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As Crown Princess, Wen Tingwan was the palace's laughingstock. People whispered that she was so obsessed with the Crown Prince that she bartered away a priceless heirloom just to marry him, humiliating herself with endless foolishness yet never once winning his affection.
But one day, after falling into the water and waking up, she realized something: she no longer loved him.
Looking back, her former devotion seemed absurd.
So what if he never spared her a glance? So what if he never summoned her?
Wasn't tending flowers, sipping tea, and enjoying the moonlight far sweeter?
That same day, Crown Prince Jing Zhan awoke to a startling change his mind was filled with nothing but Wen Tingwan.
He had despised her, yet now every smile and frown of hers seemed unbearably charming. Very well, perhaps he should indulge her a little.
Except-why was she suddenly avoiding him as though he were poison?
When he finally ordered her to his bedchamber, she sent word back: she was unwell.
Enraged, he stormed to her quarters, seized her hand, and asked tenderly, "My love, where does it hurt? Shall I call the physician?"
Wen Tingwan: ...Call him to treat your head. Go away!
Months later, the love-swapping spell that bound them was undone.
Jing Zhan thought she would cling to him again. Instead, she only smiled calmly: 
"Your Highness, rest assured. I will never trouble you again."
For the first time in his life, panic struck. Even without the spell, he could not let her go. Servants soon saw the once-proud Crown Prince pinning his wife against a wall, his voice trembling with desperation:
"Wen Tingwan, what must I do for you to forgive me?"
Note:
1. Entire story is "chasing wife to the crematorium" trope.
2. At first, the Crown Prince's feelings were manipulated, but he was still a scoundrel. Later, he falls for her genuinely.
3. The spell only swapped their feelings for each other, not their personalities, intelligence, or memories.