I Got Pregnant with My Nemesis's Baby After Being Cursed

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Fu Wanqing is a noblewoman of the imperial capital, peerlessly beautiful and blessed with an enviable match: Gu Yanzhi, the newly crowned top scholar.

Everyone knows that the top scholar is not only learned, but also handsome, as graceful as bamboo and as warm as jade, like snow atop a distant mountain. He seems impossible to reach, yet he is the dream man of countless noblewomen in the imperial capital.

Only Fu Wanqing, who transmigrated here, knows that beneath his kind exterior lies a dark heart. Since childhood, he has loved playing dirty tricks behind people's backs. He has no idea how many upright people he's harmed.

An accident leaves them both infected with a love curse. To survive, they have to get intimate once a month.

Fu Wanqing is furious. She just wants to break the curse and leave as soon as possible. Fortunately, Heaven rewards the determined, and she finally finds a way to break it. But as she prepares to confront him, she accidentally overhears Gu Yanzhi talking to his guard.

"Young Master, I'm afraid we can't keep it hidden much longer. Madam has found clues about what happened back then."

Gu Yanzhi's cool voice comes through the window. "Either you take care of this, or I'll take care of you."

Fu Wanqing can't hold back any longer. She kicks open the door. "Gu Yanzhi, so it was you?"

"Don't be angry, darling. Think of the baby."

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After five years of marriage, Ji Lan worked tirelessly and spent her entire fortune supporting her husband as he pursued an official career. The Chen family became one of the most influential families in the capital.

Then his long-lost first love quietly returned, and Ji Lan became the most hated person in the Chen household.

Her mother-in-law, who had always treated her harshly, valued the first love's family background and said with feigned generosity, "You've borne no children in five years. It's only right that you give up your place."

His younger sister, who had been close to the first love since childhood, looked down on Ji Lan too. "You're just a merchant's daughter. You should be grateful you got to enjoy the comforts of the Chen family. If I were you, I'd have left long ago."

Ji Lan turned to her long-awaited husband, hoping that he would remember their past and understand what was happening.

But when she looked over, he was gazing at his first love. Ji Lan called out to him and tugged at his sleeve before he finally said, "Rou'er comes from a distinguished family. She absolutely cannot become a concubine. Ji Lan, the Chen family won't treat you unfairly. How about..."

Only then did Ji Lan realize that all her years of sacrifice had become a burden to him. What did all those years mean to her, then?

All her words crumbled away. She stood there for a long time before finally saying, "Then let's divorce."

Chen Lingchuan and Ji Lan's marriage had been arranged by their families. After he brought her into the household, she managed the inner household and their social obligations with impeccable skill.

She was beautiful, but all she had was a pretty face. She was as stiff as a block of wood and knew nothing of marital intimacy.

When she asked for a divorce, Chen Lingchuan assumed she was only saying it in anger. After all, her father and brothers had died. Where could she go in the vast capital?

He never expected to hear that she was about to marry again. Chen Lingchuan panicked, nearly tearing apart the glaring red wedding announcement.

Fu Jiuzhou is a close confidant of the emperor and the heir to a princely estate. While in Jiangnan, he fell in love with a woman at first sight. Unfortunately, by the time he saw her again, she was already married.

But there's no need to panic. The woman he wants will be his sooner or later.

PS: A calculating, ruthless male lead x a beautiful, delicate merchant's daughter.

The second male lead and his whole family get their comeuppance / The male lead wins her over later / The heroine is not a virgin, the hero is

Note added 2025.5.16

Theme: Treat others sincerely, and you'll find sincerity in return.