Pregnant Before Marriage, I Was Abused by My Cruel Mother-in-Law and Thrown Out

Tea’s Fragrant Afterlife: The Legacy of the Tea Manual

When a legacy steeped in the aroma of tea collides with cold, ruthless scheming, how can a vulnerable unmarried mother-to-be defend her dignity and hope when all seems lost?

Lin Xiaoyue thought marrying for love was the beginning of happiness, but she had no idea she was walking into a carefully laid trap. Five months pregnant, she was thrown out by her vicious mother-in-law, Wang Xiuying, who dropped her kind facade and accused her of being unchaste. Chen Hao, the husband who had once promised to protect her for the rest of his life, stayed silent under his mother’s threats.

Left homeless on the streets on a rainy night, Lin Xiaoyue had nothing but her unborn child and a mysterious book called The Tea Manual, left behind by her mother. She had no idea that this seemingly ordinary ancient text on tea ceremony recorded not only lost tea recipes, but also concealed a secret spanning three generations and a feud that had lasted for a century.

A mother grows strong for her child. From apprentice at a tea house to a tea master in her own right, Lin Xiaoyue found strength in the fragrance of tea and rebuilt her life from the depths of despair. As the secrets of The Tea Manual came to light, she discovered that her mother-in-law’s abuse, her husband’s betrayal, and even her parents’ accidental deaths years ago were all inextricably linked to the ancient book.