After I Married in His Place, the Powerful Chancellor Begged Me Not to Divorce Him

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Two years ago, when Yun Xuan rescued Xu Mingji from human traffickers, his body covered in wounds, her first thought was:

He has unusual eyes.

She was delighted, giving him food and shelter and sending him to school. But Xu Mingji always kept his distance, only lowering his eyes and coldly addressing her as 'Miss Yun.'

Later, he lost a finger and was left disabled because of her, leaving him with no chance of taking the imperial examinations. Yun Xuan felt guilty, but all she got was Xu Mingji leaving without a word, never to be heard from again.

When they met again, her mother was gravely ill, her maternal grandfather had fallen from power, and Yun Xuan had become a fallen noblewoman forced to marry in place of her younger sister. The young man who had once been so taciturn was now the new chancellor, known for his unpredictable moods and ruthless methods.

Xu Mingji looked down at her from above, his cool fingertips brushing suggestively along her chin.

'I'll be waiting for the day you offer yourself to me, Miss Yun.'

Knowing Xu Mingji disliked her, she spent her days in a side courtyard, waiting for the divorce papers. But later, she learned that everything, from her taking her sister's place in the marriage to her grandfather's death, had been planned by Xu Mingji.

Kneeling before her grandfather's spirit tablet, Yun Xuan finally cut off every last thread of hope with her own hands.

She asked to be cast aside. Yet on the night before she left, she saw Xu Mingji standing beneath the corridor, holding her trembling hand as he guided the dagger into his own heart. The raindrops on his lashes looked like tears, poised to fall. He could only repeat one thing:

'...Don't go.'

For the first twenty years of his life, Xu Mingji lived like a rat in a gutter. But when he fell into the mud, a hand as white as warm jade reached out to him.

She was the Yun family's legitimate daughter, the betrothed of the Pei family's eldest grandson, and the unspoken fantasy that haunted his dreams.

He lost a finger because of her, and she abandoned him. Yet all his hatred and resentment, blood and tears, turned into a single thought when he saw those shining eyes.

Possess her, by any means necessary.

Bonus scene

The Pei family's legitimate son gave up a scholarly career to join the army and returned to the capital in triumph.

Yun Xuan merely offered him a quiet congratulation at the banquet, but that night in the chancellor's residence, Xu Mingji clamped a hand beneath her chin, his face contorted with rage as scalding tears fell on her face.

'Yun Xuan, are you still thinking about that Pei Qing from the Pei family? He's accomplished in both literature and martial arts, while I can't even defend myself. I can't protect you.'

Yun Xuan gasped and turned her eyes away, saying only, 'Madman.'

Xu Mingji knew Yun Xuan hated him, but so what?

In the end, he had taken the delicate flower into his hands.

Cold outside, warm within, resilient first love vs. insecure, vicious, jealous big bad wolf

One-on-one romance, happy ending. Misunderstandings, a pursuit to win her back, and a love triangle.

The male lead has issues, loves using a guilt trip, and is fake-tough but truly pitiful.

Blurb for The Little Emperor Went Mad After I Faked My Death

On her twentieth birthday, Zheng Yunci counted up her savings and decided to find herself a husband. But before she could get far, she picked up a handsome young man named Zhao Zan.

The young man was good-looking and a wonderful cook. Zheng Yunci grew fond of him, her heart won over by his sweet, obedient calls of 'Sister Zheng.'

But after Zhao Zan went to the capital to take the imperial examinations, he never sent word again. After waiting a long time, Zheng Yunci gritted her teeth, packed up all her belongings, and headed north to the capital to find him. There, she learned that the crown prince of Great Chu was surnamed Zhao and had the given name Zan.

The young man who had once worn coarse clothes and smiled with bright eyes now stood tall and dignified in a gold belt and jade crown, coldly looking down at her from the high jade steps.

'I have never met you.'

Zheng Yunci watched Zhao Zan seize the throne and become emperor, and at last gave up hope. She begged her childhood friend Lu Tingxin, whom she had not seen in years, to take her home. But the day before she was due to leave the capital, Zhao Zan detained her.

Zheng Yunci trembled all over. 'Zhao Zan, you can't do this.'

The young emperor clutched her wrist and lowered his head to kiss and lick the side of her neck. 'Every drop of rain and every flash of thunder is a gift from heaven. You can't escape.'

In the bitter cold of the winter, a fierce fire blazed.

With red-rimmed eyes, Zheng Yunci swallowed her tears and turned to leave with Lu Tingxin.

He was only a husband. She could always find another.

Zhao Zan knew that he had used Zheng Yunci from the very beginning. Even when he detained her later, he only thought of her as a plaything for the emperor.

But Zheng Yunci died.

Staring at the unrecognizable corpse, Zhao Zan crushed the bones in his own palm.

He didn't believe it. He would take her back.

No one but her could accept this imperial favor.

Cruel, obsessive younger man with a scheming, sweet facade vs. kind, clear-headed older woman

The Swallow Beneath Your Eaves

She was a chattering swallow trapped in his palm, able only to lower her eyes and offer her porcelain-white neck for him to toy with.

But much later, as he rubbed his aching chest and watched Fu Guining's figure disappear into the distance, he finally realized:

The bird in the cage, the sparrow in his palm, had always been him.

Theme: Two people should learn to be honest with each other.