Changing My Fate: Escaping a Marriage Scam

[A Powerful, Restrained Man's Daily Pursuit of His Wife] [Extreme Push and Pull] [Slow Burn]

Gentle, Devoted Hero vs. Resilient, Clear-Headed Heroine

Lin Xiao, a country girl, thought she had married for love. Her husband, Zhou Cheng, was a wealthy, devoted executive.

It wasn't until six months after giving birth, when her in-laws took the baby away, that she stumbled upon the truth beneath the gleaming office towers. The marriage born of love at first sight had been an elaborate scheme by Zhou Cheng to hide his sexual orientation and carry on the family line: he had used her as a surrogate.

Desperate, Lin Xiao picked up her textbooks again during late-night cashier shifts and used the "hush money" he gave her to pay for exam-prep classes.

She used her meekness as armor, playing the obedient, old-fashioned wife in their old house while growing fiercely independent in the study hall.

She took things one step at a time: study, divorce, win back her child, and start over.

Then an "accident" brought her closer to Qin Ye.

She lowered her voice, trying to draw a clear line between them. Looking at him, she asked, "Mr. Qin, you're just the person who helped me, right?"

He bent down and looked into her eyes. "Right."