Zhu Ying'an was born into a distinguished family. Her parents adored each other, and her older brother doted on her. She had never had a care in the world.
When she came of age, her family arranged a marriage for her with Lu Yunheng, heir to the Marquis of Pingyang.
She and Lu Yunheng had known each other since childhood and been close for over a decade.
Aside from the fact that Lu Yunheng was a woman, there was nothing wrong with the match.
No one knew that Zhu Ying'an had once had a lover.
His name was Shen Yanzhi. He was from the capital, a scholar who had come to Jiangnan to study.
He was handsome and always found new ways to win her heart.
Zhu Ying'an couldn't resist the temptation.
It wasn't long before Shen Yanzhi asked to formally propose to her.
Zhu Ying'an was so startled that she ended things with him that very night, declaring firmly:
"You're just a scholar. You can't give me anyone to rely on, and my parents would never approve!"
After dumping Shen Yanzhi, Zhu Ying'an turned around and married Lu Yunheng.
After the wedding, her mother-in-law felt guilty toward her and treated her wonderfully, while her husband was also her closest friend.
She was so happy she felt perfectly at home!
Shen Yanzhi was born into the Duke of Dingguo's household, with an exceedingly noble status. In the first half of his life, he always observed proper etiquette, and everyone praised him as an unparalleled beauty and a gentleman of impeccable bearing. He had thought that he would always conduct himself with restraint.
He never imagined that, during a trip south, he would fall for a woman, only to be dumped with the excuse that he was "unreliable."
At the beginning of the third year of Yu Han, Shen Yanzhi was staying at his maternal aunt's home when he met Zhu Ying'an again.
Again and again, Shen Yanzhi warned himself:
Zhu Ying'an was a cruel, vain, and heartless woman.
He wasn't so shameless that he would throw himself at another man's wife.
Until he once again saw the two of them being deeply affectionate. Shen Yanzhi's gaze darkened little by little as he pulled her behind a rockery and demanded hoarsely:
"My cousin is content to lounge about and has no ambition. He only has the title of heir, and can't even earn an official post."
"If my cousin can do it, why can't I?"
In Shen Yanzhi's heart,
Zhu Ying'an was perfect in every way, except for two things.
First, she had been heartless toward him.
Second, she was his cousin's wife.
The first didn't matter. The second wasn't important. So Zhu Ying'an was perfect in every way.
P.S. This is basically a story about a forceful pursuit and becoming the other woman for love.
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