After Fleeing My Wedding, I Fell in Love at First Sight with My Husband (Matriarchal Society)

Born into a family of wealth and power, Ming Han grew up spoiled and sheltered.

Her big brother had her back, and her little brother ran errands and cleared the way for her.

She thought she could throw her weight around and live off her family's influence forever.

She never expected a marriage contract to drop out of the sky, ordering her to marry the sickly young master next door, who never left the house.

She hadn't had her fill of carefree living, so a few days before the wedding, Ming Han packed her things, left a letter, and ran away.

But as soon as she stepped out, she met a bright and elegant young gentleman at a restaurant.

He was refined and polite, well-behaved and sweet as a sticky rice cake.

He was lowborn and frail, though, and whenever she spoke to him, he coughed until his face turned red and his heart raced.

To bring the young gentleman home as her husband, Ming Han threw tantrums and rolled around on the floor, making the whole family fall into chaos. When her mother threatened her with the family law, she stuck out her neck and declared she would turn into butterflies with her beloved.

Until one day, Ming Han was tied up like a bundle and came face-to-face with the sickly young master next door, who was also struggling desperately to escape.

The mountain that had stood between them came crashing down just as both drama queens were exposed.

Gu Qingshi had been weak and sickly since childhood. He couldn't bear a breeze or the slightest disturbance, and yet he was timid, sharp-tongued, and petty.

After they married, Ming Han got into an argument with him. They hadn't exchanged many words before he clutched his chest and nearly passed out from anger.

To avoid a death in the family, Ming Han was forced to give in and pamper her husband. Before long, it became a habit.

A story about two darlings of the family who squabble and adore each other.

An alternate world, with male pregnancy.

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Blurb:

At first, everyone in the capital said Miss Zhong was cursed with bad luck.

A dazzling peony blooming in a prosperous age, she was held back by her power-hungry father and, in the prime of her life, married to a little emperor who could barely speak. She became one of the capital's three greatest scandals.

Later, the world feared her for monopolizing power and murdering her brother and father. She was the most vicious woman in the land.

So many people wanted her dead that the prison cells were piled high with bodies. Everyone knew how ruthless and decisive she was.

But only the palace maid closest to her had seen the assassin imprisoned in the empress's bedchamber.

She bound him, humiliated him, and tortured him until he was covered in blood,

yet personally cared for him with the finest medicine and refused to let him take his last breath.

Until one day, after walking so far that grime clung to the soles of her shoes, she found the assassin in chains, staggering to his knees at her feet. He used his sleeve to gently wipe them clean, bit by bit.

The memories stirred. Zhong Ci narrowed her long eyes slightly, finally recognizing his familiar silhouette.

When he was young, he had been a nameless guard, unworthy even of a name from her. He wore an ugly mask, but she had stripped away his defenses and stolen his heart, making him fall into forbidden longing.

"My name is Zhong Ci. You'll be Zhong Yu." She placed his rough hand over her heart. "Zhong Ci, devoted to Zhong Yu."

He was an eagle, yet willingly broke one wing for her and allowed himself to be confined within the palace walls.

His heart was tangled in love, and in the end, he became her prisoner.

Theme: Strive to grow, learn to take responsibility, and support each other to find happiness.