five, and they both could fully experience the climate as snowflakes blossomed.PS: This book is also titled “Help, I'm Surrounded by Childhood Sweethearts” and “I Have a Little Too Many Childhood Sweethearts.”