I Became the Black Lotus Male Lead's Pregnant Ex-Wife

When An Li was five months pregnant, she awakened to her own existence and realized she was living in an old-school angst romance novel.

She was the scheming male lead's vain ex-wife who ran away while pregnant. After giving birth, she would return and go mad, becoming the greatest obstacle to the male and female leads and part of their tragic romance.

In the end, she would suffer a string of miserable fates: left penniless and childless, abandoned by her family, and despised by the male lead.

At that moment, An Li was sitting in the VIP airport lounge, about to board her flight in five minutes and begin her escape while pregnant.

An Li: ...

Uh, looks like she's gotten herself into a real mess.

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After Shen Kuo's family fell into decline, he was framed and drugged, then forced to marry a vain woman.

Three days after his pregnant wife disappeared, Shen Kuo suddenly gained the ability to read minds. From other people's thoughts, he learned that An Li would be flying away that day.

Shen Kuo kept a calm expression, but inwardly he sneered. He knew that woman had always looked down on him.

Good riddance. He was tired of looking at her fake, affected face.

Who would have thought that the next moment, the door would swing open and An Li, who should have been on a plane, would appear before him with a tender, loving smile.

Shen Kuo heard her say aloud,

"Honey, I'm back. I missed you so much."

He also heard her thoughts:

[Only a fool would raise a child alone. So the male lead is a scheming black lotus, huh? I'll turn him into the world's best dad! When the heroine shows up, I'll take his money and run off with the baby. Heh, free childcare!]

Shen Kuo: ...

That plan was practically spelled out right in front of him.

Not long after, Shen Kuo made a comeback. Everyone said An Li clung to him and stubbornly held on to her place as his wife.

Only Shen Kuo knew how absurd that rumor was.

At a banquet, An Li saw the handsome young men from other wealthy families and could barely keep her eyes off them.

[When I run away in the future, which handsome uncle should I find for my daughter? How about the one who asked for my WeChat the other day?]

Shen Kuo: ??

Which bastard asked someone else's wife for her WeChat?!

A ditzy, sweet-natured intern who was always causing trouble joined the company, and An Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

[The heroine's here. I can finally make my exit. How do I get my hands on Shen Kuo's money and run away?]

Shen Kuo: ???

This is the heroine everyone's been talking about? And what kind of mother spends all day thinking about running away?

Then, when the day came that they were supposed to get divorced in the book, An Li eagerly waited for her enormous divorce settlement. But the divorce papers never arrived, not even by the end of the day.

Confused, she went to ask Shen Kuo. When she opened the door, she saw him holding their daughter in his left arm, mixing formula with his right, a small toy hanging around his neck as he bent over to soothe the baby to sleep.

An Li stared at the scene in a daze. Suddenly, she thought that maybe things were actually pretty good this way. There was no need to insist on getting divorced.

In the shadows, Shen Kuo's lips curled into a smile, his eyes full of cunning.

Yes, step one to keeping his wife: success.

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