Dear Romance Novel Protagonist:

If you were in this situation in real life, and you didn't realistically think your lover would side with you against her ally, then yes, the way to keep this lover is to come back later when you've got her boss's job.

But that would be boring, wouldn't it?  Can you get her to think that her ally has betrayed her, or will soon betray her?  Can you find her dark secret and force her to your side against all her previous bonds?  Can you just be that good in bed?

Try!  You only lead one mortal life, and the less boring it is, the more your new keeper in Hell might feel an impulse to try to preserve anything interesting about you!  And if it all goes wrong in this mortal life, flee to the Imperial Censor's Office and tell them I commanded that you be given a chance to try your hand at writing romance novels.

Dear Romance Novel Protagonist:

If you were in this situation in real life, and you didn't realistically think your lover would side with you against her ally, then yes, the way to keep this lover is to come back later when you've got her boss's job.

But that would be boring, wouldn't it?  Can you get her to think that her ally has betrayed her, or will soon betray her?  Can you find her dark secret and force her to your side against all her previous bonds?  Can you just be that good in bed?

Try!  You only lead one mortal life, and the less boring it is, the more your eventual keeper in Hell might feel an impulse to try to preserve anything interesting about you!  And if it all goes wrong in this mortal life, flee to the Imperial Censor's Office and tell them I commanded that you be given a chance to try your hand at writing romance novels.

Dear Romance Novel Protagonist:

If you were in this situation in real life, and you didn't realistically think your lover would side with you against her ally, then yes, the way to keep this lover is to come back later when you've got her boss's job.

But that would be boring, wouldn't it?  Can you get her to think that her ally has betrayed her, or will soon betray her?  Can you find her dark secret and force her to your side against all her previous bonds?  Can you just be that good in bed?

Try!  You only lead one mortal life, and the less boring it is, the more your eventual keeper in Hell might feel an impulse to try to preserve anything interesting about you!  And if it all goes wrong in this mortal life, flee to the Imperial Censor's Office and tell them I commanded that you be allowed to try your hand at writing romance novels.

Dear Romance Novel Protagonist:

I must say, your situation sounds a bit... familiar.  Are you, by any chance, incredibly beautiful?  Do you have an enemy who is even more incredibly beautiful than you?

But let's leave that aside.

If you were in this situation in real life, and you didn't realistically think your lover would side with you against her ally, then yes, the way to keep this lover is to come back later when you've got her boss's job.

But that would be boring, wouldn't it?  Can you get her to think that her ally has betrayed her, or will soon betray her?  Can you find her dark secret and force her to your side against all her previous bonds?  Can you just be that good in bed?

Try!  You only lead one mortal life, and the less boring it is, the more your eventual keeper in Hell might feel an impulse to try to preserve anything interesting about you!  And if it all goes wrong in this mortal life, flee to the Imperial Censor's Office and tell them I commanded that you be allowed to try your hand at writing romance novels.

Dear Romance Novel Protagonist:

I must say, your situation sounds a bit... patterned.  Are you, by any chance, incredibly beautiful?  Do you have an enemy who is even more incredibly beautiful than you?

But let's leave that aside.

If you were in this situation in real life, and you didn't realistically think your lover would side with you against her ally, then yes, the way to keep this lover is to come back later when you've got her boss's job.

But that would be boring, wouldn't it?  Can you get her to think that her ally has betrayed her, or will soon betray her?  Can you find her dark secret and force her to your side against all her previous bonds?  Can you just be that good in bed?

Try!  You only lead one mortal life, and the less boring it is, the more your eventual keeper in Hell might feel an impulse to try to preserve anything interesting about you!  And if it all goes wrong in this mortal life, flee to the Imperial Censor's Office and tell them I commanded that you be allowed to try your hand at writing romance novels.