Lan Er's Secret

When Lan Er awoke,

the first thing she saw was a handsome middle-aged man.

The man had a pair of deep blue eyes like a vast night sky. As he looked at her, it was as if he would swallow her whole.

Lan Er was forbidden from leaving the desolate manor.

Lan Er was forbidden from opening the door to the underground passage.

Lan Er was forbidden from entering the man's private study.

This sprawling manor seemed to be hiding countless secrets about her.

Secrets about her relationship with the man.

And about the father of the child in her belly.

[A 20,000-word bedtime story]

1. This contains some explosively bizarre and unconventional elements. Consider this a warning: if you aren't comfortable with them and prefer conventional settings, please stop here!

2. The heroine is not harmed, betrayed, or forced into anything. She always follows her own plans, and everything she does is of her own free will.

3. All the men involved with the heroine are virgins; the heroine is not.

4. No male lead angst. This story doesn't focus much on romance. It's mainly about the heroine uncovering the secrets surrounding herself. Her secrets have nothing to do with love or romance, but with her identity.

5. Pregnancy and childbirth are a central theme. The heroine is already pregnant at the start. She isn't having a child for anyone else; she's doing it for herself. No further spoilers on that.

6. An alternate-world setting, neither ancient, modern, nor futuristic, with a fictional country and fictional background. It's all over the place, so don't read if that bothers you.

Theme: Survive