You Can't Trust a Mad, Cold-Blooded Alpha Boss

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In the third year of their marriage, Yu Lizhi's secret was exposed, and she seemed to have failed in the stand-in bride game. The Min family used the opportunity to bundle her up and throw her out with the wife everyone said had nothing going for her but her looks and wasn't right in the head.

When they arrived at the old house, Min Qingying restrained her on the old bed and looked down at the plain-looking Omega five years younger than herself. "Do you want a divorce, or do you want to stay here with me and eke out an existence, waiting to split my inheritance someday?"

Yu Lizhi launched into an uncontrollable performance. "Aying, are you hungry? I'll go buy you something. I've got a little money."

Min Qingying's hands went pale. "More than food, I'd like to dump you in the Atlantic Ocean."

Yu Lizhi was so frightened she choked back tears. Every day in the damp old house, she lived in fear, imagining she'd wake up one day to find herself dumped in the sea. Instead, she found her wife secretly tucking a blanket around her, giving her living expenses, and taking her to get suppressants.

Still, when her wife was in a bad mood, she'd say, "Keep annoying me and I'll toss you out to be neighbors with the sharks."

Yu Lizhi hugged her. "Honey, I'm so cute. Could you really do that?"

Min Qingying nibbled at her tiny gland and said nothing.

Yu Lizhi swore to herself that she would relaunch her career in the stand-in bride game. Who said stand-in brides couldn't find their springtime?

Not long afterward, Min Qingying took control of all the Min family assets. After dealing with everyone who had bullied Yu Lizhi, she turned around, put her arm around a heavily made-up woman, and tossed a divorce certificate in front of Yu Lizhi. "You're no longer useful to me. You can leave. I don't need a dull-witted wife."

Yu Lizhi fought back morning sickness and sadness. "I don't believe you."

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Min Qingying had known from the start that the bride had been switched. The woman who married her was the bride's foolish older sister, who had reportedly nearly died in an accident not long ago, only to survive and marry her, the maddest lunatic in Cicheng.

The little fool was called Lizhi. Her pheromones weren't what people expected, yet they were strangely captivating.

On the first day of their marriage, Min Qingying realized that her wife wasn't quite as foolish as she seemed, but needed guidance.

By the time her wife had fully recovered, the Min family had also set their sights on them.

Min Qingying chose to bide her time, but in the process, she couldn't help marking her little wife.

Under normal circumstances, no one could stay by her side for three or four years, but Yu Lizhi managed it.

Min Qingying's heart began to waver.

The night Yu Lizhi left in a huff, Min Qingying felt she was on the verge of truly going mad.

After a long search, she finally found Yu Lizhi at the Yu family's old home in the countryside. As she embraced her, she revealed the feelings she'd kept hidden: "I remembered picking lychees in Luzhong, with green peaks veiled in mist and winding stones. You can only stay by my side."

Yu Lizhi told their twin daughters, "I told you a long time ago, you can't trust your mother. Don't learn her habit of saying one thing and meaning another."

Reader's Guide:

Highlight: "I remembered picking lychees in Luzhong, with green peaks veiled in mist and winding stones" is a quote from Du Fu's Twelve Poems to Allay Boredom.

No sidekick, no love triangle, and no high-IQ business warfare.

Original title: Keep Your Distance

Couple: 1v1. A plain-looking, warm and friendly Omega heiress fallen on hard times, and a powerful Alpha who is both beautiful and devoted to his wife, though a little awkward in temperament.

The protagonists aren't perfect. One has a temporary physical condition in the early chapters, but will recover later.

Although they take turns being on top, the one who gives birth is still the bottom (?).

Feel free to skip this if it isn't for you.

Blurb drafted: August 2, 2024

Screenshot of first blurb version: February 11, 2025

Screenshot of second blurb version: February 13, 2025

Theme: There will always be someone who won't give up on you because of your appearance or difficult circumstances