Kindled Warmth

(Set in the Republic of China (民国) era 1912-1949)

Gu Qingyi was reborn again.

In her past life, she was young and fell in love with someone who was forced to marry her through an arranged marriage between their families. The scumbag thought she was an ignorant country bumpkin so she tried her best to get him to knowledge her but no matter what she did, he hated her and abandoned her.

So when she got the chance to go back, she didn’t plan on making the same mistake again.

When she went back she realized that there was always someone by her side from the very beginning. Why didn’t she notice it before?

Someone who loved her so deeply that he was willing to let her marry someone else just so she could be happy. He just watched from the sidelines as she bore children for that person and get let down, while secretly feeling heartbroken for her.

All because he thought she would only ever treat him as her brother for the rest of her life…
Since Gu Qingyi had another chance with her life, should she try for love again?
…
Gu Junli fell in love with his own sister. His family took her in and he didn’t know when or how he started to feel differently for his sister.

It was agonizing to see her marry someone else, bear children for someone else all for it to turn into disappointment while his heart ached for her.

But he could only silently watch over her.

If she could see him as a man, if she could choose him, then he would make sure that she would be happy for the rest of her life…