The Seventh Year Since My Wife Died (The Crematorium)

[The husband chases his wife to the crematorium, fake death and fleeing while pregnant, career-minded man bows to love]

Xie Yunsheng is a noblewoman from a distinguished family. She marries Qi Kezhu, the eldest legitimate son of the Qi family. They are a well-matched couple, handsome and beautiful, and the envy of all.

But only she knows that Qi Kezhu is cold by nature and cares only about his career. He has no place in his heart for her.

Their so-called perfect marriage is nothing but a joke performed for the world.

Xie Yunsheng tries hard to enter his heart, hoping to melt a thousand-year-old iceberg, and forces herself to become a virtuous wife.

Until her father is imprisoned. She swallows her pride and asks him for help for the first time, only to receive a divorce agreement.

Qi Kezhu leaves without hesitation, not sparing her a glance. He says coldly:

"Miss Xie, what we had ends here."

With tears blurring her vision, Xie Yunsheng swallows her bitterness and strokes her still-flat belly, tearing the divorce agreement to shreds.

Not long after, her enemies attempt an assassination, and a fire engulfs the residence. There is no longer any Madam Qi in this world.

The physician says the child is doomed.

With trembling hands, she lifts the abortion medicine and drinks it in one go. Her smile is desperate yet relieved, tears dampening the corners of her eyes.

She knows she is free.

There is no road in this world that cannot be retraced, only people unwilling to turn back.

It is never too late to stop before going over the edge.

*

Qi Kezhu is born into a family of scholars. He passes the imperial examinations at the first attempt, with a bright future ahead of him.

The elders of his clan arrange his marriage. He knows it is a political match and has no comment.

That woman is pampered and reserved, with little to interest him. He has never wanted to spend any effort on her. Rather than indulge in romance, he would rather do his work well and seize every chance to climb the ranks.

When the Xie family gets into trouble, he is implicated. As he watches his promising future fall apart, he finally loses patience and writes a divorce agreement.

He has done all he can for Xie Yunsheng. From now on, they can each go their separate ways.

He never expects that, after being sent away from the capital and then returning, he will hear the news that his wife was pregnant, followed by the news that she died along with their child.

Qi Kezhu stares blankly at her remains. A dull pain grips his chest, nearly suffocating him.

For the rest of his life, all that remains is remorse and mourning.

*

The seventh year after his wife's death. Spring, under clear and sunny skies.

Qi Kezhu rides past a street when he suddenly catches sight of a figure.

The woman's gentle eyes and refined, graceful manner are just like Xie Yunsheng's.

She holds a little child by one hand and walks with another man, her arm linked through his, laughing as they go.

The little girl looks at him curiously and asks innocently:

"Mother, who is that man? Why is he standing there staring?"

"The wind got in my eyes. I didn't get a good look."

With that, she leans against the man beside her and says softly:

"Let's go home. Dinner is still warming on the stove."

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced.

2. The heroine fakes her death, but does not run away while pregnant. The child is not the hero's.

3. The hero has to chase his wife to the crematorium, and she will not forgive him easily.

Theme: Love is the free wind in the forest