Shen Lian was the greatest general of the interstellar era, an SS+ omega who hid his identity behind an alpha disguise. He conquered battlefields, earned the respect of thousands, and found love... only to be betrayed by the person he trusted most. When death took him, fate gave him another chance. Reborn in the Song Dynasty as an eighteen-year-old ger, Shen Lian awakens with his memories, a mysterious lotus mark, and a secret treasure from his past life. Sold into marriage to a poor widower known as the village's "Dark Star," Shen Lian thought his second life would be another struggle. But this time, the lotus general will not fight for an empire. He will build a home, protect his family, and create a future where he is finally loved for who he truly is.

"The whole world overlooked me... until the villain looked only at me."People fell in love with the hero. I always cried for the villain. Not because he was kind. Not because he was good. But because no matter how cruel he was to the world... He loved only one person with his whole heart. Everyone called him a monster. A psychopath. A black flag. But all I could see was someone who desperately wanted to be loved. Maybe that's why I envied the heroine. Because she threw away the kind of love I had spent my entire life praying for. As for me... I was never anyone's favorite. Never anyone's first choice. The forgotten middle child . The friend people only tolerated because of someone else. The son who could never make his parents proud. The brother who was always compared to his siblings. No matter how hard I smiled... No one ever noticed the tears hidden behind it. So I escaped into novels. Then one impossible wish changed everything. "If only someone would choose me... just once." When I opened my eyes again... I had become the villain's forgotten fiancé. The one history erased before the heroine ever appeared. This time... I won't run from the villain. If the world wants the hero.. . Then I'll choose the villain. After all... Only the villain ever chose me.