The Foster Bride Wants to Leave

Chen Lianyang is the Zhou family's adopted daughter-in-law.

But after Zhou Huaizhao passed the imperial examinations, his fame spread throughout the court and he rose rapidly through the ranks. She knew she was no match for that noble, radiant young man.

Then he was drugged, and after one night together, she finally got what she wanted: she married him.

Her life after the wedding was hardly pleasant. Her mother-in-law treated her harshly, and her husband was cold. But as she watched Zhou Huaizhao grow more powerful by the day, she thought that once she bore him a child, her own life would surely improve too.

Until, one day, she quarreled with another woman. He comforted the other woman tenderly, then turned to Chen Lianyang with a cold stare. "Have you had enough?"

Chen Lianyang nearly choked on her anger. Looking back on everything that had happened, she realized it had all been wishful thinking on her part.

Why keep putting up with this?

Her husband was gradually rising to high office, and even his friends were wealthy and influential. She was young and beautiful, and had no children. Why couldn't she divorce him and marry someone else?

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Zhou Huaizhao had lived with Chen Lianyang for years. At first, he thought she was gentle and obedient. Then, one night, she clung to his neck and called him "Zhou Lang" in a voice so sweet it seemed to drip with honey.

Only after that night did Zhou Huaizhao realize he had misjudged her.

They were married. Though he disliked her, he would not easily let her go. Chen Lianyang was useless, with nothing to offer but her beauty. Where could she possibly go without him?

But at some point, Chen Lianyang gradually began to distance herself from him. Before, she'd wanted a child so badly she could hardly bear to be apart from him for a day. Now she even resented his touch in bed.

Later, on a day when torrential rain fell, Zhou Huaizhao saw Chen Lianyang sheltering in a pavilion with a friend who had come to visit. Her clothes were soaked through, clinging to her body.

Chen Lianyang smiled at the man. The two of them chatted merrily, looking delighted.

Zhou Huaizhao clenched his fingers until they creaked and demanded an explanation. Chen Lianyang replied without a trace of emotion, "We were just talking. Have you had enough?"

It was only when Chen Lianyang told him she wanted a divorce that Zhou Huaizhao realized he was the one who refused to let go, not her. He resorted to every means he could think of, yet still wouldn't agree to a divorce.

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Coming soon on my profile: An Ordinary Maid.

Blurb: Ni Lin is an outstanding young gentleman from a distinguished family, with impeccable looks and family background. Yet, in the end, he insists on marrying an utterly ordinary servant.

The servant is named Fu Zhi. She is plain-looking and has served him for years. He believes he has never treated her badly, and in the year he loved her most, he defied his family's objections and agreed to marry her.

He joyfully awaited their wedding, but on the day itself, Fu Zhi took a pair of scissors and plunged them into his chest.

Ni Lin couldn't believe it. When he turned around, he saw a man appear. The man and Fu Zhi gathered up the money and ran away together...

Ni Lin's eyes nearly burst with rage as he watched Fu Zhi elope with someone else on their wedding night.

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Fu Zhi had served Ni Lin since she was eleven, right up until she turned twenty.

The young master was capricious and arrogant, never taking anyone else into consideration. In his eyes, Fu Zhi was no different from livestock. She followed him nervously, constantly afraid of being beaten or scolded, never at ease day or night.

But Fu Zhi didn't understand why the young master looked at her more and more strangely. She didn't understand why he got angry when she merely gave directions to another young gentleman, or why he grabbed her by the hair and demanded that she say she loved him.

She feared and despised him, but he wanted to marry her.

On their wedding day, the young master cheerfully held her hand and talked about their future. But Fu Zhi acted without mercy. She drove a pair of scissors into his chest and screamed at him to die!

She killed her master and ran off with the lover she'd found.

They hid from the world for two years. Fortunately, Ni Lin was dead, and all was peaceful.

One day, she was in bed with her lover. But the door opened, and she saw Ni Lin standing there like a demon.

* Female lead is not a virgin; male lead is a virgin.

Theme: A ray of light after a dark night.