He Descends Through the Mist

At eighteen, Wen Ning tasted love for the first time, embarking on a decade-long secret affair with Mu Tangsheng, her father's subordinate. But when her brother died in battle and her father fell critically ill, she begged the man eight years her senior to marry her for the tenth time, to comfort her family. Mu Tangsheng refused once more, turning instead to accept Ye Wanxin, his childhood sweetheart of the same age. This time, Wen Ning did not cry or make a scene. She knelt before the Buddha, drew a lot, and chose Zhou Ye, the notorious team captain, setting the earliest wedding date.