Captive Passion: The Coldhearted Minister's Hard Road to Winning Back His Husband

Name: Captive Passion: The Coldhearted Minister's Hard Road to Winning Back His Husband
Author: A Juan Is So Tired

囚欢：薄凉权臣追夫难

by A Juan Is So Tired (阿倦倦倦了)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 727k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 20h ago
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Synopsis

Mutual firsts + anguished romance + the groveling chase + forced imprisonment + substitute for a beloved. Set in an alternate Tang Dynasty, with mystery and court intrigue. (The bonus chapters feature a cute little one.)

Chi Feiwan serves as a director in the Ministry of Justice. He despises the powerful who treat human lives as worthless.

When a headless female corpse case erupts in Chang'an and Cui Changqing becomes deeply implicated in the strange case, the officials fear his influence and dare not investigate thoroughly. Only Chi Feiwan steps forward to get involved and examine the case.

He thought he was the investigator who would pierce the fog and uncover the truth. He had no idea that from the moment he entered the maze, he had already become a pawn on Cui Changqing's chessboard.

Cui Changqing risked his life to protect him three times, and Chi Feiwan fell for him again and again.

Those around him warned that Cui Changqing was heartless and unfeeling, and that all the tenderness and devotion before him were nothing more than carefully planned manipulation.

Even so, Chi Feiwan refused to believe it.

Only when he stumbled upon the entirety of Cui Changqing's scheme did he finally wake up: he had never been the one in Cui Changqing's heart. He was merely a substitute pawn, expendable at any moment in Cui Changqing's game.

All the love in his heart burned away.

With his heart turned to ashes, Chi Feiwan submitted his resignation at once and left Chang'an in sorrow.

Chi Feiwan resolved to go far away, but Cui Changqing suddenly lost control. He pursued him thousands of miles and used a Gu spell to imprison him by force, determined only to keep that body locked up.

Chi Feiwan pretended to comply while secretly plotting, and finally seized the chance to escape during a palace coup.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye. Chi Feiwan lived in seclusion in Jiangnan, thinking he would never again cross paths with that aloof minister, but the man came galloping all the way from Chang'an.

The usually cold and distant minister had red-rimmed eyes. "Feiwan, Changqing loves you, truly and sincerely."

Whatever. After all this entanglement, there's no getting away. I'll just wait until he loses interest, and then he'll set me free.

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Cui Changqing's favoritism overwhelmed Chi Feiwan. She grew increasingly infatuated, eventually resolving to give herself completely. Little did she know, Chi Feiwan was merely an insignificant pawn, to be discarded at will once her usefulness was over. Only when the entire scheme was revealed did she realize that he had even manipulated her proudest qualities…
11 likes5mo ago
This book combines political intrigue with crime-solving; it's a good read for those who enjoy unraveling mysteries!
3 likes3mo ago
It's not too late, and "late" is not "too late." The morning sun may have set, but the evening sun is not too late. I like the character of Master Chi (personal opinion: like Song Jing, upholding the principles of literature to maintain justice in the world), upright and incorruptible, unafraid of the powerful and wealthy, and daring to speak frankly. However, he is different from Song Jing. Although upright, he is not too rigid, not aloof, and worldly-wise but not shrewd.
3 likes3mo ago
Delicious! That tangy, slightly pungent flavor is just irresistible, so satisfying! 🥰🥰
2 likes2mo ago
I love the bittersweet feeling of this heart-wrenching story of a wife-chasing saga; the author's writing is truly excellent!
1 like23d ago
The author's opening is very engaging, giving it a detective-like feel.
1 like1mo ago
The author created excellent characters; I especially like Master Xiao Chi. He is described as having no desires, being refined and cultured, and thus a true gentleman.
1 like2mo ago
It's really good, the plot is almost exactly what I imagined a novel with a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" storyline to be like. 🌚👍
1 like2mo ago
The author's writing is excellent 👍
1 like3mo ago
The "pursuing her husband" part is almost here! I'm so excited! Thank you so much, author, for all your hard work writing this! It's super good! 🥰🥰🥰
1 like4mo ago