The Substitute Maid Runs Away Pregnant

Shen Zhiyi knows all the ins and outs of being a stand-in. When the male lead frowns, she smooths his brow; when he loses his temper, she whimpers. As long as the gold coins keep rolling in, there isn’t a position she won’t try! Pei Yanci falls head over heels for her “fake affection,” convincing himself beyond all reason: “I’m all she sees. How could I ever let down such profound love?” So he gives her the qilin jade pendant and hands over shops in the capital like they’re nothing. With the pendant in hand, Shen Zhiyi takes the business world by storm, outwits the old hands at the trade guild with ease, and makes a fortune.

Just as she’s about to hit her KPI, his first love comes back from the dead. Shen Zhiyi promptly submits her resignation and flees while pregnant. When Pei Yanci sees the message, “The money the heir gave me has been paid in full. It was a pleasure doing business,” he is so enraged that he vomits blood and collapses! The capital’s most powerful minister was nothing but prey, toyed with in the palm of her hand? Eyes bloodshot, he issues a nationwide manhunt: “Turn the whole country upside down if you have to. Find that heartless woman and bring her back so I can hold her and kiss her!”