His Runaway Maid

Ongoing: After Five Years of Marriage, I Want a Divorce

A noble, untouchable beauty pursues his wife after marriage. Blurb at the very end.

Blurb:

Liu Wei has a father who drinks, womanizes, and gambles to excess. When she was sixteen, her scoundrel of a father couldn't repay his debts, so he suddenly decided to sell her and her mother as concubines to a wealthy household.

Liu Wei refused to go, even if it meant dying. With no other choice, her father backed down and sent her to work as a servant in the residence of Xiao Jue, a powerful minister, while her mother was still sold as a concubine to that wealthy family.

One day, by chance, Liu Wei blundered into Xiao Jue's courtyard and was pinned down by the drugged Xiao Jue, who clamped a hand around her throat and took her virtue. Afterward, Xiao Jue elevated her to the status of a concubine.

But all she wanted was to save enough money to buy her and her mother's freedom. She wanted to be free, not a plaything summoned and dismissed at his whim.

Liu Wei kept her head down and served Xiao Jue with care. He was generous with his money and gave her handsome rewards. In just a few months, she had saved enough.

So, after more than ten years of timidity, she finally found the courage to act. While Xiao Jue was at a banquet in the palace, she took all her savings and fled.

*

With his outstanding ability and ruthless methods, Xiao Jue became powerful enough to dominate the court at a very young age.

That day, he accidentally drank a cup of wine laced with drugs. Overcome by heat, he lost all reason. In a daze, he grabbed a young maid and relieved himself.

Afterward, he glanced at her terrified expression and understood that she was just an honest, simple servant.

Since he had taken her, what harm was there in giving her a title?

She served him humbly, and Xiao Jue found her agreeable enough. He even began to like her more and more.

Who could have guessed this woman would fail to appreciate what she had? She slipped away in the middle of the night while he wasn't watching.

Hah... No one had ever dared to make a fool of him like this.

*

Late at night, beside a long street.

Xiao Jue came toward her beneath the moonlight, unhurried and graceful.

Liu Wei backed away step by step until she had nowhere left to go. In the end, terror overcame her and she collapsed onto the ground.

A strong hand gripped her chin. Liu Wei's eyes filled with tears from the pain. "Go on, run. Why did you stop?"

1. When the story begins, the male lead is twenty-four and the female lead is seventeen.

2. The male lead is ruthless and forces the female lead into all kinds of situations. The plot is extremely melodramatic, so read with caution.

3. The female lead runs away more than once.

4. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Happy ending.

After Five Years of Marriage, I Want a Divorce

Ming Zhu and Ming Xiu are sisters. The elder, Ming Zhu, is bright and clever, while the younger, Ming Xiu, is quiet and unremarkable.

For over a decade, Ming Xiu has lived in her sister's shadow. Whenever anything good came along, their family gave it to Ming Zhu first, from food and clothes to the major matters of marriage and choosing a husband.

Ming Zhu has a beloved, the youngest censor in the dynasty. In everyone's eyes, they are a perfect match. Ming Xiu should have thought so too, except that she also loved him.

Her sister became engaged, but then she contracted a serious illness and suddenly passed away. Ming Xiu was heartbroken, but also secretly delighted. With her sister gone, could she take advantage of the opening and get close to him?

She knew how despicable the idea was, but she still went ahead without hesitation. On a stormy night, she drugged his wine, and the two of them consummated their marriage.

*

Ming Xiu got her wish and married him. After their wedding, he was responsible and devoted. They shared tender moments and had a daughter, but there was always a gulf between them.

At first, she consoled herself that getting this far had been difficult, and she should be content. But the longer they were together, the more greedily she yearned for more. She wanted his sincere love, not just the title of his wife.

He didn't love her. The only one he had ever cherished was her sister, so Ming Xiu began to imitate her, from the way she dressed to the way she acted.

One more stormy night, after a tender moment, he told her, "Stop trying to be like her. You can't pull it off, and you just look ridiculous."

At that moment, she went cold all over, her heart turned to ashes, and she finally understood that she was nothing but a clown.

So, through tear-blurred eyes, she gathered every last bit of strength and said, "That's right. I'm not her, and I never will be. So... let's get a divorce."

*

In the five years since their wedding, Zhou Xun believed he had treated Ming Xiu as well as anyone could. Yet she was never satisfied. She used to test him now and then to see if he still remembered Ming Zhu. After he repeatedly kept silent, she went even further and began imitating other people in every way.

She was slow and dull-witted, and her imitations were clumsy and unconvincing. Watching her always left him feeling restless. He would rather she remained the way she used to be.

He never expected her to ask for a divorce. She didn't even want to keep their child. She wanted to abandon everything and leave.

She was the one who had insisted on this marriage. He had put up with her all these years, and now she wanted to walk away from everything? Did she think she could have every advantage in the world?

So he answered coldly, "Divorce? Don't even think about it."

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