Mutual pining / Second chance at love / The husband pursues his wife through hell
Yu Ning loved Yan Qi for seven whole years. At last, at the age of twenty-three, she got her wish and married him.
After the wedding, he told her he loved her and held her as she fell asleep. He never missed her birthday or their anniversary.
But Yu Ning always felt an unspoken distance between them.
Then one day, Yu Ning accidentally discovered that his decision to marry her had been part of a scheme from beginning to end.
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On Yan Qi's birthday, Yu Ning cooked a meal herself and gave him a present.
As they held each other that night, she saw him kiss her with deep affection in his eyes.
In that moment, only one thought remained in her aching heart: "Yan Qi, you're a brilliant actor."
The next day, she left a divorce agreement behind, took her suitcase, and walked away without looking back.
On the seventh day after Yu Ning left, the usually calm and collected Yan Qi lost control.
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Yan Qi is a spider who knows only how to hunt.
He spun an airtight web around Yu Ning, and she was the butterfly caught in it.
But he didn't hurry to devour her. He simply thought her colors were beautiful and wanted to admire her a little longer.
Later, he began bringing her something new each day to cheer her up.
Later still, he came home to find that the butterfly had broken free of the web and flown away.
In that moment, the world he had been building inside himself for so long came crashing down.
Content warnings:
1. The heroine grows over the course of the story, so please don't be too hard on her.
2. This is a melodramatic, cringey romance. Read at your own discretion.
3. Don't overanalyze the fictional world. Readers who are picky about characters or plot should proceed with caution.
4. Please keep discussions friendly. Harsh remarks and picking fights will get your comments deleted and you blocked.
Blurb screenshotted on: 2023.11.23
: I heard you're good at reading angsty stories. I don't believe you.
Theme: Treat love with sincerity.
