My fiancé was the one who cheated, but I became the laughingstock of the whole town.
Even more ridiculous, my parents urged me not to make a fuss and even told me to become his concubine.
All because he had a little power and money.
Pah! I said, “No thanks. I've already got someone I love.”
That was a lie.
To leave town, I decided to pretend I was getting married. It might be fake, but I was going to make it a grand affair.
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I heard there was a place in the capital called the Wanyan Pavilion, where nothing was impossible. Even princes and nobles secretly went there to solve their urgent problems.
Surely my little wish to buy myself a husband wasn't too much to ask.
The moment I walked in, I saw him.
Want to know what he looked like?
Hold on. Let me wipe this nosebleed first.
I made my decision right then and there. “I'll take him!”
The proprietor gave me a meaningful look. Everyone knew he was the greatest assassin alive. “You have excellent taste, miss. He's the best we have. Professional, discreet, and thorough. You always get your money's worth.”
I suddenly understood. So he was a courtesan.
I walked over and asked, “How much to buy you?”
He glanced up and asked mildly, “How many people?”
Me: “…”
You can do that?
My heart pounded wildly. “Just one. Me.”
He studied me in silence for a moment. “Can't face living anymore?”
He really was a professional! At a glance, he'd seen the heavy past I carried and understood why I'd resorted to this desperate measure and come to buy myself a husband!
Tears streaming down my face, I nodded.
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The story of how I went to buy a husband, but bought an assassin to kill me instead
The main story is told in third person.
Theme: Be brave enough to pursue love
