One portrait made An Lingmu fall in love with Yu Xi at first sight. But when he saw her in person on their wedding night, he was utterly disappointed. He deliberately ignored her and kept his distance, refusing even to consummate the marriage!
He assumed she would take the hint and back off. But she acted as if nothing had happened, busy every day cooking delicious food, serving her in-laws, and currying favor with her sister-in-law. She seemed to enjoy herself so much that he began to see her in a new light.
Just as his interest in her grew stronger by the day, rumors spread that she was secretly meeting an old flame. He was so furious he nearly fainted, and even when she deliberately tried to make amends, he ignored her.
Yu Xi was heartbroken by her husband's coldness. Watching him spend all his time with his childhood sweetheart made her heart ache, but she had been the one to test him by pretending to be plain in the first place. If she couldn't get his attention now, who could she blame? She endured it again and again, only to hear that he planned to take his childhood sweetheart as a concubine. Then, using a baseless accusation, he sent her a letter of repudiation and divorced her.
Yu Xi decided not to look back. She resolutely packed her things and returned to her parents' home. So why was he now coming back to beg her to return, acting pitiful and refusing to take no for an answer? Could he have found out that she was pregnant?
No. She absolutely would not go back, even if he got down on his knees!
