The General Regrets Divorcing His Wife

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At a banquet, Shen Lanxu was caught in a scheme involving an "aphrodisiac" and became, in everyone's eyes, a woman who would stop at nothing to seduce a man into bed.

Unable to defend herself, she had no choice but to ride in a bridal sedan chair and marry into the deep courtyard of the Duke of Xu's residence.

She swallowed her pride, walked on eggshells, and prayed to survive.

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At first, in Xu Yan's eyes, Shen Lanxu was nothing but a scheming woman who had plotted and used every means at her disposal to marry into the Duke of Xu's residence for wealth and status. He felt nothing but contempt and disdain for her.

Only in the middle of the night, in his dreams, would the passion of that night rise from the depths of his heart and stir his soul.

Watching Shen Lanxu's belly gradually swell, and seeing how she continued to fawn over him at every turn, he thought coldly that if she loved him this much, perhaps he could show her a little more kindness.

Until the day Shen Lanxu, on the verge of giving birth, stood in front of another man, facing off against him.

"If you don't let him go, I won't leave here alive either."

There was not a trace of affection in her usually gentle eyes. They pierced his heart like a sword.

Only then did he finally understand that the woman he'd believed had drugged him was someone else.

That night, Shen Lanxu had left the banquet only to find her childhood sweetheart.

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When Shen Lanxu was young, she was told that she would not live past twenty-five.

She had always endured everything in silence, just to steal one more day of life. In the end, she was driven out of the residence with a divorce letter, left to drift in a foreign land and calmly wait for her life to end.

She thought she and Xu Yan would never have anything to do with each other again. Now and then, she heard distant rumors that the general of the Duke of Xu's residence had changed completely after divorcing his wife, behaving like a madman.

She dismissed them as gossip and smiled.

The cold, stern man of the past used himself to draw out the poison and extend her life.

"I owe her so much."

"I'm willing to trade all the years I have left for her to live the rest of her life in peace and happiness, and for her... to look at me just once more."

One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, happy ending.

Reading Guide: 1. The heroine has a childhood love she will never forget.

2. Set in an invented dynasty, with many original details. Enjoy the story without worrying about historical accuracy.

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[Preview]

After disaster struck Shen Yuan's family, she fled to her aunt's home for protection. But when she woke the next morning, she was dressed in a wedding gown and bound inside the bridal sedan chair meant for her cousin.

Her cousin was supposed to marry the Fourth Prince, Li Ye, who had been hated by the emperor and banished to a remote wasteland. Li Ye was well known for his erratic temperament, obsessive behavior, and disregard for human life. Everyone in Jizhou avoided him like the plague.

With no other choice, Shen Yuan took her cousin's place and married the little devil.

Just as expected, on her first day in Jizhou, Li Ye nearly shot her dead with an arrow. But she also learned his secret: he was face-blind.

Living under the same roof as Li Ye was anything but peaceful. They argued without end, never taking a moment's break. They were at each other's throats, neither willing to give way, and the whole household was in an uproar.

Whenever she really made Li Ye angry, Shen Yuan would make a run for it. She watched him storm out after her, then stand bewildered amid the flow of people, and laughed so hard she doubled over.

When she returned to the capital to visit her family, the handsome, slender youth leaned lazily against a tree. "Well, you've finally gone. Now I can enjoy some peace and quiet for a while."

Shen Yuan glared at him and lowered the carriage curtain, then quietly began to cry.

Li Ye couldn't remember her face, and her identity was fake, too. As they parted, she resolved that their paths would never cross again.

Until one day, Li Ye, who should have been a thousand miles away, walked straight toward her through the bustling crowd, his handsome face still wearing its familiar scowl.

"If I'd known you meant to leave me in peace for the rest of my life, I wouldn't have said stupid things to upset you."

Shen Yuan smiled apologetically and slowly pried his fingers from her hand. "Sir, you've mistaken me for someone else."

Later, in a dark dungeon, Shen Yuan lay on the verge of death. As her consciousness returned for one last moment, she thought she saw Li Ye again.

"I'll kill everyone who dares to bully you, one by one."

"You won't be afraid to go home anymore, will you?"

Theme: A lifelong love and a deep, lasting bond.