After Our Secret Marriage, He Fell for Me

Sheng Qishu fell for Ji Yulin from the very first time she saw him, even from afar.

They were secretly married for a year before they met. He treated her well, and she thought he had fallen for her. Only later did she learn that she was someone else's substitute, and that he was kind to her not out of love, but because he was afraid of upsetting Old Master Ji.

On his birthday, she became a moth flying into the flame, throwing herself toward him without a second thought.

At dawn, she left. "Let's get divorced. I'll set you free."

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Ji Yulin was rich, handsome, and unbeatable in the business world.

Yet when it came to marriage, he was completely passive: passively entering a secret marriage, passively protecting the young woman listed on his marriage certificate. She was pretty and kindhearted, but shy, and liable to burst into tears at the slightest thing.

Her tears frightened him. Every time she cried, he went to great lengths to comfort her.

Little by little, she began looking at him with hope. He pretended not to notice. She was still young, so they could keep the marriage secret for now and discuss the rest later. Besides, he had no urge to jump into married life.

Then the young woman left, leaving behind divorce papers.

At that moment, his heart broke beyond repair. He finally understood that he had fallen in love with her. He had simply taken his own advantages for granted and blindly assumed she would never leave, even if they stayed secretly married for the rest of their lives.

He searched for her like a madman, but she had vanished without a trace, as if she had never existed.

Three years later.

At a gathering of celebrities in the entertainment industry, she appeared as a rising star.

She smiled sweetly. "Hello, Mr. Ji!"

He pulled her into his arms and spoke through tightly pressed lips, almost viciously. "Three years ago, I lost my wife. Can you help me find her?"

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Ongoing novel: I Became the Most Awful Mother-in-Law in Ancient Times

At thirty, Li Xiuqin had spent eight years working for a foreign-owned company in a major city. She had no house, no car, and no man. The one thing that comforted her was the money she had saved. In three more months, she'd have enough for a down payment on a house, and finally become a homeowner.

As it turned out, she had celebrated too soon.

She fell asleep on a speeding high-speed train during a weekend business trip. When she woke, she had become the awful mother-in-law in a poor family in ancient times.

Old Madam Li was forty, lazy and greedy, stingy and mercenary, heartless and unkind. She was the embodiment of every vulgar insult, and she had no idea.

What sent Li Xiuqin over the edge was that she wasn't a lonely old woman. She had five sons and an adopted daughter-in-law with her. The five sons really did take after the woman who gave birth to them: every one was a lunatic, and everyone in Li Family Village shuddered at their name. Their stench carried thirty li downwind. The only person who made Li Xiuqin think there might still be a decent soul in the family was the adopted daughter-in-law, Qiaocui.

Fine. Since she was here, she would make the best of it. If she couldn't change her circumstances, she would change herself. Li Xiuqin took a deep breath and bellowed, "Get over here, all of you! I have something to say..."

Theme: Love grows over time